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The attack on Pearl harbor was the single most deadly attack on American soil in Americas history. This attack is what helped make the decicion to involve America into World War Two. Also the attack damaged hundreds of millions of dollars worth of American Battle equipment.
In May of 1940 the key piece of the United States navy was moved to pearl harbor from the west side of the island. Pearl harbor had long been under expansion as a important marine base. The navy yard had a dock able of containing the biggest warships, the marine railway was for the less significant ones and an engineering place for repairing these ships. There were a large amount of fastening and docking locations for ships, including a succeeding area by the east side of Ford Island it was usually called Battleship Row. Ford Island, controls the center of Pearl Harbor, which held a naval air posting for combating landplanes and watch seaplanes. Across Southeast Loch from the navy yard was a submarine base and......

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