On April 18, 1943, American P-38 Lightnings carried out one of the most daring interception missions of the Pacific War.

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (April 4, 1884-April 18, 1943) is a notorious military figure, as he was the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet during much of World War II. Yamamoto was responsible for ...

This video tells the story of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and his warning that Japan could not sustain a war against the United States during World War II. It traces Japan’s early victories, America’s ...

Only the bare fact that Japan’s U.S.-hating Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander in Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet, had died “in combat with the enemy” was admitted by Tokyo two years ago (TIME, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time, two letters written by Japanese Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto — the architect behind the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl ...

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The film stars Toshiro Mifune as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A group from the U.S. and Japan is trekking to a remote Pacific island jungle to document what is considered one of the most important wreck sites of World War II: where American ...