Yamamoto Isoroku

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Japanese admiral who commanded the Combined Fleet and planned Midway

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Jim DowneyHistory That Doesn't Suck · 208: The Pacific War, 1942–43: Guadalcanal, the Aleutians,... · 48:53 · 13 Jul
…Commander of the Combined Fleet, Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, confesses his despair at how many talented pilots they've lost, telling a confidant, "...the gap between our strengths is increasing every day.…
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Jim DowneyHistory That Doesn't Suck · 208: The Pacific War, 1942–43: Guadalcanal, the Aleutians,... · 0:41 · 13 Jul
…This chapter of the war is largely forgotten, but as I trust you recall from episode 198, Japan's commander of the combined fleet, Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, didn't only send his ships to attack Midway last summer, he simultaneously sent forces to grab at the Aleutian Islands, a 1,200 mile long trail of American soil dotting the Pacific, running from Alaska…
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