I like what Indy Model said, "Japan wouldn't go to war with China, Great Britain, The Netherlands, France and the USA. That would be crazy, right?" It was Indy Nidel
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One issue I have: Yamamoto was fully aware of the value of aircraft carriers in naval warfare. He was the guy who refined Japan’s carrier doctrine after all. One of the key objectives of Operation Ai was the sinking of the American carriers in port, an objective he himself set. The only reason our carriers weren’t sunk was that they had left port mere days before the attack.
Yes that didn't make sense to me either, after all the pride of the Japanese fleet were it's aircraft carriers though I do believe that at that time the battleships were a more powerfull symbol to the American people as ac warfare was pretty much completely new to everyone and I heard that he allready stated that the war was basically lost when he realized the AC's turned out to not be in port, though that is hearsay
@@istoppedcaring6209 Yamamoto thought the whole war was a bad idea from the get go. He was against going to war with the United States. Yamamoto had spent a lot of time in the US and understood the American people wouldn't be a bunch of pushovers like many of his colleagues in Japan thought. After Pearl Harbor he famously wrote, "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."
@@balabanasireti either way he know IJA could never win against the USA Navy with their might. He only brought them more time. Honestly i blame the IJA more than IJN. The army still stupid and butthead with the navy not to realized that if any happen to the Navy then their homeland is doom. I mean come on they live island, the British knew this and priority their navy more than their army. Instead those 2 brand butthead each other is what cost them in the long run. At least find common ground
Lots of different Japanese names are like that, or they number the children. Ichiro is for a first born for instance (Ichi is one), traditionally children would rename themselves when they came of age (gempukku ceremony, like a bar mitzvah and a samurai exam, you show off what you have learned in dojo or wherever), so those names are kinda temporary. The names have outlived the gempukku ceremony however. Fairly common to have a name that is number and related to age or order or something anyways.
@@Lowlandlord thats actually a really interesting idea, kids naming themselves in a ceremony. Although, I probably would have given myself some stupid cheesy name like 'sky' lmao. I love many these Eastern traditions and religious cultures, often they're very different to the west. Somehow they can seem more human, logical, and applicable to a persons growth, as well as the growth of society. The Eastern religious can often seem more, sort of, scientific than a lot of western religions, if that makes sense. Also less population control and fear based, more based in critical thinking, character development, and peacefulness. Sorry for the wee ramble there haha, I swear I'm not stoned lmao.
the philipinos probably didn't like the Japanese but they probably hated the Americans more, (well at least initially I guess, I expect that the Japanese would be far harsher than the Americans were and far more brutal in dealing with dissent)
Agreed. In general these biographies are pretty good, but he can't resist editorializing here and there, which is unfortunate as it makes you question which parts are accurate representations and which parts are exaggerations.
The decision to go ahead with the aerial ambush was approved by Secretary of War Frank Knox. The reasoning was that he was ‘probably the best man that the Japanese had’ from an American perspective, and was a legitimate target. Military analysts are split on their opinions regarding this move.....some of the more conservative feel that this was more of an assassination than a battle. One German analyst waxed poetic, decrying this as a ‘sneak murder’ by Admiral Nimitz. “As honors go between Hector and Achilles, Yamamoto deserved better than this sneak murder”.
@J M That's ignorant and false. Using atomic bombs is extremely immoral, especially used on civilians. You didn't see Germany or Russia using them even though they had much greater reason and interest in doing so.
@@REGdestRoy Neither the Germans or Russians (or anyone else for that matter) had atomic arms at that point. That alone proves you have no idea what was going on. Secondly it was widely known and proven by kamikaze, and the fire bombing of Tokyo that nothing short of atomic strikes or a full invasion would bring Japan to surrender. An invasion would have most likely cost millions of lives on both sides. In the end atomic bombs while as horrible as they were and are saved lives.
@@REGdestRoy Lol Japan was already using their civilians to fight the americans once they took over Okinawa, either way a lot of innocent japanese civilians would've died, by the hand of Japan or the americans. Lots of civilians were kamikazes aswell.
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@@conchetumareweon2691 So your saying USA killed innocent civillians just like the Nazis killed innocent civillians ? So why so much hate on Hitler ?
@@conchetumareweon2691 of course, japanese people , wouldn't like to defend their home and family anter their government declares war with major global powers.
Just so you know, the USS Nevada was not sunk but beached. It was taken back to San Diego, repaired, and sent to Scapa Flow north of Scotland in the Orkney Islands where it sailed with the battleships Texas and Arkansas and participated in the Normandy Landings on 6 June 1944 providing artillery support on the beaches.
The Battleship that refused to die. She was struck from the naval register after the war and was nuked twice, one of which she was painted in orange as the MAIN target. Following this she was subjected to 3 days of gunnery target practice by ships of the US Navy. After all this, she still refused to go down. A Coup de grâce was then given in the form of 1-2 torpedo(es) launched by torpedo bombers. You can watch her final moments here on youtube. It makes me a little sad to see it. She was a damn good ship.
I like to think even Yamamoto would agree that his death wasn't a "Mid air assassination" but a mission to kill a high value target in a bomber under fighter escort in a warzone.
all he does is rehearse the script, then shoot. probably a couple hours tops, if not too many edits or re-takes. the real credit goes the researching and writing team listed in the credits above!
I was going to say the same thing 5 in one week, really happy to have had them all this week, I know keeping this pace is unrealistic, but I love this channel
well he does have three channels to do videos first with one being his own channel so i assume he put in more effort with his own channel than anything else.
"Murdered?" Those who were killed at Pearl Harbor without a declaration of war were murdered. Yamamoto's death was an act of war against an enemy soldier.
I'm sure that you don't know the whole story as to why the Japanese bombed Peal Harbor, do you? Or you would not make such a statement. I'm not saying that what was done was right but President Roosevelt was ITCHING to get us into that war.
Not quite as black and white, I read that Japan tried to declare war before but due to the mistake about time zones the declaration was done after the attack not before.
Please my friend, the States might be one of the most guiltiest party in the world on this regard. How many covert operations have your government had a hand in around the globe. How many governments have you toppled, societies thrown to chaos. If its you, its a preemptive strike, if its anyone else its a cowardly move
Lmao @ still buying this meme The US had full prior knowledge of the attack but didn't give a damn, they wanted an excuse for participation, they got it just like the Listuania
Trivia point: Yamamoto lost two fingers at Tsushima. Had he lost three, he would have been invalidated out of service. But by a finger did he eventually become commander of the Japanese fleet.
