Photos: The attack on Pearl Harbor

Thick smoke rolls out of a burning ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. December 7, 1941.

USS Arizona explodes fiercely at Pearl Harbor after Japanese attack.

Pearl Harbor, HI. Thick smoke rolls out of a burning ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. December 7, 1941.

Gun crews during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. Marines and soldiers fire on raiding Japanese planes.

Ships at Pearl Harbor, T.H. following the Japanese attack of Dec. 7 1941. Alt. 3000'. Dec. 10, 1941. L-R: USS Pennsylvania (BB38), USS Downes (DD375), USS Helena (CL-50), and the USS Shaw (DD-373).

Oblique, NOB, Pearl Harbor, T.H. Looking East. Oct. 30, 1941.

<div> Burning and damaged ships after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. </div> <div> </div>

Burning and damaged ships after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941.

The USS Arizona (BB39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. Photo courtesy of the

The USS California (BB44) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. Abandoning ship.

The USS Nevada (BB36) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. Moving to position away from enflamed ships. Foreground salvage and rescue tugs gun crews in action.