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  The war started a long time ago it was hectic and crazy. The Americans were losing so they called in for reinforcements. Who came? No one knows for sure, but most people believe it was the most awesome and coolest person in the world. It was Nicholas Williams, he came into Pearl Harbor and just started killing off the Japanese left and right. Then the other two joined him in his rampage it was Brian Baddass Breeding and Micheal the straight gangster Lochart, and together they were unstoppable. And in a matter of mere seconds all the Japanese were dead. That ends the story of the three most awesmome people in the world.

The link to the site that reports history of the period before the attack of Pearl Harbour, does not remember ,any important informations. Certainly these fact are important to understand the right context of this fact: I think that this article is extremely truthful and eye opening

1)in semptember 1940 japan occupied the part of India taht was settlement of French. japan was a territory with no raw materials; contrarily, French settlement in India was rich of petroleum and with an inefficient military defence. Japan was used to import the 100% of its oil from USA by ships and wanted to become independent for its energy production from the

2)as a reaction roosvelt decided the embargo to steel an iron exportations to Japan. The naval army of the United Stated had the order to hit ships of any coutry that tried to export iron or steel in Japan.

3)25 july 1941 roosvelt forbid oil exportations to japan. there was an economic crisis in japan and local army, navy and air force (like any other country) were totally dependent from oil supplying.

Look at [[1]]

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I find the following sentences, which conclude the overview introduction, misleading and not NPOV.

"American dead numbered 2,403. That figure included 68 civilians, and there were 1,178 military and civilian wounded. On August 6 and 9 1945 the USA took revenge for this and drops the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing at least 100,000 japanese civilians outright and many more over time."

Describing wartime action against Japan by the US as "revenge" seems rather juvenile, and these two sentences together seem like an attempt to convince readers that they should doubt the iniquity of the Pearl harbor attack by attempting to illustrate with casualty figures that the attack pales in comparison to the atomic bombings. One stike made by one opponent in war, however devastating, surely does not retroactively justify a previous act of the other. And what is the use of appending the "and many more over time" to the atomic casualties? The same is true of victims of the Pearl harbor attack, not all of whom died instantly or during the same day.

The last sentence should be deleted.

Jump in! Wikipedia means you can contribute! Tell us about the Sugar Industry.

you folks seriously need to talk about the Sugar industry and how it influenced the US invasion of hawaii.

this article is completely biased.

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why Pearl harbor instead of Pearl Harbor? Susan Mason

Just so, Susan. It's a proper noun, the same as (e.g.) Mexico City. Tannin

Dead right. We of the CLOP (Capital Letters On Proper nouns) strike again. (Its an in-joke, Susan, Oliver & Tannin will explain it.) JtdIrL 05:34 Mar 2, 2003 (UTC)

Finish the article, you lazy people. :) --Dissipate 20:53, 22 Jun 2004 (UTC)

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I'd like to see the link to the attack on pearl harbor easier to find on this page. More than half the visitors to this page probably meant the attack, not the actual harbor

Many people think kamikaze were used at Pearl Harbor, but I think it is false (hey were used only at the end of the war when the Japanese were desperate) could somebody confirm this and add it to the article?

         Japanese Suicide Attacks
         Kamikaze

Contents 1 okina 2 Dates wrong???? 3 The pearls? 4 The Battleships 5 Vandalism 6 History - West Loch disaster? 7 Foreknowledge 8 Vandalism protection 9 What people are ACTUALLY searching for 10 simple embayment 11 At Dawn We Slept 12 References

[edit] okina

okina is confusing for english speakers-Gillean666 10:28, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Dates wrong????

The block that gives dates on the attack is confusing:

"On the morning of December 18, 1941," then goes on to say December 7th.. 11 days earlier?

Should "18" actually be "7" ?

A vandal changed the date. It has been fixed. -- malo (tlk) (cntrbtns) 21:03, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The pearls?