Truly a great bio - one small omission - Yamamoto's staff received the idea of the attack on Pearl Harbor per the British equally stunning success against that Italian fleet at Taranto in 1940. Aircraft carrier launched torpedo aircraft - Swordfish bi-planes. Well done Mr. Whistler!
Very true, the Japanese studied Taranto in-depth, even going to the site and making notes. The idea of wooden additions to the torpedoes to allow them to run true was inspired by alterations made by the RN
You left out an interesting point about Operation Vengeance. In order to not promote suspicion that the Japanese code had been broken, they set up a bombing campaign so that the planes that shot down Yamamoto's plane were simply returning from a bombing run and simply ran into Yamamoto's plane by random luck. It worked. By this time, the death of Yamamoto was not worth exposing the fact that the US had broken the Japanese code. Another great bio!
13:00 Your analysis of Yamamoto's plan regarding Pearl Harbor is deeply flawed for a number of reasons: #1. Admiral Yamamoto knew full well that Roosevelt had transferred the fleet to Pearl Harbor to antagonize the Japanese and that Roosevelt's decision had caused such a ruckus it lead several members of the admiralty to resign in protest. #2. Admiral Yamamoto surely knew the battleships in Pearl Harbor were obsolete tubs that would not play any decisive role in a Pacific war that would be decided by air supremacy. #3. Admiral Yamamoto knew that a knockout blow could only be achieved by sinking the American fast carriers and the modern heavy cruisers in short order, and preventing American subs from infesting the waters of the western Pacific.
If I'm remembering correctly Yamamoto expected at least two carriers to be at pearl that day. The Enterprise and Lexington were carrying reinforcements to wake and midway and the saratoga was finishing a refit in San Deigo. He knew saratoga was not in theatre but expected enterprise and lexington to be there. As I understand it their absence gave him a great deal of anxiety and was the reason he ordered an immediate withdraw. Keep in mind radar was rudimentary at the time (the japanese didn't have it at all, and relied on scout planes) so fleet position was a complete cat and mouse game. I could be recalling incorrectly.
Did we really see battleships as becoming obsolete? It was my impression that they were still our naval pride, and their sinking forced carriers to take the limelight when they weren’t meant to be centerstage like that.
@@Kyle_Schaff Yes this is what I believe to be true at the time. Prior to Pearl and Midway Navies were all built around battleships. Planes were new tech, and most old school navy men thought that air power would merely provide scouting, troop and supply transport and the occasional harassing raid. Most admirals at the time in all navies thought that excluding the odd lucky shot that war planes would ever sink a battleship.
White Wolf I don’t agree Yamamoto fully felt that the US carriers were that important. While the IJN set the carrier priority as “high” in their target rankings just like battleships it wasn’t an ultimate goal. If carriers were the ultimate goal then the IJN simply would have set their “target” as “US Carriers” and not “Pearl Harbor”. See the difference? The IJN wanted to achieve a complete “surprise” which they achieved in Tora Tora Tora. Their goal was to create the maximum amount of damage with the least amount of expense. The best way to achieve this was to hit a bunch of immobile targets which is what they hit Pearl on a Sunday morning too. The only reason why Pearl Harbor doesn’t look so great is because of subsequent poor battle plans and their colossal blunder at Midway. Had the IJN used their own battleships at Midway they would have won. The US didn’t have battleships because of Pearl. Most US historians never want to pursue the IJN battleships angle at Midway because they know the Us would have gotten their asses kicked. There is nothing wrong in stating this.
You reported from an angle that I never had before. I have always been taught Admiral Yamamoto was hoping for the carriers at Pearl Harbor, and their survival was a disappointment. More, when he learned that Pearl Harborr was struck before the Declaration of War, he was said to state "we have awakened a sleeping giant."
Tomas: Indeed, very lazy editing. His graphic of the P-38 shows a P-51 flying in formation, a total anachronism for the South Pacific in 1943. I believe the P-38 is also carrying the white/black stripes of the 1944 Normandy invasion aircraft markings.
Tru3Times He's talking about how Yamamoto's name, Isoroku, was the age his father was when he was born (56), so he probably would've been named 69 if his father was 69 (Rokujūkyū)
Speaking of the blitzkrieg, i would really love to see one of these done on von moltke "the big person of silence", the military counterpart of the diplomat Bismarck. He invented the german blitzkrieg and let prussia to victory in the 3 wars of unification by leading a proto blitz, foretold the first worldwar in shocking detail and was also as a person quite fascinating, as he for example despite being the military leader always accepted otto von Bismarcks primat of diplomacy and didn't use his success to take over power, seeing as Bismarck the dangers of german dominance and the threat of a great war and dedicating himself to avoid it
I suggested Deng Xiaopeng after Mao Tsetung's video. I'll also recommend Chester W. Nimitz, Yamamoto's opposite number in the Pacific War and Admiral Togo, the famous leader of the Japanese fleet at the Battle of the Tsushima Strait whose legacy was used to inspire the Japanese pilots that attacked Pearl Harbor.
Second correction. Nagumo was largely in charge at Midway, not Yamamoto. His decision to switch the bomb-type for the planes was a huge blunder, and was exacerbated as the US dive bombers arrived at that exact moment
@@MaxwellAerialPhotography Sometimes it's more on the presentation than the material, style over substance if you will. I'd love to see an H-Man biography in the voice of The Whistler.
Yamamoto wasn't assassinated or murdered. He was killed by enemy military forces in a legitimate military action. He's just a casualty. BTW, an American General was machingunned by a German soldier in a meeting action in WW2. I never heard anyone call that German a murderer.
Speaking of Navies in the Russo-Japanese war, i encourage everyone to look into the Russian 2nd Pacific Sqaudren if you want a good laugh. The amount of incompetence led to the funniest series of events ive ever read. Im shocked someone hasnt made a dark comedy about it
"I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant, and filled him with terrible purpose." Anyone who's interested in Naval history generally agrees he was one of the most brilliant naval commanders of all time, forced into a war he knew he couldn't win
To me, Yamamoto is like Erwin Rommel. They both were excellent tacticians but had conflicting ideas with other superiors. Yamamoto with the Navy and the Army and Rommel with the supply problem. Both of them realize that the Western Allies were still a problem. For Rommel, it was the British and he wanted to drive them out of Egypt and possibly capture the oil fields in the Middle East. Yamamoto is was the Americans and to secure an early victory against them so they could hold on to the oil fields in the South Pacific. This is just my opinion on how Yamamoto is like Rommel.
