Sujet
The wreckage-strewn Naval Air Station, Pearl Harbour, 7th December 1941. Artist: Unknown
Légende
The wreckage-strewn Naval Air Station, Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, USA, 7 December 1941. The Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the US military facilities at Pearl Harbour on the morning of 7 December 1941 using bombers launched from aircraft carriers. The attack succeeded in sinking 4 battleships and damaging 4 others, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2345 servicemen lost their lives along with 57 civilians. President Roosevelt denounced the attack as a day that will live in infamy and Congress declared war on Japan.
Historica Graphica Collection
Date
1916
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection
Notre référence
HRM19D79_133
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
40,0Mo (1,5Mo) / 36,0cm x 27,8cm / 4247 x 3289 (300dpi)