USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was the mastermind behind the Pearl Harbor attack and the air raid was his idea. Thinking that a victorious attack at Pearl Harbor would break America’s morale and stop it from interference, Yamamoto led a surprise strike on the US Pacific Fleet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Contrary to popular belief, Yamamoto argued for a war with the United States once Japan made the fateful decision to invade the rich lands of Southeast Asia; others in the naval ministry hoped to avoid war with America even while making war with Dutch and British possessions in Asia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Isoroku Yamamoto, Japan’s mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack, is born. Isoroku Yamamoto, perhaps Japan’s greatest strategist and the officer who would contrive the surprise air attack on U.S. naval forces at Pearl Harbor, is born on April 4, 1884.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yamamoto was killed in April 1943 after American code breakers identified his flight plans, enabling the United States Army Air Forces to shoot down his plane.