Occupation: Military Commander Birth: April 4, 1884 Death: April 18, 1943
Should hostilities once break out between Japan and the United States, it is not enough that we take Guam and the Philippines, nor even Hawaii and Sa….
The fiercest serpent may be overcome by a swarm of ants..
In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the wa….
The mindless rejoicing at home is really appalling; it makes me fear that the first blow against Tokyo will make them wilt at once...I only wish that….
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..
A brilliant man would find a way not to fight a war..
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 ra….
Today, as chief Of the guardians of the seas Of the land of the dawn, I gaze up with awe At the rising sun!.
The fate of the Empire rests on this enterprise. Every man must devote himself totally to the task in hand..
I wonder what Heaven must think of the people down here on this small black speck in the universe that is earth, or of all their talk about the last ….