The article gives no reason as to why there stopped being pearl-producing oysters...is there one? If you read this and you don't know the answer, could you tell me please? thanks, I would like to know how many people out there read this but don't know the answer Vimescarrot 22:00, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Battleships

The battleships at Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack on December 7, 1941 included:

USS Arizona (BB-39), USS California (BB-44), USS Maryland (BB-46)(not sunk), USS Nevada (BB-36), USS Oklahoma (BB-37), USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)(not sunk), USS Tennessee (BB-43)(not sunk), USS Utah (BB-31), and the USS West Virginia (BB-48)

Of these, a few were raised, and saw action later in World War II.

USS California (raised on March 25, 1942), USS Nevada (raised on February 12, 1942), USS Oklahoma (entered drydock on December 28, 1943; saw no further action and was decommissioned on September 1, 1944), USS West Virginia (raised on May 17, 1942)

Now, the USS Missouri (BB-63) is the only battleship afloat at Pearl Harbor. The USS Utah and USS Arizona remain in the harbor, where they were sunk, to this day. The USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL is directly above the Arizona's wreck, where the ship's superstructure should be. The Utah is near the northern side of Ford Island.

[edit] Vandalism

This must be the most vandalised article in Wikipedia-Gillean666 19:47, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Nothing could possible be more vandalised than the RuneScape article. Vimescarrot 21:59, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History - West Loch disaster?

I'm wondering if it'd be worth mentioning the West Loch explosion of 1944 in this article. A series of transport ships were docked in West Loch when an explosion destroyed several ships, and could be heard for miles. The reason not many people know about it is because the military kept the details quiet since it was in the middle of World War II. 72.235.84.114 11:33, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

I think West Loch needs to be in here. Further, the section is not quite properly named. Everything in the article is about Pearl Harbor. The section should be "December 7, 1941" or "History," with appropriate subsections. Maybe the December 7 section should be shorter since another article covers the attack in depth.Student7 17:19, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Added West Loch. This is only slightly more than a stub if someone wants to elaborate on it. May I suggest that the expansion be less than the December 7 summary just above? If it exceeds it, maybe it, too, like the Dec7 article, can be moved out separately. Just a thought.Student7 21:08, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Foreknowledge

Can i have comments on this:

http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=103

--Striver 00:41, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

I removed the foreknowledge section. First off, given that it is related to the attack on Pearl Harbor there is always the argument to be made that it's better placed there. Secondly, given the controversial/sensitive claim, it will require extensive and delicate writing to accomodate all/most and it's therefore more suitable to have it in an article where it can be discussed more extensively. Thirdly, given that the whole foreknowledge debate has its very own article in connection with the article on the attack on Pearl Harbor, it doesn't seem suitable to give it a section of its own in this general Pearl Harbor article. Given all these together, I found it prudent to remove the section.--83.219.194.117 16:42, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Didn't notice that I were logged out. I wrote the above and removed the section.--kissekatt 16:43, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism protection

I want to request semi-protection for this article against IP and new (<4 edits) user "contributions." The edit history for weeks now is nothing but rvv's. Any comments/objections? - Emt147 ^Burninate! 13:09, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

No; semiprotection should only be used in cases of severe or frequent vandalism. Even though, as you point out, the percentage of "good" edits has dropped recently, there has been no influx of vandalism to justify semiprotection. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 21:57, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What people are ACTUALLY searching for

I'm willing to wager (a sum of zero USD) that more people are searching for the attack on Pearl Harbor than Pearl Harbor itself, and the redirects should be modified accordingly. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nobodymk2 (talk • contribs) 00:29, 7 June 2006.

I agree, but encyclopedically (if that is a word), it should be directed to Pearl Harbor, the place. The attack is mentioned at the very top of the article, and no offence to our readers, but I think they can manage one more click. Master of Puppets ^{FREE BIRD!} 00:50, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] simple embayment

What does this mean? Can it be reworded or at least linked to its meaning? Kernow 22:17, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

OK, so an embayment is a bay, but in what way is it simple? Kernow 22:19, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] At Dawn We Slept

The bit on "At Dawn We Slept" is very POV - it reads like a publisher's blurb. I'm not an expert on this, but someone who knows more should replace this with more neutral text. JLeander 23:54, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] References

As I understand it, listing items in External Links does not constitute a reference. I added the unreferenced tag. MikeMullins 12:12, 12 October 2006 (UTC)