How about Louis Riel of Canada. A politician who lead a rebellion against the Canadian government, during the 1860's and 1870's in defense of The Metis people.
LOL I know a yank response butROFL hearing of a rebellion in Canada.That is like hearing a person die from a serial kill from Canada.That just kills any respect or fear factor."Oh eh Hello, I don't mean to be rude but I fear I going to have to rebel for this like injustice eh?"
Sounds exiting. Did he produce maple syrup or was he involved in chucking wood? How about Louis Finkelstein. He's my neighbour. Kind, old gentleman, who watches TV for most of the day. He owns a cat!
@@thewingedhussar4188 well in the 1860s there were natives mostly populating western Canada and a half french half native man (Metis) Louis Riel led an uprising in western Canada called the Northern Rebellion, it was put down fairly easily by the dominion but hes now a "hero" to Metis and native people and so on, And it wasn't sweet just because it's Canada, and on 16 November 1885 Louis Riel was hanged for treason. First Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada (Sir John A. Macdonald) quoted "He shall die though every dog in Quebec bark in his favour." referring to French in Quebec upset about English dominance
I hate it when Americans live up to the stereotype of their being ignorant, arrogant idiots. I have to take a breath and remind myself that I've met many Americans who are decent, intelligent and educated. Just not on youtube, though.
The worse attack on American soil ever was September 11, 2001. The carnage was significantly higher. Pearl Harbor was horrendous and both attacks resulted in war.
These same idiots cry about Iraqi civilians being killed by the US, while cheering that American civilians were killed on 9/11. And you never, EVER hear them cry about all how groups like ISIS slaughtered their own people, brutalized women and children.
15:00 Pearl Harbor had several steps and targets, of which battleships were merely the first, the rest never happened. The Pearl Harbor operation was a tactical and strategical failure for the Japanese Navy. It achieved short term success in it's failure and near ensured it's eventual demise.
It's not murder, as murder is defined as the deliberate and illegal killing of a person. Since killing of enemy combatants is not illegal during war, it's not murder. It is however as assassination.
@@45obiwan the mission brief was that a high ranking officer was spotted boarding an aircraft at Rabaul and the mission was to take that aircraft down. The higher ups knew that it was Yamamoto, and that the source came from intercepted orders and not a coastwatcher as per the official story, but kept it secret so as to not give away they broke the Japanese code. The target was a single officer and the higher ups knew it was Yamamoto
No murder was involved in shooting down Yamamoto. He did plan the Pearl Harbor attack, which, because of botched timing, caused the attack to take place before the formal declaration of war, turned the Pearl Harbor attack into the actual murder of Americans. The war was already underway when he was shot down, so he was another casualty.
Yamamoto did not emphasize killing battleships. The carriers were not in Pearl Harbor on the day of the attack. You should read Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon Prange. It is still considered the definitive book on the Pearl Harbor attack. Yamamoto was a major proponent of the carrier and had tried to convince the IJN that carriers and air power was the future, going so far as to go through navy pilot training himself relatively late in life. There is evidence that Nagumo was urged to launch a third wave against the shore facilities, which he refused. Yamamoto refused to second guess the Admiral on the spot, but in hindsight this was a blunder. Nagumo is widely believed to have been a member of the battleship school and may have thought destroying the battleships was enough.
PH aside Yamamoto was still a believer in the battleship to some degree. In the plan he wrote for Midway he still expected that the final blow to the US fleet would not come from his carriers but from his battleships.
Lol @ his idea of destroying American morale. This is a country that went to war with itself. Such a smart man shoulda realized we don’t quit we get angry.
You have done yamamoto and hirohito. Do Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the best general in the japanese army in ww2 and perhaps the most sensible japanese commander
What do you mean murdered ? He wasn't a Civilian, was he. The Planes with him was not unarmed Civilian Planes. He was a legitimate Target who got what he deserved.
I have the feeling that killing Yamamoto was a mistake, was a decision made more with revenge in mind than anything else, he was always against the war with USA, the war would probably ended earlier if he were to have survived
I just visited his museum in Nagaoka, in Niigata Prefecture in Japan! Though the staff was very helpful. They had English brochures, and even an adorably handmade guidebook in English (with cute drawings depicting the display items, so it was very easy to follow), and you could see an actual part of the wing of the aircraft and the actual seat he sat in when he did. It was very interesting, but I definitely wanted to learn more, so this video was very helpful and informative!
The proper term in "killed" not "murdered". A murder is illegal, but Yamamoto was a military officer in a military plane during a time of war, and thus legally subject to killing just like any other soldier in uniform.
Except that a state of war had not been officially declared by Japan before the start of the Pearl Harbor strike, technically making all those American deaths war crimes.
History says that after his visit to the USA, he said we were "soft." But after Pearl Harbor, he was said to remark: "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant"
*MURDERED?????* HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!!! Shooting the military personnel of a declared enemy power is *NOT* murder! Last I checked, on April 18, 1943, the Japanese Empire and the United States were at war, correct? And Isoroku Yamamoto was an Admiral in the Japanese Empire's armed forces, correct? If you call yourself a historian, you owe it to your audience to correct this gross mischaracterization, friend.
Hmmm... isn't that a money-lender from downtown? Guy with a large nose who eats pickled cucumbers all day long and asks you "which one?", if you ask him for his number... you mean him?
Another great video. Awesome job Simon, as always. So impressed with the quantity of work you & the crew put out. Most importantly though, the quality is right up there with it. You’re the best!
Yamamoto: 'orders an attack on Pearl Harbor' USA: "OVER THERE OVER THERE SEND THE WORD SEND THE WORD OVER THERE THAT THE YANKS ARE COMING THE YANKS ARE COMING...." Yamamoto: 'instant regret'
He predicted it long before the USA retaliated, long before they went to war.. He was anti-war but had to make a plan in case the government decided to go to war.. He gave them warnings but no avail..
