The Attack on Pearl Harbor 1941 December 7 was the day that will live in infamy and also controversy. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Hawaii. The Japanese attacked us hard and the planes came in waves, the first hitting us at 7.53am and the second at 8.55am. Nothing remained but chaos. 2,403 dead, 188 aircraft. But was this attack really a surprise? Did we really know this before? Or we really were bombed by a Japanese surprise attack. Marine Corporal EC Mightingale was aboard “The Arizona” and was there that infamous morning. He was there, living it, and could feel the pain and watch his fellow Marines die. He has prejudices. It was there so it was a primary source. This event was described very formally because he was a soldier and in the army. He keeps it very natural even though according to him it was a negative event (Mightingale 1). It doesn't emphasize or divide other parts when it's wow! What is the first wave of attacks. He skips pre-planning the event because he is an American soldier. This tale was somewhat different because of its formal tone and passion (Mightingale 3) Another Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor by Roger Parkinson. Roger Parkinson graduated in War Studies and subsequently obtained his Masters in Strategic Studies at King's College London. After a spell as a newspaper reporter, in 1964 he became a defense correspondent for The Scotsman. He wrote books about the war such as "The Origin of World War I. The Origins of World War II". Clausewitz and Peace in Our Time. (dust cover) received an education and it affected his perspective on Pearl Har...... middle of paper ...... these questions remain unanswered. Works Cited "Aboard the USS Arizona." Interview. Eyewitness to History. Network. January 22, 2010. .Allen, Thomas B. "Thomas B. Allen." Main page. Fall 2005. Web. 27 February 2010. .Allen, Thomas B. Remember Pearl Harbor: American and Japanese Survivors Tell Their Stories. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2001. Print.Parkinson, Roger. Attack on Pearl Harbor. East Sussex: Wayland, 1973. Print."Robert Stinnett." Wikipedia. Network. January 27, 2010. .Stinnett, Robert. "The Pearl Harbor Deception." Independent Institute. Network. 22 January 20. .Tute, Giovanni. “Service Members Commemorate Pearl Harbor Anniversary.” Support element for Navy public affairs. Network. February 27. 2010. .