Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (April 4, 1884-April 18, 1943) is a notorious military figure, as he was the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet during much of World War II. Yamamoto was responsible for ...

(See Cover) A humble wireless set trembled last week with quasi-divine vibrations as the Son of Heaven himself sent Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander in Chief of the Combined Imperial Fleets, ...

In April 1943, American codebreakers intercepted the travel plans of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese commander most closely associated with the attack on Pearl Harbor. Using that intelligence, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Yamamoto’s death was significant on the symbolic level. But in military terms, he was just another casualty of war. America had broken Tokyo’s codes and was able to ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The war in the Pacific is remembered as a mismatch, but these five changes in strategy could have made a difference for Japan. Let’s face... Here’s What You Need To ...

In 1934 (Showa 9), Maj. Gen. Yamamoto Isoroku was ordered to be the chief representative of the preliminary negotiations for the Disarmament Conference to be held in London. If negotiations break down ...

After Pearl Harbor, U.S. leadership approved a covert mission targeting Japan’s top admiral, Isoroku Yamamoto. Using intercepted intelligence, planners organized a long-range aerial ambush deep in the ...

The tumultuous life of the fallen Isoroku Yamamoto is depicted, along with his family, friends, and subordinates, his bonds with the women who loved and watched over him, and the sorrows of the ...