by Craig Nelson
Kaleohano, Hawila, 314, 315, 316
Kaleohano, Mabel, 314
Kamaka, Fred, 213–14
Kamehameha I, King, 8, 9
kamikaze (divine wind), 378, 379
kamikaze planes and gliders, 331, 422
Kaminski, Harold, 200, 201
Kanahali, Bene, 315–16
Kanahali, Ella, 315
Kaneko, Kentaro, 39
Kaneko, Tadashi, 236, 239
Kaneohe Naval Air Station, Hawaii, 81, 191, 199, 211 (map), 213, 233, 234–38, 305, 334, 335, 354, 455
Kantai Kessen (decisive battle), 30, 31, 68, 138, 385, 386, 390
Kaplan, Fred, 454
Kase, Toshikazu, 407–8
Kato, Kanji, 27
Kato, Masuo, 319–20, 396
Kauai, Hawaii, 8, 314, 315, 364
Kaya, Okinori, 128–29, 130
Kazuo, Horiba, 99
Kearny (destroyer), 126
Kempeitai, 120, 384, 392
Kenkichi, Shinjo, 128
Kennedy, Herbert, 266, 275–76
Kennedy, John F., 402, 435, 453
Kennedy, Joseph, 4–5
Kenworthy, Jesse Jr., 268
Keogh, William, 336–37
Keopuolani, Queen, 9
KGMB radio station, Honolulu, 320
first American broadcast of World War II on, 292
music broadcasts as secret signals from, 183, 189, 197–98, 205
shutting down to prevent being used as directional beacons, 317
war updates broadcast over, 292, 293
Kidd, Isaac, 7, 281, 282, 304, 457–58
Kido, Koichi, 49, 53, 85, 107, 109, 118, 119–20, 129, 154, 393
Kido Butai (mobile force), 73, 169, 173–74, 204, 305
Kimmel, Edward, 453
Kimmel, Husband E.
analysis of security of fleet in Pearl Harbor and, 61
arrival at Pearl Harbor, 13
complaint about army aerial patrols for fleet protection and, 14–15
death of, 452
destruction of petroleum tank farm and, 313
failure of American response and, 307, 308
fifth column work in Hawaii belief of, 308
fleet task forces under, 13
on his role in Pearl Harbor attack, 452
Martin-Bellinger Report on possible Pearl Harbor attack and, 14–15
memoirs of, 451
Pearl Harbor attack and, 260–61, 305
Pearl Harbor investigations of role of, 64, 354–55, 438–39, 440–41, 442–43, 444, 447, 448, 449–50, 450–51, 453
personality of, 13
petroleum embargo against Japan and, 56
relieved of command, 357
Roberts Commission on, 357
social life in Hawaii and, 181–83, 246, 257–58
torpedo nets recommendations and, 61
warnings about war and, 64, 74, 75, 79–80, 83, 265, 448
Kinkaid, Thomas, 399
King, David, 255
King, Ernest J. “Ernie,” 5, 42, 87, 370, 372, 403
Kinzler, Bob, 182, 232
Kirishima (battleship), 165
Kita, Ikki, 39
Kita, Nagai, 81, 82, 124, 147, 148, 183, 254, 318
Knapp, Russell, 199
Knobloch, Dick, 380–81
Knox, Frank, 11
defense of Philippines and, 123–24
fifth column work and, 308
in group meetings with Roosevelt, 42, 120
hard-line against Japan urged by, 54
King at US Fleet and, 370
Pearl Harbor attack and, 151, 152, 155, 159, 175, 277
Pearl Harbor deficiencies and, 87
Pearl Harbor investigation of, 354–55, 437, 447, 451
petroleum embargo against Japan and, 55–56
plans for fighting on multiple fronts in case of war and, 62
postattack treatment of Japanese Americans and, 358
reaction to Pearl Harbor attack by, 327
Roosevelt’s anger at lack of military response to Pearl Harbor and, 325
warning about possible attack and, 69
Kobashigawa, Hazel, 337
Kobe, Japan, US bombing of, 374, 402
Koga, Mineichi, 91
kokutai (belief in Japanese uniqueness), 37
Komei, Emperor, 21, 22
Kondo, Nobutake, 165
Kondo Hisaku (Nobuhiro), 39
Konoye, Fumimaro
cabinet of, 54
background of, 53–54
concerns about possible war with United States, 95, 96, 104, 105, 109, 114
espionage using Soviet spies and, 118
final push for peace with United States by, 116–17
