Surviving Pearl Harbor

Witness History: World War Two history - A podcast by BBC World Service

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On 7 December 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. Thousands of American servicemen died in a raid which brought their country into World War Two. Former Navy mechanic, Adolph Kuhn, tells Witness how he survived.(Photo: The USS Arizona sinking at Pearl Harbor. Credit: Getty Images)