Isoroku Yamamoto - Wikipedia
WEBIsoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六, Yamamoto Isoroku, April 4, 1884 – April 18, 1943) was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
Yamamoto Isoroku | Japanese Naval Strategist & WWII …
WEBApr 16, 2024 · Yamamoto Isoroku was a Japanese naval officer who conceived of the surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Yamamoto graduated from the Japanese Naval Academy in 1904, and a year later he was wounded in action at the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.
Operation Vengeance: The Killing of Isoroku Yamamoto
WEBOperation Vengeance: The Killing of Isoroku Yamamoto. US code breakers deciphering Japanese naval messages provided an opportunity for vengeance in April 1943 after intercepting the travel plans of Japan’s naval commander in chief, the mastermind behind the attack on Pearl Harbor. April 26, 2023.
Death of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto - Warfare History Network
WEBAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, intended to press ahead with his morale-boosting visits to forward units in the South Pacific in April 1943, despite dire warnings from subordinates of possible enemy ambushes.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto: Japan’s Naval War Leader
WEBBy Michael D. Hull. Brave, urbane, and complex, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was Japan’s greatest naval strategist and the architect of one of the most stunning achievements in the history of modern warfare. Fluent in English, he studied in the United States and claimed many American friends before he became one of their deadly enemies.
Biography of Isoroku Yamamoto, World War II Admiral
WEBUpdated on July 03, 2019. Isoroku Yamamoto (April 4, 1884–April 18, 1943) was the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet during World War II. It was Yamamoto who planned and executed the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Initially against war, Yamamoto nevertheless planned and participated in many of the most important battles …
Isoroku Yamamoto | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 21, 2018 · views 3,919,338 updated May 29 2018. Yamamoto, Isoroku (1884–1943), Japanese admiral and champion of naval aviation; as Combined Fleet commander in chief (1941), carried out the air attack on Pearl Harbor .No Imperial Japanese Navy officer of his age knew more about the United States than Yamamoto.
Isoroku Yamamoto - New World Encyclopedia
WEBIsoroku Yamamoto (Japanese: 山本五十六, Yamamoto Isoroku) (April 4,1884 – April 18, 1943) was a Fleet Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, graduate of Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and an alumnus of the U.S. Naval War College and Harvard University (1919 - 1921).
Planning Pearl Harbor | Hoover Institution Planning Pearl Harbor
WEBApr 30, 1998 · Planning Pearl Harbor. Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku opposed war with the United States, but once the decision was made, he did his duty, laying meticulous plans for the attack on Pearl Harbor. Hoover fellow Mark R. Peattie joins David C. Evans in describing how Yamamoto achieved a brilliant tactical success—only to set in train the …
Yamamoto Isoroku summary | Britannica
WEBYamamoto Isoroku , (born April 4, 1884, Nagaoka, Japan—died April 18, 1943, Solomon Islands), Japanese naval officer. He fought in the Russo-Japanese War and thereafter rose to become commander in chief of Japan’s Combined Fleet in 1939. When it was decided to go to war with the U.S., Yamamoto asserted that the only chance for a Japanese ...
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