War In The Pacific
The Battle of Tenaru
A helmet for my pillow, A poncho for my bed, My rifle rests across my chest- The stars swing overhead. The whisper of the kunai, The murmur of the sea, The sighing palm and night so calm Betray no enemy. Hear!, river bank so silent You men who sleep around That foreign scream … Continue reading
Wake Island The Alamo Of The Pacific
Wake Island was an American outpost in the central Pacific. Wake is a coral atoll, made up of three islands. Wake Island itself is the largest, and forms two sides of a triangle. Peale Island and Wilkes Island extend the two arms of Wake Island. The three islands are tiny – only 2.5 square miles … Continue reading
Pearl Harbor mini-submarine mystery solved?
Researchers think they have found the remains of a Japanese mini-submarine that probably fired on U.S. battleships on Dec. 7, 1941. The remains of a Japanese mini-submarine that participated in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor have been discovered, researchers are to report today, offering strong evidence that the sub fired its torpedoes … Continue reading
December 7, 1941 – The Day Of Infamy
The December 7, 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy’s battleship force as a possible threat to the Japanese Empire’s southward expansion. America, unprepared and now considerably weakened, was abruptly brought into the Second World War … Continue reading