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Before and during the war Yamamoto frequently corresponded with Hori, these personal letters would become the subject of the NHK documentary The Truth of Yamamoto. [40] The claim that Yamamoto was a Catholic [41] is likely due to confusion with retired Admiral Shinjiro Stefano Yamamoto, who was a decade older than Isoroku, and died in 1942. [42]
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy, scheduled an inspection tour of the Solomon Islands and New Guinea.He planned to inspect Japanese air units participating in Operation I-Go that had begun 7 April 1943; in addition, the tour would boost Japanese morale following the disastrous Guadalcanal campaign and its subsequent evacuation during January and February.
In The Reluctant Admiral, Hiroyuki Agawa gives a quotation from a reply by Yamamoto to Ogata Taketora on January 9, 1942, which is similar to the famous version: "A military man can scarcely pride himself on having 'smitten a sleeping enemy'; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten. I would rather you made your appraisal after ...
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe: 6 June 1904 Kawamura Sumiyoshi: 12 August 1904* Samejima Kazunori: 13 November 1905 Shibayama Yahachi: 13 November 1905 Hidaka Sōnojō: 7 August 1908 Kataoka Shichirō: 1 December 1910 Kamimura Hikonojō: 1 December 1910 Dewa Shigetō: 9 July 1912 Uryū Sotokichi: 16 October 1912 Saitō Makoto: 16 October 1912 Misu Sotarō ...
The Gallant Hours is a 1960 American docudrama about William F. Halsey, Jr. and his efforts in fighting against Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Guadalcanal campaign of World War II. This film was directed by Robert Montgomery, who also did uncredited narration, and stars James Cagney as Admiral Halsey.
Yamamoto allowed just one hit while striking out four and walking two in 6⅓ innings pitched. He retired 11 consecutive batters after giving up a home run to Juan Soto in the top of the third inning.
"Combined Fleet Commander Isoroku Yamamoto: Truth of the Pacific War 70 Years Ago") is a 2011 Japanese biographical film about Isoroku Yamamoto, the Imperial Japanese Navy's (IJN) Marshal Admiral and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II. Other English home media titles of the film are The Admiral, [5] and Admiral ...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's stellar performance in the Dodgers' win over the Yankees in Game 2 of the World Series proves the Dodgers still have starting pitching.