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title: Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku
author: Takagi Kiyohisa
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21958/admiral-yamamoto-isoroku/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-07-22
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# Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku
_Authored by Takagi Kiyohisa_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21958.png)
## Image Caption
Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku (1884-1943), Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet and prime advocate of the attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii on 7 December 1941 which brought the United States into the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Kiyohisa, T. (2026, July 22). Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Kiyohisa, Takagi. "Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 22, 2026. .
### MLA
Kiyohisa, Takagi. "Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jul 2026, .
## License & Copyright
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