[Introductory music] December 7th, 1941, a day of infamy. Even as
Japanese diplomats were conferring with Secretary of State Hull
on peace measures, Nipponese planes were swooping down on Pearl
Harbor. This pictorial record includes both U.S. films and
pictures made by the enemy as they drop their load of death on
the naval base, on Wheeler Field, on civilian homes and schools.
A hundred Japanese planes and a number of midget submarines took
part in the attack. In an hour and five minutes, the battleship
"Arizona" was completely destroyed and four others severely
damaged. Three other battleships and three cruisers suffered
lesser damage. Nearly two hundred planes were destroyed. In that
Sunday morning inferno, the Pacific Fleet appeared to be
completely immobilized by the sneak attack. Nearly three thousand
casualties added to the catastrophe [sound of bombs exploding].
Within hours, the United States declared war.