The message was sent to all U.S. Navy ships and stations, stating: "AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NO DRILL" .
For a more tactical and personal "paper" in book form, historians J. Michael Wenger, Robert J. Cressman, and John F. Di Virgilio authored published by the U.S. Naval Institute . Air Raid This is Not A Drill
It was the first official word of the attack to reach the rest of the United States. You can view digitized versions of these dispatches through the National Archives DocsTeach . 2. Academic Research: "When War Came Home" The message was sent to all U
The "No Drill" mentality eventually evolved into the Cold War's civil defense efforts. Michael Wenger, Robert J
The phrase refers to one of the most famous naval dispatches in history, sent by the Ford Island command center on December 7, 1941.