"Yamamoto Question" Topic
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| Murvihill | 22 May 2024 5:27 a.m. PST |
Do any of you know if Yamamoto agreed philosophically or morally with the Japanese colonial agenda? I don't generally read biographys (boring!) and the books I've read focus on practical issues. |
ScottWashburn  | 23 May 2024 6:22 a.m. PST |
I don't think he was concerned much with morals. He opposed creating a big colonial empire only because he felt that it was sure to lead to war with the United States--a war he didn't think Japan could win. If the empire could be created without war with the US, he probably had no objections on morale grounds. |
| Nine pound round | 27 May 2024 1:38 p.m. PST |
He pretty clearly didn't object to a surprise attack before a declaration of war. |
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