Hirohito’s meetings with, 85, 104
Hull’s Four Principles and, 111, 112, 114
Japan’s surrender and suicide of, 408
petroleum embargo against Japan and, 56
possible attack against Russia and, 91
as prime minister, 53
proposal for Japanese withdrawal from China and, 65, 66, 111, 112, 113–14, 119
proposed Hull Note reply and, 159–60
proposed meeting with Roosevelt, to avoid war, 96–98, 106, 109, 111, 118–19, 154, 429
resignation of, 118, 119, 120
suicide of, 408
Tojo’s appointment as prime minister and, 119, 121, 131–32
Tripartite Pact and, 59, 89, 110, 112
Yamamoto’s desire to avoid war with United States and, 56–57
Korea
competition between Japan and Russia for, 24
Japanese concerns about loss of control over, 117
Japan in, after World War I, 28
Japan’s empire in, before World War II, 47, 351, 398
Japan’s trade with, in Meiji period, 22
as one of “four races” of Japan, 39
Korean War, 409
Korn, Donald, 247
Kouretas, Nick, 328
Kowloon, Hong Kong, Japanese attack on, 342, 348
Kramer, Alvin, 169, 177, 194
Kranzfelder, E., 275
K-T Flying Service, 214, 215
Kublai Khan, 378
Kuehn, Bernard, 124, 146
Kuehn, Susie Ruth, 124
Kuhn, Adolph, 248, 270, 284
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., 65
Kuramoti, Iki, 144, 163, 193, 310–11
Kuril Islands, 28, 133, 363
Kuroshima, Kameto “Ganji,” 72, 96, 122
Kurusu, Saburo, 39–40, 141–44
Kusaka, Ryunosuke, 115, 120, 208, 311–12
Kusumi, Tadashi, 283
Kwantung Army, 33–34, 120
Kyushu, Japan
invasion of, 403
Pearl Harbor attack practice on, 101, 103, 163
Lachenmayer, Hank, 259
Lackey, James T., 333
Ladybird (ship), 44
Lady Washington (ship), 8
Lahaina (freighter), 364
Lahaina, Maui, 9
Lahaina Roads, Maui, 81, 138, 189, 204
Landon, Truman H., 179, 205, 218–19
Landreth, John, 266
Lane, Frank, 219
Lanphier, Thomas Jr., 395, 396
Laos, 53. See also French Indochina
Larkin, Claude A. “Sheriff,” 241, 243
Laurence, Bill, 404–5
Law, Warren, 285, 352
Lawson (destroyer), 305, 307
Lawson, Ellen, 419
Lawson, James, 1–3, 16, 280–81, 290
Lawson, Ted, 369, 377, 379–80, 419
Layton, Edwin, 162–63, 167, 168, 173, 261, 386, 449, 450
League of Nations, 30, 39, 433
Japan’s departure from, 36
Japan’s invasion of Manchuria (1931) and, 36
Leahy, William, 12
Leaming, Jack, 244, 245, 306–7, 330
Lee, Robert, 394
LeMay, Curtis, 400–401, 402, 404
Lewis, Frank, 336
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Lewis, James, 223
Lewis, Michael, 429
Lewis, W. A. J., 295
Lexington (carrier), 10, 153, 171, 308, 334, 393, 413
Leyte Gulf, Battle of (1944), 391, 399
Liaotung Peninsula, China, 28
Life (magazine), 40, 398, 430
Lightfoot, Worth Ross, 281, 291
Lili’uokalani, Queen, 9
Lincoln, Abraham, 29, 42, 324
Lindbergh, Charles, 8, 346, 397–98
Linnartz, Robert, 301
Lippmann, Walter, 358
Littmann, Peggy, 249
Littmann, Robert, 248–49, 254–55
Livermont, Helen Griffith, 226
Lockard, Joseph, 202–3, 205
Loesser, Frank, 257
London, German bombing of, 106–7, 375
Look (magazine), 40
Los Angeles Times, 161, 321, 356
Louden, Herbert, 331–32, 333
Low, Francis “Frog,” 371–72, 378
Luce, Henry, 40, 430
Lugou Bridge Incident (China Incident, 1937), 38, 66, 82, 104, 117
Luke Field, Ford Island, Oahu, 243, 420
Lurline (passenger ship), 208, 249, 348
Luten, John, 271
Luzon, 78
Battle of (1945), 51, 165, 350, 391, 408
Maas, Melvin, 83
MacArthur, Douglas, 280
attendees at funeral of, 418
bombing of Japan and, 400, 403
Doolittle Raid and, 382
