On a quiet corner of Ford Island, a moment in history is turning heads. The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum is home to all three ...

On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. Maps, both historic and newly created by National Geographic, yield new insights into the full scope of Japan's battle plans for the day ...

December 7, 1941 - as the crew of USS Nevada saluted during Morning Colors, Japanese planes filled the skies above Pearl Harbor, launching their infamous surprise attack. Unlike other battleships ...

Long-simmering tensions with the U.S. over expansion in Asia came to a head on December 7, 1941. The U.S.S. Shaw explodes during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. More than ...

The Battle of Taranto, known as the "First Pearl Harbor," occurred on the night of November 11, 1940, in the harbor of Taranto, Italy. To safeguard vital supply lines in Africa and the Middle East ...

At the same time, their Japanese opponents had yet to fully address the threat that these underwater marauders posed to the ...

After three crewmen were swallowed up by the Pacific at the end of World War II, a modern-day rescue effort went to find them ...

Jessie Mahaffey, Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102. He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire.

Two decades later, as the admiral of the Japanese navy, Yamamato's strategy was akin to playing a hand of poker — a surprise aerial assault on Pearl Harbour, using carrier-based planes. Japanese ...

Russia has launched a massive manhunt for Artem Timofeev and Ekaterina "Katya" Timofeeva after they were linked to Ukraine's stunning "Russian Pearl Harbor" attack on its airbases.

Some military commentators are now likening the operation to a modern-day “Pearl Harbour” - not in scale of bloodshed, but in shock value and potential to shift the course of war.

Ukraine's Drone Attack and the "Pearl Harbor" Analogy. In June 2025, Ukraine launched a daring drone attack on several Russian airfields, said to have destroyed or damaged dozens of Russian aircraft.