Pearl Harbor
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“The U.S. is absolutely vulnerable to a Pearl Harbor in space,” this person told me.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Unlike the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the intent was unclear and the enemy was stateless.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the bombsight’s crosshairs sat Emperor Hirohito, a gentle, scholarly figure unprepared for the maelstrom unleashed at Pearl Harbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The losses inflicted on the U.S. fleet in 1941 at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, in whose navy Mahan was required reading, were soon replaced, and then some.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Hatsue Imada was standing in the foyer of the Amity Harbor Buddhist Chapel, buttoning her coat after services, when Georgia Yamashita’s mother told the people gathered there the news about Pearl Harbor.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
