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Pearl Harbor The Way It Was December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor The Way It Was December 7 1941 Author:Scott C.S. Stone December 6, 1941 was a lovely, calm day in the Hawaiian Islands. Ashore, the city people of Honolulu, the small-town people and farmers, the beach-dwellers and the beach-goers enjoyed a golden day which melded into a blue evening of crystal stars and soft trade winds. On the ships at Pearl Harbor, especially the big dreadnaughts along Battlesh... more »ip row, the sailors were relaxed in the easy ambience of life aboard a ship in port. The heart of the Pacific Fleet, the eight magnificent battleships, lay in a line along the gentle reach of Ford Island in the center of Pearl Harbor. No one gave much thought to a rumor that a large and powerful Japanese force would attack Pearl Harbor.« less