Admiral Yamamoto: The Gripping Story of the Legendary Japanese Naval Commander Who Planned and Executed the Pearl Harbor Attack

A gripping biography that reveals the true story behind one of World War II's most enigmatic figures. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, leader of the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during WW II, has often been cast as a reluctant warrior-a Harvard-educated admirer of the United States who was reluctant to strike.Recently discovered Japanese sources tell a different story, however, and this is the first book to offers a realistic picture: that Yamamoto was a calculating naval strategist, deeply resentful of Western racism, and an unrepentant gambler who played and lost the ultimate high-stakes game. This fascinating biography explores:Yamamoto's early life and career, and rapid rise through the ranks of Japan's military eliteThe truth about his complicated views of the United States, including his time at Harvard, his travels in America and resentment at American racist policies toward Asians at the timeA gambler's instinct that led him to plan and execute the most daring raids in naval hist