Pearl Harbour itself had no significance... the other islands and ports had oil, Aircraft Carriers were a joke two years after Pearl harbour The war went exactly as Yamamoto predicted
What you mean like the complete demilitarization and unconditional surrender of his country? In what world did he think sinking a few ships would break the American spirit. The man was a fool and his plan did the exact opposite of what he thought, he untied the American people and gave them a common enemy. His master plan of a complete destruction and breaking the American spirit directly lead to the complete destruction of Japan and the breaking of the Japanese spirit.
Very educational video! There was quite a bit of luck that saved America's ability to conduct war against Japan after the strike on Hawaii. Key of course was the carriers not being in port! Always a fascinating topic for me.
18:07 You say "murdered". However, "murder" implies: (1) the person (Yamamoto) killed was innocent and (2) the American pilots who shot down and killed him were committing an unethical action. However Yamamoto was hardly "innocent" because Yamamoto was a war combatant who ordered other war combatants to kill. In fact, Yamamoto was the primary person who orchestrated the attack on Pearl Harbor which initiated a war on a country that was not at war with Japan at the time. Hence I don't think Yamamoto was "innocent" nor do I think the American pilots committed an unethical action by shooting down and killing Yamamoto. Yamamoto was fair game. I wouldn't have termed it "murder" but something else like "assassination".
Judge him based on his beliefs not the orders he was given. He was opposed to the war with China and the US, he knew what would happen since he studied in the US and knew how to speak english fluently.
All I say is " I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve. "(Whether it was said by Yamamoto, but was right of the USA.)
Neil Roberts he never said it. To this day there are no documents or witnesses him saying that. It’s just got stuck that he said it because of a 1960s movie had him saying it. And again in 2001 then 2019.
Simon, can you fact check on 6:20 "IJN first aircraft carrier, Akagi". I believe the first commissioned, purpose built, aircraft carrier in the world is IJN Hosho. Thus making it IJN's first aircraft carrier.
Yamamoto: "A war with America is a bad idea."
Anima and Tojo: "Okay let's go to war with America, you're in charge."
Yeah they really did him dirty.
I like what Indy Model said, "Japan wouldn't go to war with China, Great Britain, The Netherlands, France and the USA. That would be crazy, right?"
It was Indy Nidel
That scumbags tainted his honor.
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One issue I have: Yamamoto was fully aware of the value of aircraft carriers in naval warfare. He was the guy who refined Japan’s carrier doctrine after all. One of the key objectives of Operation Ai was the sinking of the American carriers in port, an objective he himself set. The only reason our carriers weren’t sunk was that they had left port mere days before the attack.
Yes that didn't make sense to me either, after all the pride of the Japanese fleet were it's aircraft carriers
though I do believe that at that time the battleships were a more powerfull symbol to the American people as ac warfare was pretty much completely new to everyone
and I heard that he allready stated that the war was basically lost when he realized the AC's turned out to not be in port, though that is hearsay
@@istoppedcaring6209 Yamamoto thought the whole war was a bad idea from the get go. He was against going to war with the United States. Yamamoto had spent a lot of time in the US and understood the American people wouldn't be a bunch of pushovers like many of his colleagues in Japan thought. After Pearl Harbor he famously wrote, "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."
@@ShamanMcLamie That quote was never proven but he probably thought something similar
@@balabanasireti either way he know IJA could never win against the USA Navy with their might. He only brought them more time.
Honestly i blame the IJA more than IJN. The army still stupid and
butthead with the navy not to realized that if any happen to the Navy then their homeland is doom.
I mean come on they live island, the British knew this and priority their navy more than their army.
Instead those 2 brand butthead each other is what cost them in the long run. At least find common ground
If it wasn’t for the etherians helping the Americans Japan would’ve won
"How do we name this child?"
"Let's see...what's my age again?"
"Nobody likes you when you're 23"
Lol people would just ask questions like yep 30,27,27,26,32,23,19,25 good people but not sure about 72 and 14. Call me 30 if you want to.
Lots of different Japanese names are like that, or they number the children. Ichiro is for a first born for instance (Ichi is one), traditionally children would rename themselves when they came of age (gempukku ceremony, like a bar mitzvah and a samurai exam, you show off what you have learned in dojo or wherever), so those names are kinda temporary. The names have outlived the gempukku ceremony however. Fairly common to have a name that is number and related to age or order or something anyways.
@@Lowlandlord thats actually a really interesting idea, kids naming themselves in a ceremony. Although, I probably would have given myself some stupid cheesy name like 'sky' lmao. I love many these Eastern traditions and religious cultures, often they're very different to the west. Somehow they can seem more human, logical, and applicable to a persons growth, as well as the growth of society. The Eastern religious can often seem more, sort of, scientific than a lot of western religions, if that makes sense. Also less population control and fear based, more based in critical thinking, character development, and peacefulness. Sorry for the wee ramble there haha, I swear I'm not stoned lmao.
Yamamoto’s final trip WAS a morale booster indeed - for the Americans, the Australians, the British, the Phillipinos, etc...
Morale boost for them, and also an ending sign for the japanese empire.
the philipinos probably didn't like the Japanese but they probably hated the Americans more, (well at least initially I guess, I expect that the Japanese would be far harsher than the Americans were and far more brutal in dealing with dissent)
Its filipinos
@@yuki-cg9il to he fair, the choice of not having any allies, or to not fight together with the colonizers, would be suicide at the time
@@thelast9112 Its Philippians
Normal people finance their gambling with their work.
Yamamoto financed his work with his gambling.
Murder? That's garbage. The man was a combatant in a war zone. I suspect he would also reject this characterization.
Agreed
Yup!
Agreed. In general these biographies are pretty good, but he can't resist editorializing here and there, which is unfortunate as it makes you question which parts are accurate representations and which parts are exaggerations.
we weren’t at war when they attacked pearl harbor...
we weren't at war at the time , I wonder if you would say the same if your family was there
Definitely not “murder”! He was a high-value enemy combatant flying in a military aircraft in a war zone.
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The decision to go ahead with the aerial ambush was approved by Secretary of War Frank Knox. The reasoning was that he was ‘probably the best man that the Japanese had’ from an American perspective, and was a legitimate target. Military analysts are split on their opinions regarding this move.....some of the more conservative feel that this was more of an assassination than a battle. One German analyst waxed poetic, decrying this as a ‘sneak murder’ by Admiral Nimitz. “As honors go between Hector and Achilles, Yamamoto deserved better than this sneak murder”.
Assasination than.
It had to be done, but I am saddened; with his death, the world was diminished.
