If we are to have a war with America, we will have no hope of winning unless the U.S. fleet in Hawaiian waters can be destroyed. — 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
