Definition of Isoroku Yamamoto

1. Noun. Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943).

Exact synonyms: Yamamoto
Generic synonyms: Admiral, Full Admiral

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Literary usage of Isoroku Yamamoto

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. High Road to Tokyo Bay: The Aaf in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater by Daniel Haulman (1993)
"... Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, launched a series of air raids on Allied air installations in New Guinea and the ..."

2. The American Pageant Revisited: Recollections of a Stanford Historian by Thomas A. Bailey (1982)
"By odd coincidence his namesake, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, masterminded the fateful blow at Pearl Harbor in 1941. Hot-tempered and hyperactive Teddy ..."

3. Alliance Adrift by Yoichi Funabashi (1999)
"12 He was referring to Commander Isoroku Yamamoto of the 56th Combined Fleet who led the Japanese in the attack on Pearl Harbor and in the Battle of Midway. ..."

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