@KT Chong wtf not only American do you know germany and japan were fighting multiple country
I believe Yamamoto also warned not to wake a sleeping giant. Had they paid attention to that the destruction of most of Japan would not have happened.
@J M That's ignorant and false. Using atomic bombs is extremely immoral, especially used on civilians. You didn't see Germany or Russia using them even though they had much greater reason and interest in doing so.
@@REGdestRoy Neither the Germans or Russians (or anyone else for that matter) had atomic arms at that point. That alone proves you have no idea what was going on. Secondly it was widely known and proven by kamikaze, and the fire bombing of Tokyo that nothing short of atomic strikes or a full invasion would bring Japan to surrender. An invasion would have most likely cost millions of lives on both sides. In the end atomic bombs while as horrible as they were and are saved lives.
@@REGdestRoy Lol Japan was already using their civilians to fight the americans once they took over Okinawa, either way a lot of innocent japanese civilians would've died, by the hand of Japan or the americans. Lots of civilians were kamikazes aswell.
@@conchetumareweon2691 So your saying USA killed innocent civillians just like the Nazis killed innocent civillians ? So why so much hate on Hitler ?
@@conchetumareweon2691 of course, japanese people , wouldn't like to defend their home and family anter their government declares war with major global powers.
Just so you know, the USS Nevada was not sunk but beached. It was taken back to San Diego, repaired, and sent to Scapa Flow north of Scotland in the Orkney Islands where it sailed with the battleships Texas and Arkansas and participated in the Normandy Landings on 6 June 1944 providing artillery support on the beaches.
The Battleship that refused to die.
She was struck from the naval register after the war and was nuked twice, one of which she was painted in orange as the MAIN target. Following this she was subjected to 3 days of gunnery target practice by ships of the US Navy. After all this, she still refused to go down.
A Coup de grâce was then given in the form of 1-2 torpedo(es) launched by torpedo bombers.
You can watch her final moments here on youtube. It makes me a little sad to see it.
She was a damn good ship.
I like to think even Yamamoto would agree that his death wasn't a "Mid air assassination" but a mission to kill a high value target in a bomber under fighter escort in a warzone.
Yup, killed in action like so many others.
I’m pretty sure that would be his opinion of it. He was a soldier after all.
I disagree. Any time that you target a specific individual especially one in a high leadership position, that qualifies as an assassination.
Biographics. The channel to put 5 videos in 7 days. 5 videos, that's a lot of work. Give these guys a thumbs up !
i hope simon gets enough rest in
all he does is rehearse the script, then shoot. probably a couple hours tops, if not too many edits or re-takes. the real credit goes the researching and writing team listed in the credits above!
I was going to say the same thing 5 in one week, really happy to have had them all this week, I know keeping this pace is unrealistic, but I love this channel
well he does have three channels to do videos first with one being his own channel so i assume he put in more effort with his own channel than anything else.
and why have the "!"? no need to shout, geez
0:50 - Chapter 1 - Early years
1:55 - Chapter 2 - A naval career beckons
3:45 - Chapter 3 - Courage under fire
4:45 - Chapter 4 - A change of name
6:40 - Chapter 5 - International statesman
8:25 - Chapter 6 - Rapid promotion
9:25 - Chapter 7 - Road to war
12:10 - Chapter 8 - Pearl harbor
15:15 - Chapter 9 - War
16:40 - Chapter 10 - The tide turns
18:10 - Chapter 11 - Murdered
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Thank you very much 💐
Murdered?
Murdered….
"Murdered?" Those who were killed at Pearl Harbor without a declaration of war were murdered. Yamamoto's death was an act of war against an enemy soldier.
NAILED IT COULD NOT EXPLAIN IT ANY CLEARER!!!!!
I'm sure that you don't know the whole story as to why the Japanese bombed Peal Harbor, do you? Or you would not make such a statement. I'm not saying that what was done was right but President Roosevelt was ITCHING to get us into that war.
Not quite as black and white, I read that Japan tried to declare war before but due to the mistake about time zones the declaration was done after the attack not before.
Please my friend, the States might be one of the most guiltiest party in the world on this regard. How many covert operations have your government had a hand in around the globe. How many governments have you toppled, societies thrown to chaos. If its you, its a preemptive strike, if its anyone else its a cowardly move
Lmao @ still buying this meme
The US had full prior knowledge of the attack but didn't give a damn, they wanted an excuse for participation, they got it just like the Listuania
Trivia point: Yamamoto lost two fingers at Tsushima. Had he lost three, he would have been invalidated out of service. But by a finger did he eventually become commander of the Japanese fleet.
Truly a great bio - one small omission - Yamamoto's staff received the idea of the attack on Pearl Harbor per the British equally stunning success against that Italian fleet at Taranto in 1940. Aircraft carrier launched torpedo aircraft - Swordfish bi-planes. Well done Mr. Whistler!
Very true, the Japanese studied Taranto in-depth, even going to the site and making notes. The idea of wooden additions to the torpedoes to allow them to run true was inspired by alterations made by the RN
You left out an interesting point about Operation Vengeance. In order to not promote suspicion that the Japanese code had been broken, they set up a bombing campaign so that the planes that shot down Yamamoto's plane were simply returning from a bombing run and simply ran into Yamamoto's plane by random luck. It worked. By this time, the death of Yamamoto was not worth exposing the fact that the US had broken the Japanese code.
Another great bio!
My wife visited the wreckage of his aircraft while working with MSF in Bougainville, still a significant part of the fuselage and engine remains.
Wow
What about his body??
13:00 Your analysis of Yamamoto's plan regarding Pearl Harbor is deeply flawed for a number of reasons:
#1. Admiral Yamamoto knew full well that Roosevelt had transferred the fleet to Pearl Harbor to antagonize the Japanese and that Roosevelt's decision had caused such a ruckus it lead several members of the admiralty to resign in protest.
#2. Admiral Yamamoto surely knew the battleships in Pearl Harbor were obsolete tubs that would not play any decisive role in a Pacific war that would be decided by air supremacy.
#3. Admiral Yamamoto knew that a knockout blow could only be achieved by sinking the American fast carriers and the modern heavy cruisers in short order, and preventing American subs from infesting the waters of the western Pacific.
White Wolf
Finally!
