Dr. Kaoru "Kay" Ueda, curator for the Japanese Diaspora collection and research fellow at the Hoover Institution, reflects on the importance of the Mitsuo Fuchida papers. Historians increasingly recognize the need to study materials from all sides of World War II and the Fuchida papers show a Japanese perspective. Fuchida's personal account has contributed significantly to how we remember Pearl Harbor today and provides an insider’s view of the Japanese naval operations.
Fuchida’s papers are housed at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University. Explore the finding aid for the collection here.
Search some of the digitized materials here.
Visit our digital story to read more about the Ketsugo Air Force Operation Plan.
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