What did Yamamoto say about America?

The Yamamoto quote in this letter is said to be, “to invade the United States would prove most difficult because behind every blade of grass is an American with a rifle.”

Did Yamamoto really say the sleeping giant quote?

The quote was paraphrased in this year’s $140 million epic Pearl Harbor, with actor Mako as Yamamoto making the pronouncement. Richard Fleischer, director of Tora! Tora Tora!, and Elmo Williams, the film’s producer, maintain that the quote is factual, but both say that it was written, not spoken, by Yamamoto.

Why did Japan invade America?

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto spent months planning an attack that aimed to destroy the Pacific Fleet and destroy morale in the U.S. Navy, so that it would not be able to fight back as Japanese forces began to advance on targets across the South Pacific.

What was the famous phrase about attacking the US?

Thus that first historic sentence— the one that is usually quoted from the speech— was born: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941— a date which will live in infamy— the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”

Did Yamamoto plan Pearl Harbor?

Yamamoto meticulously planned and carried out the Japanese air strike on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, December 7, 1941.

What did Yamamoto say after Pearl Harbor?

Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor would reportedly write in his diary, “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”

What would happen if Japan didn’t bomb Pearl Harbor?

At the most extreme, no attack on Pearl Harbor could have meant no US entering the war, no ships of soldiers pouring over the Atlantic, and no D-Day, all putting ‘victory in Europe’ in doubt. On the other side of the world, it could have meant no Pacific Theatre and no use of the atomic bomb.

What did Churchill say when Pearl Harbor was bombed?

“They have attacked us at Pearl Harbor. We are all in the same boat now.” Churchill said to him, “This certainly simplifies things. God be with you.”

What did Roosevelt say about fear?

So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.