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Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, America was a neutral entity on the events of World War II, opting out of the war effort. But Sunday morning on December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service launched a surprise attack on the Naval Station Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii, leading to the loss of 2,403 American lives.
In a speech the following day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt described the bombing as "a date which will live in infamy." It was then announced that America would declare war on Japan and officially enter World War II.
In 1994, in a proclamation by then-president Bill Clinton, December 7 became officially recognized as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, a day to reflect on one of the most brutal attacks on American soil in history.
Below is a collection of books from the Edison Public Library on Pearl Harbor, including the events that preceded it and the aftermath. The best way that we can commemorate the event is to make sure that it is never forgotten.
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