In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory.
Isoroku Yamamoto Quotes
I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.
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| Birth: | 4th April, 1884 |
| Death: | 18th April, 1943 |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Profession: | Soldier |
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Isoroku Yamamoto was born in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. He was a Japanese Marshal Admiral of the Navy and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II until his death. He was the commander-in-chief during the decisive early years of the Pacific War and so was responsible for major battles such as Pearl Harbor and Midway. He died when American codebreakers identified his flight plans and his plane was shot down. He studied at Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and Harvard University.
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