In The Reluctant Admiral , Hiroyuki Agawa gives a quotation from a reply by Admiral Yamamoto to Ogata Taketora on January 9, , which is similar to the famous version: "A military man can scarcely pride himself on having 'smitten a sleeping enemy'; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten.
I would rather you made your appraisal after seeing what the enemy does, since it is certain that, angered and outraged, he will soon launch a determined counterattack. The other common quotation attributed to Yamamoto predicting the future outcome of a naval war against the United States is: "I can run wild for six months … after that, I have no expectation of success".
Similar to the above quotation was another quotation that, while real, was widely misinterpreted in the US press. Yamamoto, when once asked his opinion on the war, pessimistically said that the only way for Japan to win the war was to dictate terms in the White House.
However, in the US, his words were recast as a jingoistic boast that he would dictate peace terms at the White House. Military Wiki Explore. Popular pages. Project maintenance. Register Don't have an account? At the conclusion of the war film Tora! Regardless of whether it is a real part of history, it became such an iconic line that it was quickly ingrained into the history of the attack. Japan did essentially awaken a sleeping giant and, through its own actions, inadvertently sealed its fate.
Attempting to recreate the success of the surprise at Pearl Harbor, Japan sought to strike Midway without American advance knowledge. With much of its navy destroyed at Midway, the Japanese never fully recovered and never quite regained the power it started the war with. The power it had before waking a sleeping giant. As it happened, the Battle of Midway , the critical naval battle considered to be the turning point of the war, indeed did occur six months after Pearl Harbor Midway ended on June 7th, "exactly" 6 months later.
Similar to the above quotation was another quotation that, while real, was widely misinterpreted in the US press. Yamamoto's meaning was that military victory, in a protracted war against an opponent with as much of a population and industrial advantage as the United States possessed, was completely impossible--a rebuff to those who thought that winning a major battle against the US Navy would end the war.
However, in the US, his words were recast as a jingoistic boast that he "would" in fact dictate peace terms at the White House. Goldstein, Katherine V. For names of people, please list by surname i.
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