Yamamoto had spent several years in the U.S. earlier in his military career, studying at Harvard University and admiring America’s industrial might. In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, he was quite possibly the most hated man in America. The U.S. military had wanted to keep his death a secret lest the Japanese learn their code had been broken. But one of the American pilots on the mission had spilled the beans almost immediately, telling everyone upon landing that he had shot down Yamamoto’s plane. Yamamoto remains a revered figure in Japan, where a museum was established in his honour in his hometown of Nagaoka.

Source: National Post April 16, 2018 11:54 UTC