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Before and during the war Yamamoto frequently corresponded with Hori, these personal letters would become the subject of the NHK documentary The Truth of Yamamoto. [40] The claim that Yamamoto was a Catholic [41] is likely due to confusion with retired Admiral Shinjiro Stefano Yamamoto, who was a decade older than Isoroku, and died in 1942. [42]
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy, scheduled an inspection tour of the Solomon Islands and New Guinea.He planned to inspect Japanese air units participating in Operation I-Go that had begun 7 April 1943; in addition, the tour would boost Japanese morale following the disastrous Guadalcanal campaign and its subsequent evacuation during January and February.
Konpeki no Kantai (紺碧の艦隊, literally "Azure Armada") is a Japanese alternate history series produced by J.C.Staff.The series focuses on both a technologically-advanced Imperial Japanese Navy and a radically-different World War II that were brought about by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's revival by unexplained circumstances.
Meanwhile, Yamamoto has divided his carriers, despatching the Hiryu and Soryu, commanded by Admiral Ozawa, closer to Oahu to cover the crippled Hiei and guard against attacks from the south-east whilst the rest of the carriers are north-west of the islands, covering the west flank. The Japanese launch scout-planes to find the US carriers.
Isoroku Yamamoto (h) — Notorious in the U.S. for planning the Pearl Harbor attack, Yamamoto was killed in April 1943 in real history. Tomoyuki Yamashita (h) —In real history, Yamashita led the brilliant campaign that drove Britain from Malaya , and captured Singapore in less than three months against forces that outnumbered his own by more ...
Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-30906-6. - Much of the book details the history of U.S. Army pilots on Guadalcanal. Ferguson, Robert Lawrence (1987). Guadalcanal: The Island of Fire, Reflections of the 347th Fighter Group. Blue Ridge Summit, PA, U.S ...
The Story of How Johnny Mitchell and His Fighter Pilots Took on Admiral Yamamoto and Avenged Pearl Harbor (Ebook). HarperCollins. ISBN 9780062448521. Glines, Carroll V. (1990). Attack on Yamamoto (Hardcover). Orion Books. ISBN 9780517577288. Molesworth, Carl (2012). Very Long Range P-51 Mustang Units of the Pacific War (Hardcover). Bloomsbury ...
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō [5] in Atago. 3rd Battleship Division less 2nd Section Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa 2 Kongo-class fast battleships (8 × 14-in. main battery) Kongō (Capt. Tomiji Koyanagi) Hiei (Capt. Masao Nishida) 4th Cruiser Division less 2nd Section Vice Admiral Kondo 2 Takao-class heavy cruisers (10 × 7.9-in. main battery)