The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 was one of the great defining moments in American and world history. This attack abruptly brought America into World War II as a full combatant.
Click here to view an extended bibliography of information sources on the Pearl Harbor attack (compiled by Elizabeth Leschinsky, Associate Librarian)

Lieutenant Commander William F. Muir, USNR
New York State Maritime Academy Class of 1939

Went on active duty in the U.S. Naval Reserve in January 1941 and was assigned as Senior Assistant Engineer Officer in the Ammunition Ship USS PYRO (AE-1). Was present in that ship during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor transferring in April 1942. In May 1942, assumed duties as commissioning Chief Engineer in USS McCALLA (DD-488). While assigned to McCALLA, his ship escorted convoys in the North Atlantic and later transferred to the Pacific participating in the campaign for the Solomons and numerous engagements. He detached from McCALLA in July 1943 and assumed duties as an Engineering Instructor at the New York State Maritime Academy. He remained at the school after the war and was nicknamed “Salty” by his students for the green/gold color of his gold braid and his “beat up, shell shocked demeanor” which made him an excellent instructor well able to command the attention of 19 year old cadets. He left the school in 1952 to work in private industry. He passed away in 1992 and is an honoree in Heritage Hall at New York Maritime College.
(Photo and bio courtesy of Captain H. L. Stone)

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-1.htm and
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/pearlhbr.htm
The Naval Historical Center of the Department of the Navy in the section “frequently asked questions” gives a comprehensive coverage of the Pearl Harbor attack. This site is full of information on the ships that were present at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, a list of damaged ships after the attack, post attack ship salvage; Japanese forces in the Pearl Harbor attack, photographs relating to the Pearl Harbor attack, U.S. Marines and Coast Guard at Pearl Harbor, and much more.

http://www.nps.gov/wapa/indepth/Pearl%20Harbor/pearlharbor.htm
The National Park Service remembers Pearl Harbor: A Day of Infamy by providing a few links to the photo galleries, mostly to the USS Arizona Memorial.

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/
The National Geographic Web site commemorating the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Multimedia sources and searchable archive of survivors’ stories are available.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pearl.htm
Gives the American and Japanese views of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Has a link to Amazon.com to buy books on this subject.

http://my.execpc.com/~dschaaf/mainmenu.htmlOne of the Web sites created to honor the survivors of Pearl Harbor, their families and friends, and those who died during the attack.

Selected Books Available at Luce Library

D767.92 .C657 1994
Costello, John.
Days of infamy : MacArthur, Roosevelt, Churchill, the shocking truth    revealed : How their secret deals and strategic blunders caused disasters    at Pearl Harbor And the Philippines. – New York : Pocket Books, c1994.
   World War, 1939-1945 – Diplomatic history.
   World War, 1939-1945 – Cryptography.
   United States – Foreign relations – Great Britain.
   Great Britain – Foreign relations – United States.

D767.92 .L6
Lord, Walter, 1917-
Day of infamy. – New York : H. Holt, [1957]
   Pearl Harbor ( Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.

D742.U5 M44
Melosi, Martin V., 1947-
The shadow of Pearl Harbor : political controversy over the surprise attack, 1941-1946. – College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c1977.
   Pearl Harbor ( Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
   World War, 1939-1945 – Causes.
   World War, 1939-1945 – United States.
   United States – Politics and government – 1933-1945.

D767.92 .M6
Morgenstern, George Edward, 1906-
Pearl Harbor : the story of the secret war. – New York : The Devin-Adair, 1947.
   Pearl Harbor ( Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
   World War, 1939-1945 – Causes.

D767.92 .P72 1982
Prange, Gordon William, 1910-
At dawn we slept : the untold story of Pearl Harbor / New York : Penguin Books, 1982, c1981.
    Pearl Harbor ( Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.

D767.92 .P722 1986
Prange, Gordon William, 1910-
Pearl Harbor : the verdict of history / with Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon. – New York : McGraw-Hill, c1986.
   Pearl Harbor ( Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.

D767.92 .A67
Stillwell, Paul, 1944- , ed.
Air raid, Pearl Harbor! : recollections of a day of infamy / edited by Paul Stillwell.
    – Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c1981.|
   Pearl Harbor ( Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 – Personal narratives.

D767.92 .W3
Wallin, Homer Norman, 1893-
Pearl Harbor : why, how, fleet salvage, and final appraisal / with a foreword by Ernest McNeill Eller. – Washington : Naval History Division, 1968.
   Pearl Harbor ( Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.

D767.92 .W6
Wohlstetter, Roberta.
Pearl Harbor : warning and decision. – Stanford, Ca. : Stanford University Press, 1962
   Pearl Harbor ( Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
   Intelligence service – United States.