Wake Island
Marines in World War II -- Historical Monograph -- The Defense of Wake
http://metalab.unc.edu/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Wake.html
This is an historical monograph on Wake Island in World War II written by Lieut. Colonel R.D. Heinl
Wake Island During World War II
http://www.goldtel.net/ddxa/war.html
This site developed by the DDX Association of radio operators provides background on Wake Island during World War II, including a chronology and maps.
Pearl Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Speech
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/government/national/speeches/spch2.html
Pearl Harbor Radio Telegram (President Roosevelt's Speech in all audio formats)
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/originals/fdr.html
These two sites have the text and a recording of FDR's Day of Infamy Speech.
Pearl Harbor Links (Pearl Harbor Reference)
http://members.aol.com/USAHeroes/warlib48.htm
This is a huge reference site developed by the American War Library, an association of American Veterans. It has maps, photos, personal accounts, documents and much more.
USS ARIZONA and Pearl Harbor Remembered
http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/wheyland/800/pearl2.htm
This is a National Archives collection of photos of the destruction at Pearl Harbor after the bombing.
Paul Urdzik Remembers: A Pearl Harbor Survivor's Account
http://www.execpc.com/~dschaaf/urdzik2.html
This is an oral history transcription of the sinking of the USS Arizona on December 7 as remembered by Paul Urdzik.
Marines at Pearl Harbor
http://metalab.unc.edu/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Pearl.html
This is a companion site to the Marines at Wake Island site above. It is part of the Marines' World War II Commemorative Series. The Pearl Harbor portion was written by Robert J. Cressman and J. Michael Wenger.
Other Memoirs
Cruiser Scout
http://www.commpro.com/navy/
This is a recollection of the War in the Pacific by Paul A. McKinley. Chief Warrant Radio Electrician, United States Navy, 1937-1946
Rutger's University Oral History Archives of World War II
http://history.rutgers.edu/oralhistory/orlhom.htm
Here are the transcripts of 91 interviews of World War II participants. They are indexed by name rather than theater in which the combatant served.
POW -- Asian Theater
World War II - Japan's Prisoner of War (POW) Camps
http://members.aol.com/rhrongstad/private/pwcmps-2.htm
This site focuses on the terrible conditions of Japanese prisoner of war camps and the high death rate of those held captive.
Captain George Duffey's POW Page
http://www.usmm.org/duffy.html
Captain George Duffy was a Prisoner of War of both the Germans and the Japanese during World War II.
Classroom Lessons
Remembering Pearl Harbor
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/curriculumkit/lessons/arizona/5visual4.htm
This is a lesson from the National Register of Historic Places website featuring Pearl Harbor.
Dad's War
http://hometown.aol.com/dadswar/index.htm
This site provides a step-by-step process for doing an oral history of a military person.
Bibliography
Prisoners of War: World War II
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq41-1.htm
