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Isoroku married Reiko Mihashi in 1918; they had two sons and two daughters. ==Early career== After graduating from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1904, Yamamoto served on the armored cruiser during the Russo-Japanese War.
Deep Blue Fleet), instead of dying in the plane crash, Yamamoto blacks out and suddenly wakes up as his younger self, Isoroku Takano, after the Battle of Tsushima in 1905.
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He returned to the Naval Staff College in 1914, emerging as a lieutenant commander in 1916.
"Isoroku" is an old Japanese term meaning "56"; the name referred to his father's age at Isoroku's birth. In 1916, Isoroku was adopted into the Yamamoto family (another family of former Nagaoka samurai) and took the Yamamoto name.
He returned to the Naval Staff College in 1914, emerging as a lieutenant commander in 1916.
Isoroku married Reiko Mihashi in 1918; they had two sons and two daughters. ==Early career== After graduating from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1904, Yamamoto served on the armored cruiser during the Russo-Japanese War.
In December 1919, he was promoted to commander. ==1920s and 1930s== Yamamoto was part of the Japanese Navy establishment, who were rivals of the more aggressive Army establishment, especially the officers of the Kwantung Army.
Yamamoto traveled extensively in the United States during his tour of duty there, where he studied American customs and business practices. He was promoted to captain in 1923.
On February 13, 1924, Captain Yamamoto was part of the Japanese delegation visiting the United States Naval War College.
His first command was the cruiser in 1928, followed by the aircraft carrier . He participated in the London Naval Conference 1930 as a rear admiral and the London Naval Conference 1935 as a vice admiral, as the growing military influence on the government at the time deemed that a career military specialist needed to accompany the diplomats to the arms limitations talks.
In December 1919, he was promoted to commander. ==1920s and 1930s== Yamamoto was part of the Japanese Navy establishment, who were rivals of the more aggressive Army establishment, especially the officers of the Kwantung Army.
His first command was the cruiser in 1928, followed by the aircraft carrier . He participated in the London Naval Conference 1930 as a rear admiral and the London Naval Conference 1935 as a vice admiral, as the growing military influence on the government at the time deemed that a career military specialist needed to accompany the diplomats to the arms limitations talks.
Yamamoto opposed the Japanese invasion of northeast China in 1931, the subsequent full-scale land war with China in 1937, and the Tripartite Pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy in 1940.
His first command was the cruiser in 1928, followed by the aircraft carrier . He participated in the London Naval Conference 1930 as a rear admiral and the London Naval Conference 1935 as a vice admiral, as the growing military influence on the government at the time deemed that a career military specialist needed to accompany the diplomats to the arms limitations talks.
In 1935, in keeping with the evolution of War Plan Orange, the United States Navy had abandoned any notion of charging across the Pacific towards the Philippines at the outset of a war with Japan.
Yamamoto opposed the Japanese invasion of northeast China in 1931, the subsequent full-scale land war with China in 1937, and the Tripartite Pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy in 1940.
Grew for the bombing of the gunboat USS Panay in December 1937.
These issues made him a target of assassination threats by pro-war militarists. Throughout 1938, many young army and naval officers began to speak publicly against Yamamoto and certain other Japanese admirals, such as Mitsumasa Yonai and Shigeyoshi Inoue, for their strong opposition to a tripartite pact with Nazi Germany, which the admirals saw as inimical to "Japan's natural interests".
He was later reassigned from the naval ministry to sea as the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet on August 30, 1939.
Yamamoto opposed the Japanese invasion of northeast China in 1931, the subsequent full-scale land war with China in 1937, and the Tripartite Pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy in 1940.
Yonai was certain that if Yamamoto remained ashore, he would be killed before the year [1939] ended. ==1940–1941== Yamamoto was promoted to admiral on November 15, 1940.
Both qualities were again purchased at the expense of light construction and flammability that later contributed to the A6M's high casualty rates as the war progressed. As Japan moved toward war during 1940, Yamamoto gradually moved toward strategic as well as tactical innovation, again with mixed results.
