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Architect of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Japanese fleet, devised a twin-pronged operation to take Midway, bring out the remnants of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and then destroy it in one decisive engagement. (Alamy)