Isoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六, Yamamoto Isoroku; April 4, 1884 – April 18, 1943) was an admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander of the Combined Fleet during …

Yamamoto Isoroku (born April 4, 1884, Nagaoka, Japan—died April 18, 1943, Solomon Islands) was a Japanese naval officer who conceived of the surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at …

The man perhaps most associated with the “Day of Infamy,” Pearl Harbor attack mastermind Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, was killed fighting a war he thought was a losing venture.

Jan 11, 2025 · He was one of the most feared and hated men in America at the height of his career, the mastermind behind the attack on Pearl Harbor and the greatest naval leader since …

Nov 18, 2019 · Here is everything that you need to know about Isoroku Yamamoto - the infamous Japanese admiral who orchestrated Pearl Harbor attack on U.S. soil during World …

Oct 23, 2009 · Isoroku Yamamoto, perhaps Japan’s greatest strategist and the officer who would contrive the surprise air attack on U.S. naval forces at Pearl Harbor, is born on April 4, 1884.

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was the man behind the attack and had studied in America, understood its industrial power, and predicted that a drawn-out war would end in disaster for …

Jul 24, 2025 · On the Japanese side, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was an experienced naval officer who had played a key role in Japanese naval strategy since the late 1930s. He was the …

Apr 18, 2025 · Yamamoto embodied Japan’s fatal blend of brilliant tactical innovation and catastrophic strategic overreach—a warning about the perils of gambling with national survival.

Yamamoto is most notably recognized for his role in orchestrating the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, which led to the United States' entry into the war. He was known for his strategic …