Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Quiz

Yamamoto was a veteran of Japan's crushing defeat of the Russian Navy in the Tsushima Strait in 1904, where he was wounded in combat, losing two fingers and suffering abdominal scars from shrapnel.

Yamamoto believed that a single decisive battle was the only way for Japan to secure a victory, given their strategic disadvantage in terms of manpower, material, and natural resources compared to the United States.

When shown figures that claimed Japan would be able to fight the Americans for only 18 months, Yamamoto replied: "It's the same as my own studies..."

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