The Battle of Los Angeles, also known as the Great Los Angeles Air Raid, is the name given by contemporary sources to a rumored attack on the continental United States by Imperial Japan …

Feb 23, 2017 · On February 25, 1942, an infamous false alarm saw American military units unleash a torrent of anti‑aircraft fire in the skies over Los Angeles.

Feb 23, 2017 · Following the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, war jitters swept the Southland. By February 1942, air-raid sirens, searchlights and anti-aircraft guns filled Los …

Jan 24, 2022 · The Battle of Los Angeles is the name given by modern historians to the incident associated with rumors of an enemy attack and the subsequent barrage of air defense forces …

California and the Second World War The Battle of Los Angeles Spotlights and Antiaircraft fire over Los Angeles During the night of 24/25 February 1942, unidentified objects caused a …

Searchlights and anti-aircraft fire over Los Angeles, February 25, 1942. Unretouched photo from the L.A. Times Photographic Collection at the UCLA Library. In early February 1942, the …

Sep 26, 2024 · The Battle of Los Angeles, a pivotal battle in World War II, involved air raids, military defense, and wartime strategies, shedding light on the war's impact on Los Angeles …

On the evening of February 24, 1942, an anti-aircraft barrage of more than 1,440 rounds is launched at what is initially thought to be a Japanese aerial attack on the City of Angels. Five …

Jul 8, 2021 · The Battle of Los Angeles was an enemy attack that never actually happened. Instead, it was a play on the paranoia enveloping the U.S. during WWII.

Feb 25, 2022 · Just 80 days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that launched the U.S. into WWII, anti-aircraft (AA) guns fired into the sky over Los Angeles, California, in the early …