Hirohito’s meetings with, 80–81, 187–88, 410
Japanese attacks on Philippines and, 342–43, 349, 350–51, 357, 443
Japan’s surrender and, 406–8
on legacy of Pearl Harbor, 432–33
Medal of Honor awarded to, 351
occupation of Japan and, 187, 410–11, 417
Pacific theater and, 370
return to Philippines by, 398–99
Macia, Herb, 371
Mackay Radio and Telegraph, 171
Mackinac (ship, 273
MacLeish, Archibald, 346
Maeda, Kosei, 69–70, 71
Maeda, Takeshi, 262, 427
MAGIC code-breaking operation, 78–80, 80n, 97, 108, 133, 136, 139, 166, 169, 171, 177, 178, 185, 193–94, 279, 446–47, 449, 451
Mahan, Alfred Thayer, 29–30, 68, 81, 386
Mahikoa, Ainsley, 214
Mailer, Norman, 367
Makalapa officers’ housing, Honolulu, 225
Malaya (Malaysia), 58, 107, 133, 136, 147, 155, 161, 164, 165, 322, 345, 350, 351, 363
Malay Peninsula, 28, 350
Malaysia, 31, 58, 351
Malcolm, Ensign, 255
Manchester, William, 398
Manchukuo, Japanese in, 34, 65, 117. See also Manchuria
Manchuria
“Asia for Asians” policy of Japan and, 39
Japanese attack (1904) on Russian fleet in, 24, 25
Japanese invasion (1931) and rule of, 34–35, 36, 38, 39, 49, 65, 117, 144
as one of “four races” of Japan, 39
Russians in, 28
Manila, 51, 165, 180, 277, 343, 349
Mann family, 207
maps
Japanese carrier task force for Pearl Harbor attack, 357
Oahu 1941, 210
Pearl Harbor air attack, 211
March of Dimes, 5, 40
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (China Incident, 1937), 38, 66, 82, 104, 117
Marianas, 28, 363, 398, 400
Marine Air Group (MAG) 21, 240–41
Marine Corps, 23, 83, 344
Markham, Edward, 32
Marshall, George C., 88
bombing raid against Japan and, 371, 403
in group meetings with Roosevelt, 42–43, 120
on his role in Pearl Harbor attack, 453
Japanese American soldiers and, 356
Japanese attacks on Philippines and, 350
Pearl Harbor defenses and, 15, 75, 83–84, 92, 108, 136
Pearl Harbor investigations of role of, 439, 441, 447, 451, 452
petroleum embargo against Japan and, 56
plans for fighting on multiple fronts in case of war and, 62
postwar economic recovery of Europe and, 433
Roberts Commission on, 358
on US Navy, 4, 15
Marshall, “Squash,” 235
Marshall Islands, 28, 114, 342, 351, 363, 364
Marshall Plan, 433
martial law, Hawaii, 317–18
Martin, Frederick, 13–14, 307
Martin, Harold “Beauty,” 234–35, 307–8, 354, 356, 357
Martin-Bellinger Report, 13–14
Maryland (battleship), 246, 247, 267, 270–71, 274, 275, 294, 363, 399
Maskzawilz, W. C., 199
Mason, Theodore, 283–84
Masuda, Shogo, 192
Matsumura, Heita, 203, 252, 261, 283, 427
Matsuoka, Yosuke
background of, 36
Hull on, 43, 76
insistence on war against Germany and United States by, 88–89
Japan’s dominion in China and, 86
Japan’s invasion of Manchuria (1931) and, 36
Konoye’s cabinet with, 54
Monroe Doctrine’s influence on, 39
proposal for Japanese withdrawal from China and, 66
proposed Konoye-Roosevelt summit and, 100
relations between Germany and, 85, 88, 110
Singapore attack and, 85
Stalin’s meeting with, 59
Tripartite Pact and, 58–59, 110
US preparations for war and, 74, 76
visit to Germany by, 58
Matsuzaki, Mitsuo, 206
Mayfield, Mrs., 225
McBriarty, Raymond, 239
McCarron, John, 281, 291
McCarthy, John, 243, 244
McClelland, Thomas, 270
McCloy, John, 358
McCloy, R. C., 195
McClure, Mac, 374, 380
McCluskey, Wade, 388
McCollum, Arthur, 85, 168, 194–95, 448–49
McCuiston, Carlos, 223–24, 225
McDonald, Joseph, 204–5
McDonald, Millard, 297–98
McElroy, Mac, 380–81