This, in spite of the fact that when Hideki Tojo was appointed Prime Minister on October 18, 1941, many political observers thought that Yamamoto's career was essentially over.
Yamamoto also oversaw the organization of a similar large land-based organization in the 11th Air Fleet, which would later use the G3M and G4M to neutralize American air forces in the Philippines and sink the British Force Z. In January 1941, Yamamoto went even further and proposed a radical revision of Japanese naval strategy.
Moreover, it is questionable whether the United States would have gone to war at all had Japan attacked only British and Dutch possessions in the Far East. ==December 1941 – May 1942== With the American fleet largely neutralized at Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto's Combined Fleet turned to the task of executing the larger Japanese war plan devised by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy General Staff.
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Moreover, it is questionable whether the United States would have gone to war at all had Japan attacked only British and Dutch possessions in the Far East. ==December 1941 – May 1942== With the American fleet largely neutralized at Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto's Combined Fleet turned to the task of executing the larger Japanese war plan devised by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy General Staff.
These two ships would be sorely missed a month later at Midway. ==Battle of Midway, June 1942== Yamamoto's plan for Midway Island was an extension of his efforts to knock the American Pacific Fleet out of action long enough for Japan to fortify its defensive perimeter in the Pacific island chains.
On June 4, 1942, days before Yamamoto expected them to interfere in the Midway operation, American carrier-based aircraft destroyed the four carriers of the Kidō Butai, catching the Japanese carriers at especially vulnerable times. With his air power destroyed and his forces not yet concentrated for a fleet battle, Yamamoto maneuvered his remaining forces, still strong on paper, to trap the American forces.
and Yamamoto from the start of the Guadalcanal Campaign in August 1942 to Yamamoto's death in April 1943.
As a result, Japanese naval strength declined. ==Death== To boost morale following the defeat at Guadalcanal, Yamamoto decided to make an inspection tour throughout the South Pacific. On April 14, 1943, the United States naval intelligence effort, codenamed "Magic", intercepted and decrypted a message containing specifics of Yamamoto's tour, including arrival and departure times and locations, as well as the number and types of aircraft that would transport and accompany him on the journey.
Yamamoto, the itinerary revealed, would be flying from Rabaul to Balalae Airfield, on an island near Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, on the morning of April 18, 1943. President Franklin D.
He was given a full state funeral on June 5, 1943, where he received, posthumously, the title of Marshal Admiral and was awarded the Order of the Chrysanthemum (1st Class).
and Yamamoto from the start of the Guadalcanal Campaign in August 1942 to Yamamoto's death in April 1943.
He frequently made jokes about moving to Monaco and starting his own casino. He enjoyed the company of geisha, and his wife Reiko revealed to the Japanese public in 1954 that Yamamoto was closer to his favorite geisha Kawai Chiyoko than to her, which stirred some controversy.
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The Marines intercepted fighter cover while the army shot down Yamamoto. In Shūe Matsubayashi's 1981 film Rengō kantai (lit.
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"Combined Fleet", later released in the United States as The Imperial Navy), Yamamoto was portrayed by Keiju Kobayashi. In the 1993 OVA series Konpeki no Kantai (lit.
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Later on, Yamamoto convinces Japan to join forces with the United States and Britain to defeat Nazi Germany. In Neal Stephenson's 1999 book Cryptonomicon, Yamamoto's final moments are depicted, with him realising that Japan's naval codes have been broken and that he must inform headquarters. In the 2001 film Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto was portrayed by Oscar-nominated Japanese-born American actor Mako Iwamatsu.
Later on, Yamamoto convinces Japan to join forces with the United States and Britain to defeat Nazi Germany. In Neal Stephenson's 1999 book Cryptonomicon, Yamamoto's final moments are depicted, with him realising that Japan's naval codes have been broken and that he must inform headquarters. In the 2001 film Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto was portrayed by Oscar-nominated Japanese-born American actor Mako Iwamatsu.
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