Isoroku Yamamoto, Grand Admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Synopsis
- A portrait of the man who planned the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1971 and the forced the USA into World War 2 - a man with many personal eccentricities and above all a compulsive gambler. In 1939 it became his fate to plan for a war that he had fought hard to prevent and which he knew Japan could never win.
- Series
- Commanders, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. U-matic. col. 60 min.
- Year of production
- 197
- Availability
- REFERENCE ONLY
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- biographies; Japan; World War II; Yamamoto, Isoroku
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
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- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- York House
221 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ - Notes
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