If I'm remembering correctly Yamamoto expected at least two carriers to be at pearl that day. The Enterprise and Lexington were carrying reinforcements to wake and midway and the saratoga was finishing a refit in San Deigo. He knew saratoga was not in theatre but expected enterprise and lexington to be there. As I understand it their absence gave him a great deal of anxiety and was the reason he ordered an immediate withdraw.
Keep in mind radar was rudimentary at the time (the japanese didn't have it at all, and relied on scout planes) so fleet position was a complete cat and mouse game.
I could be recalling incorrectly.
Did we really see battleships as becoming obsolete? It was my impression that they were still our naval pride, and their sinking forced carriers to take the limelight when they weren’t meant to be centerstage like that.
@@Kyle_Schaff Yes this is what I believe to be true at the time. Prior to Pearl and Midway Navies were all built around battleships. Planes were new tech, and most old school navy men thought that air power would merely provide scouting, troop and supply transport and the occasional harassing raid. Most admirals at the time in all navies thought that excluding the odd lucky shot that war planes would ever sink a battleship.
White Wolf I don’t agree Yamamoto fully felt that the US carriers were that important.
While the IJN set the carrier priority as “high” in their target rankings just like battleships it wasn’t an ultimate goal.
If carriers were the ultimate goal then the IJN simply would have set their “target” as “US Carriers” and not “Pearl Harbor”. See the difference?
The IJN wanted to achieve a complete “surprise” which they achieved in Tora Tora Tora. Their goal was to create the maximum amount of damage with the least amount of expense. The best way to achieve this was to hit a bunch of immobile targets which is what they hit Pearl on a Sunday morning too.
The only reason why Pearl Harbor doesn’t look so great is because of subsequent poor battle plans and their colossal blunder at Midway. Had the IJN used their own battleships at Midway they would have won. The US didn’t have battleships because of Pearl.
Most US historians never want to pursue the IJN battleships angle at Midway because they know the Us would have gotten their asses kicked. There is nothing wrong in stating this.
You reported from an angle that I never had before. I have always been taught Admiral Yamamoto was hoping for the carriers at Pearl Harbor, and their survival was a disappointment. More, when he learned that Pearl Harborr was struck before the Declaration of War, he was said to state "we have awakened a sleeping giant."
Dude, childhood must really suck for a kid whose name is literally '56' :/
No. Though the Chinese characters spell out '56', the reading is not how you would say '56' in Japanese which is 'Go-jyu-roku'.
Here's a suggestion : Nicolae Ceausecu, romanian dictator untill 1989.
A "much loved" communist
I have him as phone ringtone when he speaks alooo alooo aloo
lol, that must be interesting in public transport
@@x3ckid lmao great
@108johnny the wife was the one that did most of the job in their escape attempt, she was the one that stole the car of a man at gunpoint
Biographics bringing the 🔥 this week
4 videos if I'm not wrong.
Tomas: Indeed, very lazy editing. His graphic of the P-38 shows a P-51 flying in formation, a total anachronism for the South Pacific in 1943. I believe the P-38 is also carrying the white/black stripes of the 1944 Normandy invasion aircraft markings.
Dude... You are so disciplined!!! You deserve the best!
Good thing his father wasn't 69 when he was born.
Tru3Times He's talking about how Yamamoto's name, Isoroku, was the age his father was when he was born (56), so he probably would've been named 69 if his father was 69 (Rokujūkyū)
Why? because he would be takashi 69?
@@vincivedivicilextalionas4036 navy iffy uh tojo got the stiffy uh
Why
Yellow Jackets lmao u don’t know what 69 is XD
Speaking of the blitzkrieg, i would really love to see one of these done on von moltke "the big person of silence", the military counterpart of the diplomat Bismarck. He invented the german blitzkrieg and let prussia to victory in the 3 wars of unification by leading a proto blitz, foretold the first worldwar in shocking detail and was also as a person quite fascinating, as he for example despite being the military leader always accepted otto von Bismarcks primat of diplomacy and didn't use his success to take over power, seeing as Bismarck the dangers of german dominance and the threat of a great war and dedicating himself to avoid it
Thank you for continuing to bring out great content.
Stay true Simon o7
I suggested Deng Xiaopeng after Mao Tsetung's video. I'll also recommend Chester W. Nimitz, Yamamoto's opposite number in the Pacific War and Admiral Togo, the famous leader of the Japanese fleet at the Battle of the Tsushima Strait whose legacy was used to inspire the Japanese pilots that attacked Pearl Harbor.
Best narrator currently out there .
Agreed.
Thank you for these biographies. I always enjoy them!
Second correction. Nagumo was largely in charge at Midway, not Yamamoto. His decision to switch the bomb-type for the planes was a huge blunder, and was exacerbated as the US dive bombers arrived at that exact moment
Okay, Emperor Hirohito, El Duce Mussolini...We gonna see mister Big H soon?
Russell Rodriguez he has done mussolini you fool
To many biographies on the Austrian artist already. It's a saturated market.
@@MaxwellAerialPhotography Sometimes it's more on the presentation than the material, style over substance if you will. I'd love to see an H-Man biography in the voice of The Whistler.
@@gn0015 fair enough.
@@MaxwellAerialPhotography Still it would be a treat to see
Yamamoto wasn't assassinated or murdered. He was killed by enemy military forces in a legitimate military action. He's just a casualty. BTW, an American General was machingunned by a German soldier in a meeting action in WW2. I never heard anyone call that German a murderer.
Oh shut up and stop your bitching
So glad you are doing these.
Can I suggest Diogenes The Cynic? One of the most underrated philosophers..
"We have awaken the Sleeping Giant "
-Admiral Yamamoto
Speaking of Navies in the Russo-Japanese war, i encourage everyone to look into the Russian 2nd Pacific Sqaudren if you want a good laugh. The amount of incompetence led to the funniest series of events ive ever read. Im shocked someone hasnt made a dark comedy about it
"I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant, and filled him with terrible purpose." Anyone who's interested in Naval history generally agrees he was one of the most brilliant naval commanders of all time, forced into a war he knew he couldn't win
A fake quotation.
Agreed!
To me, Yamamoto is like Erwin Rommel. They both were excellent tacticians but had conflicting ideas with other superiors. Yamamoto with the Navy and the Army and Rommel with the supply problem. Both of them realize that the Western Allies were still a problem. For Rommel, it was the British and he wanted to drive them out of Egypt and possibly capture the oil fields in the Middle East. Yamamoto is was the Americans and to secure an early victory against them so they could hold on to the oil fields in the South Pacific. This is just my opinion on how Yamamoto is like Rommel.
