"In 1941 the Japanese are at odds with the United States on a number of issues which they are attempting to resolve via their Washington embassy. In case this diplomacy fails, the military are hatching plans for a surprise early Sunday morning air attack on the U.S. base at Pearl Harbor. American intelligence is breaking the Japanese diplomatic messages but few high-ups are prepared to believe that an attack is likely, let alone where or how it might...

Two childhood best friends, Rafe and Danny, grow up wanting to fly planes. When Rafe gets the chance to join the Royal Air Force during World War II, he takes it, leaving his new love, Evelyn, a dedicated Navy nurse, and Danny, also a pilot, behind. Danny and Evelyn are transferred separately to the idyllic paradise of Hawaii, where they eventually meet through a connection to Rafe, who has been declared missing. But just as the love triangle begins...

Gung ho: Seven weeks after Pearl Harbor, volunteers form the new 2nd Marine Raider Battalion. They are to raid Japanese-held islands. The men selected come from different walks of life but have toughness in common. After a perilous submarine journey, they face their first mission: to annihilate the much larger Japanese garrison on Makin Island. Great St. Louis bank robbery: A group of three criminals is planning to rob the Southwest Bank in St. Louis....

Drama about life in the Army in the days prior to World War II. Shows the effect of Army discipline on an individualistic former boxing champion who defies the attempts of officers and men to break him when he refuses to fight on the company's boxing team. Includes actual scenes of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Just how true-to-life are the stories of the movie Pearl Harbor? Through riveting archival footage this documentation will help you explore why the Japanese attached, why the U.S. was caught off guard, and how Americans responded. From the air battles over Europe to the attack on Pearl Harbor and Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, this exciting program parallels the movie story to the real-life terror, tragedy and heroism.

The true story of the lives of three U.S. Army nurses who leave San Francisco for their tour of duty in Hawaii in December 1941. The attack on Pearl Harbor changes their destination, and their lives. Led by Lt. Janet Davidson, the nurses are sent to Bataan, in the Philippines. Faced with untested nurses, the group quickly become battle-weary veterans. When Bataan falls, the American forces flee to the offshore island of Corregidor, where they find...