McGinnis, Knefler, 199
McGoran, John, 296
McGrath, Ensign, 295
McIntyre, Ross, 320
McKee, Robert, 454
McLeod, Stanley, 218
McMorris, Charles, 152, 261
McNamara, Robert, 402
Mead, Harry, 305
Medal of Honor recipients, 238, 254, 296, 351, 383, 416, 419, 428, 455–61
Meder, Robert J. “Bob,” 383, 396
Medinger, Charles, 299, 302
Medusa (ship), 276
Meiji (Mutsuhito), Emperor of Japan, 21, 22–23, 24, 27, 33, 105–6
Meiji Restoration, 22
Mein Kampf (Hitler), 38, 50
Melnyk, William, 221
memorial, Arizona as, 333, 415–17, 418, 427
Menges, Herbert, 339
Meredith (carrier), 374
Merrill, Gene, 264
Meyhre, Ethelyn, 292–93
Middlesworth, Mal, 413
midget submarines, 422
captured, and used to sell war bonds, 342
casualties on, 333
crews of, 73
Pearl Harbor attack using, 73, 137, 138, 148, 183, 184, 197, 341, 400
recovered, with missing crew, 341–42
technology used in, 73, 340–41
US attacks on, 233, 333
Midway, 28, 51, 75, 80n, 147, 153, 171
court of inquiry on defense of, 441
Japanese attacks on, 340, 343, 345, 384–87, 390, 398, 399
planes sent to defend, 151, 152
US base on, 115
US defense of, 285, 390–91
Yamamoto’s reaction—to loss at, 394–95
Miles, Sherman, 108, 175, 194, 444
–46
Miller, Colonel, 331
Miller, Doris “Dorie,” 263, 428–29
Miller, Henry “Hank,” 369, 374, 376
Miller, Jim, 280
Miller, S. R., 295–96
Miller, William, 243–44
Miller (frigate), 428
Minneapolis (cruiser), 305
missionaries, 8–9, 21, 36, 40, 65, 283, 412
Mississippi (battleship), 86
Missouri (dreadnought), 303, 391, 407, 415, 422
Mitchell, William “Billy,” 30–31
Mitscher, Marc “Pete,” 373, 374, 386, 398
Miyagi, Yotoku, 118
Mizuha, Jack, 315, 316
Moley, Raymond, 50
Mollison, James, 152
Molokai, island of, 9, 356
Molotov, Vyacheslav, 59
Molter, Albert, 269
Molucca Islands, 351
Momsen, Charles, 200
Monaghan (destroyer), 175, 200, 276
Monroe Doctrine, 38–39
Monssen (carrier), 374
Montana (merchant ship), 126
Moorhead, John, 331
Morgan, Edward, 443
Morgan, Pat, 367
Morgenthau, Henry Jr., 56, 94, 95, 168, 321, 356, 371
Mori, Motokazu, 176
Morimura, Tadashi. See Yoshikawa, Takeo
Morison, Samuel Eliot, 398
Morrison-Knudsen Corporation, 348
Mortensen, Adolph “Morey,” 265–66, 266–67, 270, 272–73
Mukden, China, invasion (1931) of, 33–34
Mulcahy, Bernard, 221
Mullen, Bob “Moon,” 361
Murata, Shigeharu, 138, 150, 189, 191, 197, 206, 247
Murphy, George, 272
Murphy, Vincent, 200–201
Murrow, Edward R., 327
Musashi (dreadnought), 31
museums
Arizona Memorial as, 333, 415–17, 418, 427
in Japan, 422, 423
at Luke Field, Ford Island, 420
Missouri as, 415
Mussolini, Benito, 36, 51, 52, 58, 322, 370
mustard gas, 47
Mutsuhito. See Meiji (Mutsuhito), Emperor
Myanmar. See Burma
Nagai, Takashi, 254–55
Nagano, Osami, 89, 91, 99–100, 104–5, 109, 110–11, 112, 113, 122, 124, 130–31, 133, 135, 136
Nagasaki, Japan, atomic bombing (1945) of, 401, 404–5, 417, 419, 423
Nagato (battleship), 13, 54, 67, 116, 137, 141, 185, 197, 384, 391
Nagatomi, Hakudo¸ 46, 47
Nagoya, Japan, US bombing of, 374, 402
Nagumo, Chuichi
damage reports after initial Pearl Harbor attack made to, 293
decision to withdraw after attack made by, 313
dive-bomber approach and, 103
Midway attack and, 386–87, 388, 390
Pearl Harbor attack and, 111–12, 122, 132
Philippines loss and suicide of, 391
postattack threats to task force and, 312
success of attack and, 311
torpedo use and, 138
Yamamoto’s plan criticized by, 68, 72
Naito, Takeshi, 61
Nakajima, Yonnekichi, 164, 300