“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 war continues after that, I have no expectation of success.”

– Großadmiral Yamamoto Isoroku (1884-1943)

“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.”

– Großadmiral Yamamoto Isoroku (1884-1943)

“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”

– Großadmiral Yamamoto Isoroku ( 山本五十六) nach dem Angriff auf Pearl Harbor