{"product_id":"admiral-yamamoto-the-gripping-story-of-the-legendary-japanese-naval-commander-who-planned-and-executed-the-pearl-harbor-attack-hardcover","title":"Admiral Yamamoto: The Gripping Story of the Legendary Japanese Naval Commander Who Planned and Executed the Pearl Harbor Attack (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA gripping biography that reveals the true story\nbehind one of World War II's most enigmatic figures.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto, leader of the Imperial Japanese Navy before and\nduring WW II, has often been cast as a reluctant warrior—a Harvard-educated\nadmirer of the United States who was reluctant to strike. Recently discovered\nJapanese sources tell a different story, however, and this is the first book to\noffer a realistic picture: that Yamamoto was a calculating naval strategist,\ndeeply resentful of Western racism, and an unrepentant gambler who played and\nlost the ultimate high-stakes game.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating biography explores:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eYamamoto's\n     early life\u003c\/b\u003e and career, and rapid rise through the ranks of Japan's\n     military elite\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe\n     truth about his complicated views of the United States,\u003c\/b\u003e including his\n     time at Harvard, his travels in America and resentment at American racist\n     policies toward Asians at the time\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA\n     gambler's instinct\u003c\/b\u003e that led him to plan and execute the most daring\n     raids in naval history, not only on Pearl Harbor but decisive triumphs in\n     the Dutch East Indies, the Philippines, and other territories, followed by\n     his defeats in the Battle of Midway and the Coral Sea\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHis\n     pivotal role in modernizing Japanese naval doctrine\u003c\/b\u003e to favor quick,\n     preemptive strikes using air power rather than a reliance on larger and\n     much slower battleships\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHis\n     dramatic death\u003c\/b\u003e at the hands of American fighter pilots in the\n     Southwest Pacific\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor Ronald Drabkin traces Yamamoto's journey from samurai roots to the\nhighest ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy. This deeply researched,\nthought-provoking biography challenges long-held assumptions and redefines our\nviews about one of World War II's most controversial figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Drabkin\u003c\/b\u003e is a popular author of books on World\nWar II and espionage history, and an entrepreneur based in Japan. He became\ninterested in World War II espionage history when he discovered that both his\nfather and grandfather had been US counterintelligence agents. He is the author\nof \u003ci\u003eBeverly Hills Spy: The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack\nPearl Harbor.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BERKELEY BOOKS PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46152578302159,"sku":"9784805320273","price":38.15,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_a72a343b-fff9-4364-88f2-29a8a89ca73f.jpg?v=1790236884","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/admiral-yamamoto-the-gripping-story-of-the-legendary-japanese-naval-commander-who-planned-and-executed-the-pearl-harbor-attack-hardcover","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}