Pearl Harbor

On that brutal Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor, Captain Mervyn Bennion stayed on the burning bridge of West Virginia with his guts torn open, still fighting for his ship and his men long after any reasonable man would have let go.

From an agency born of necessity and imagination, Donovan’s OSS planted the seeds that grew into the CIA and today’s elite special operations forces, proving that a few “glorious amateurs” can shape the future of warfare.

Charles Sehe, last of USS Nevada’s Pearl Harbor crew, passes at age 101. A WWII hero who lived through history’s fiercest battles.

Witness the moment the USS Shaw erupts in a massive fireball during Pearl Harbor—a powerful snapshot of war’s chaos and resilience.

Pearl Harbor stands as a poignant symbol of the unpredictability of history and the human condition, reflecting our capacity for both destruction and resilience in the face of unimaginable chaos.

Intelligence failures have shaped world events, teaching us the value of vigilance and adaptability in an ever-changing landscape.

From the shipyards of Philadelphia to the depths off San Francisco, the USS Devilfish charted a tale of valor, making an indelible mark on naval lore.

We’ve all heard the usual stories about Pearl Harbor. But this short piece should introduce you to some lesser-known tales.

What ought to be an innocuous business catering to wealthy collectors and hobbyists hid an underlying clandestine operation in WWII.

Straight out of the FBI’s most famous cases, here’s how the agency caught German spy Bernard Julius Otto Kuehn and his family red-handed.

Test your knowledge of the Pearl Harbor Attack with this week’s SOFREP crossword puzzle

Japan and the US have maintained tight-knit relations for the last seven decades, despite having an ugly past less than a century ago.