...Central Solomons follows page 226 Mariana Islands follows page 318 Philippine Islands follows page 344 A military man can scarcely pride himself on having...more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, C-in-C, Combined Fleet (letter to a Japanese citizen, early 1942) We must...

...1981. No evidence exists that these words were "Yamamoto's. However, in a letter to Ogata Taketora, dated January 9, 1942, 'Yamamoto wrote, "A military...pride himself on having 'smitten a sleeping enemy'; in fact, to have it pointed out is more a matter of shame."— Hirosuki Asawa, The Reluctant Admiral,...

...wrote gloomy letters in response to the thousands of letters of congratulation that came pouring in. "A military man can scarcely pride himself on having...enemy'; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the smitten," he wrote in response to an overjoyed friend. "I would rather you made your appraisal after...