How about Louis Riel of Canada. A politician who lead a rebellion against the Canadian government, during the 1860's and 1870's in defense of The Metis people.
LOL I know a yank response butROFL hearing of a rebellion in Canada.That is like hearing a person die from a serial kill from Canada.That just kills any respect or fear factor."Oh eh Hello, I don't mean to be rude but I fear I going to have to rebel for this like injustice eh?"
Sounds exiting. Did he produce maple syrup or was he involved in chucking wood? How about Louis Finkelstein. He's my neighbour. Kind, old gentleman, who watches TV for most of the day. He owns a cat!
@@thewingedhussar4188 well in the 1860s there were natives mostly populating western Canada and a half french half native man (Metis) Louis Riel led an uprising in western Canada called the Northern Rebellion, it was put down fairly easily by the dominion but hes now a "hero" to Metis and native people and so on, And it wasn't sweet just because it's Canada, and on 16 November 1885 Louis Riel was hanged for treason. First Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada (Sir John A. Macdonald) quoted "He shall die though every dog in Quebec bark in his favour." referring to French in Quebec upset about English dominance
I hate it when Americans live up to the stereotype of their being ignorant, arrogant idiots. I have to take a breath and remind myself that I've met many Americans who are decent, intelligent and educated. Just not on youtube, though.
yes, as much as I despise that traitor, it would be nice to see a bio of him.
The worse attack on American soil ever was September 11, 2001. The carnage was significantly higher. Pearl Harbor was horrendous and both attacks resulted in war.
Marge O'Connor
And both were false flag operations
@Douglas Waugh there's a non sequitur for ya!
"The carnage was significantly higher."
lol no
These same idiots cry about Iraqi civilians being killed by the US, while cheering that American civilians were killed on 9/11. And you never, EVER hear them cry about all how groups like ISIS slaughtered their own people, brutalized women and children.
Grabbagar670 quit doing drugs
15:00 Pearl Harbor had several steps and targets, of which battleships were merely the first, the rest never happened. The Pearl Harbor operation was a tactical and strategical failure for the Japanese Navy. It achieved short term success in it's failure and near ensured it's eventual demise.
Pearl Harbor in just 30 minutes united almost all Americans to resolve to defeat imperial Japan.
Great video! how about Admiral Nimitz next?
KIlling an enemy combatant leader during a time of war is neither murder nor assassination.
killing an enemy combatant leader during a time of war is an assassination when that person is the sole target of the attack.
It's not murder, as murder is defined as the deliberate and illegal killing of a person. Since killing of enemy combatants is not illegal during war, it's not murder. It is however as assassination.
Questionmark but, if you look at the mission brief, they were hoping to get the whole command staff, not just the Admiral.
@@45obiwan the mission brief was that a high ranking officer was spotted boarding an aircraft at Rabaul and the mission was to take that aircraft down. The higher ups knew that it was Yamamoto, and that the source came from intercepted orders and not a coastwatcher as per the official story, but kept it secret so as to not give away they broke the Japanese code. The target was a single officer and the higher ups knew it was Yamamoto
+KaptKan1 not at the time.
Really really enjoying watching and learning. Brilliant. Definitely worth also watching Tora Tora Tora.
Great insight. Can I suggest a video about William the Conqueror? It'd be very useful to learn about him.
And also Oliver Cromwell and that of Charles of England the king who Cromwell had beheaded
No murder was involved in shooting down Yamamoto. He did plan the Pearl Harbor attack, which, because of botched timing, caused the attack to take place before the formal declaration of war, turned the Pearl Harbor attack into the actual murder of Americans. The war was already underway when he was shot down, so he was another casualty.
u always make good content👍👌🏻🔥
I love these BIO's. Please keep them coming. Cheers!
I was amazed to see the greatest battle in history like the battle of the midway w/c honor w/c is the most powerful naval battle in history
Yamamoto did not emphasize killing battleships. The carriers were not in Pearl Harbor on the day of the attack. You should read Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon Prange. It is still considered the definitive book on the Pearl Harbor attack. Yamamoto was a major proponent of the carrier and had tried to convince the IJN that carriers and air power was the future, going so far as to go through navy pilot training himself relatively late in life. There is evidence that Nagumo was urged to launch a third wave against the shore facilities, which he refused. Yamamoto refused to second guess the Admiral on the spot, but in hindsight this was a blunder. Nagumo is widely believed to have been a member of the battleship school and may have thought destroying the battleships was enough.
PH aside Yamamoto was still a believer in the battleship to some degree. In the plan he wrote for Midway he still expected that the final blow to the US fleet would not come from his carriers but from his battleships.
Lol @ his idea of destroying American morale. This is a country that went to war with itself. Such a smart man shoulda realized we don’t quit we get angry.
Love your videos! Very informative
You have done yamamoto and hirohito. Do Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the best general in the japanese army in ww2 and perhaps the most sensible japanese commander
Anther great one guys.... Thank you... Keep them coming
If his descendant is Gary Yamamoto, all is forgiven for his awesome bass baits.
lolll
Fantastic documentary on Admiral Yamamoto !!!!
What do you mean murdered ? He wasn't a Civilian, was he. The Planes with him was not unarmed Civilian Planes. He was a legitimate Target who got what he deserved.
I wouldn't say deserved since he was the biggest voice against war but since there was no other option in sight he did his best to assist his country.
I am loving these! Rainy Fall weather, food in the fridge and ms means this is going to be a marathon. Yes!
Man you are on fire this week!
I have the feeling that killing Yamamoto was a mistake, was a decision made more with revenge in mind than anything else, he was always against the war with USA, the war would probably ended earlier if he were to have survived
You should do George Carlin sometime.
I second that. Andy Kaufmann would be interesting too.
Sam Kinison.
This would be an awesome idea.
What about John Ritter?
George is such a great guy.
I just visited his museum in Nagaoka, in Niigata Prefecture in Japan! Though the staff was very helpful. They had English brochures, and even an adorably handmade guidebook in English (with cute drawings depicting the display items, so it was very easy to follow), and you could see an actual part of the wing of the aircraft and the actual seat he sat in when he did. It was very interesting, but I definitely wanted to learn more, so this video was very helpful and informative!
How is it an assignation if he was a military an and during war time?
