I wonder what Heaven must think of the people down here on this small black speck in the universe that is earth, or of all their talk about the last few years-which are no more than a flash compared with… — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share Image
Should hostilities once break out between Japan and the United States, it is not enough that we take Guam and the Philippines, nor even… — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass. — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
I sincerely desire to be appointed Commander in Chief of the air fleet to attack Pearl Harbor so that I may personally command that… — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
The fate of the Empire rests on this enterprise. Every man must devote himself totally to the task in hand. — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
Even though there wasn't much damage, it's a disgrace that the skies over the imperial capital should have been defiled without a single enemy… — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
Japan has always regarded the aircraft carrier as one of the most offensive of armaments. — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
I entered the navy with the great ambition of becoming a naval soldier and going to war. Either I die from this festering wound… — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one… — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory… — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
Although a precise outlook on the international situation is hard for anyone to make, it is needless to say that now the time has… — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
You cannot invade mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass. — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
A military man can scarcely pride himself on having 'smitten a sleeping enemy'; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one… — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
I was once the captain of Akagi, and it is with heartfelt regret that I must now order that she be sunk. — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
Today, as chief Of the guardians of the seas Of the land of the dawn, I gaze up with awe At the rising sun! — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
A man of real purpose puts his faith in himself always. Sometimes he refuses even to put his faith in the gods. So from… — Isoroku Yamamoto Copy Share