*PAYING FOR HIS CRIMES. HE WAS BEGGING FOR IT!*
The proper term in "killed" not "murdered". A murder is illegal, but Yamamoto was a military officer in a military plane during a time of war, and thus legally subject to killing just like any other soldier in uniform.
Just like the Americans who were killed at Pearl Harbor.
Except that a state of war had not been officially declared by Japan before the start of the Pearl Harbor strike, technically making all those American deaths war crimes.
History says that after his visit to the USA, he said we were "soft." But after Pearl Harbor, he was said to remark: "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant"
He must've said that to appease his superiors
No he didn't. That quote is straight up fiction from Tora Tora Tora and Pearl Harbour.
Great video man. Cheers
*MURDERED?????*
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!!!
Shooting the military personnel of a declared enemy power is *NOT* murder! Last I checked, on April 18, 1943, the Japanese Empire and the United States were at war, correct? And Isoroku Yamamoto was an Admiral in the Japanese Empire's armed forces, correct?
If you call yourself a historian, you owe it to your audience to correct this gross mischaracterization, friend.
Same with the folks calling the bombing of that Iranian General in Iraq murder too...🤦♀️
biographies is another fantastic channel Simon 👌
Murdered? It was a combat fatality.
He wasn't murdered. He was killed in action like so many others.
Dude, I do not get tired to say that you and your staff are simply the men !!! Please make a video about Ben Gurion.
Hmmm... isn't that a money-lender from downtown? Guy with a large nose who eats pickled cucumbers all day long and asks you "which one?", if you ask him for his number... you mean him?
The camera all jumping around (in and out) is doing my head in.
How about a video about Curtis E. LeMay?
Another great video. Awesome job Simon, as always. So impressed with the quantity of work you & the crew put out. Most importantly though, the quality is right up there with it. You’re the best!
Do a video on Douglas McCarther
Do one on Douglas MacArthur too ...
you don't know how to spell do you?
Who?
There probably is a real-life McCarther out there lol
Learn the name of the person to whom you refer.
This guy is like the web’s history teacher
Maybe you could do one on Michael Collins. Great Irishman
Well done, Simon. Well Done!!
Yamamoto: 'orders an attack on Pearl Harbor'
USA: "OVER THERE OVER THERE SEND THE WORD SEND THE WORD OVER THERE THAT THE YANKS ARE COMING THE YANKS ARE COMING...."
Yamamoto: 'instant regret'
He predicted it long before the USA retaliated, long before they went to war..
He was anti-war but had to make a plan in case the government decided to go to war..
He gave them warnings but no avail..
Fantastic channel. Thank you!
Do Audie Murphy!
hell yes! Him and alvin york! i was just at Yorks birthplace this past weekend it was awesome! Audie Murphy is a legend as well!
The only thing he got wrong was that he didn’t crush our will to fight but it pissed off and made us more willing to kick they ass
Me "Whats your name"? Him"56 Yamamoto" Me "oh nice to meet you how'd you get that name" Him "my dad's age"
Pearl Harbour itself had no significance... the other islands and ports had oil,
Aircraft Carriers were a joke two years after Pearl harbour
The war went exactly as Yamamoto predicted
What you mean like the complete demilitarization and unconditional surrender of his country? In what world did he think sinking a few ships would break the American spirit. The man was a fool and his plan did the exact opposite of what he thought, he untied the American people and gave them a common enemy. His master plan of a complete destruction and breaking the American spirit directly lead to the complete destruction of Japan and the breaking of the Japanese spirit.
@@aanonymouscowardsays To be fair I think the Bataan march angered americans more than pearl harbor.
just finished catching up on these videos so happy to have another to watch thanks
Do one on Pol Pot
Hey, Simon, do you know if Yamamoto really said the line about the Pearl Harbor Attack "We have awakened a giant....etc" Is that true...
He wrote it in his diary, and it was copied from there.
Maybe do a video on Josip Broz Tito? I don't support him at all but i think he would be a great dictator to make a video on.
Very educational video! There was quite a bit of luck that saved America's ability to conduct war against Japan after the strike on Hawaii. Key of course was the carriers not being in port! Always a fascinating topic for me.
Could oh do Hannibal Barca? He’s an incredibly interesting general of the ancient world.
I really like your videos in all of your channels, Top, Bio, and Geo.
18:07 You say "murdered". However, "murder" implies: (1) the person (Yamamoto) killed was innocent and (2) the American pilots who shot down and killed him were committing an unethical action. However Yamamoto was hardly "innocent" because Yamamoto was a war combatant who ordered other war combatants to kill. In fact, Yamamoto was the primary person who orchestrated the attack on Pearl Harbor which initiated a war on a country that was not at war with Japan at the time. Hence I don't think Yamamoto was "innocent" nor do I think the American pilots committed an unethical action by shooting down and killing Yamamoto. Yamamoto was fair game. I wouldn't have termed it "murder" but something else like "assassination".
He didn’t want war with America and probably even china
Judge him based on his beliefs not the orders he was given. He was opposed to the war with China and the US, he knew what would happen since he studied in the US and knew how to speak english fluently.
Going here after watching WWII docu.. admiral yamamoto were amazing even though he really not wanted to go to war with them.
All I say is " I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve. "(Whether it was said by Yamamoto, but was right of the USA.)
Neil Roberts he never said it. To this day there are no documents or witnesses him saying that. It’s just got stuck that he said it because of a 1960s movie had him saying it. And again in 2001 then 2019.
Stevekolarik2857 so you new the man he never said it in private or to himself
Admiral isoroku yamamoto : *attack on pearl harbor*
Also admiral isoroku yamamoto : we have awakening the sleeping giant
I new I liked this man for some reason! [Yeah, I know we were enemies in the 1940's but I can still Respect the sailor for any of the listed reasons.]
He was a brilliant and honorable (to the limits of his historical context) man.
He deserves respect, to be sure.
Loving all the great content recently keep it up 👌
How bout covering a Native? Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, John Trudell, Lenard Peltier.
Russell Means too ❤
Really appreciate the rate of production recently. Keep it up!
Simon, can you fact check on 6:20 "IJN first aircraft carrier, Akagi". I believe the first commissioned, purpose built, aircraft carrier in the world is IJN Hosho. Thus making it IJN's first aircraft carrier.
"First" in this context doesn't refer to time, but to importance, like "first lieutenant".