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Kill Yamamoto: The Mission to Avenge Pearl Harbor - Part 2

2021/5/12
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Conflicted: A History Podcast
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Chester Nimitz
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Isoroku Yamamoto
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John Mitchell
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Rex Barber
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Tom Lanphier
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Zach Cornwell
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Isoroku Yamamoto: 中途岛战役的失败使山本五十六意识到日本已经无力取胜，这场战争是自杀式的。他对于珍珠港袭击后国内的盲目庆祝感到不满，认为那只是暂时的成功，结束战争比开始战争困难得多。他一直对未能摧毁美军的航母耿耿于怀，认为这是珍珠港袭击的未完成业务，并深知除非摧毁美军的航母，日本将永远无法安全。在战争后期，山本五十六预感到日本的失败，并表达了对战争的悲痛以及对阵亡士兵的哀悼。 Tom Lanphier: 汤姆·兰菲尔渴望在战争中获得功勋，以提升自己的政治生涯。他夸大自己在空战中的战绩，最终独占了击落山本五十六的功劳，并为此付出了与雷克斯·巴伯友谊破裂的代价。 Rex Barber: 雷克斯·巴伯是真正击落山本五十六的飞行员，但他没有得到应有的荣誉。他对汤姆·兰菲尔抢功的行为感到愤怒，并为此与他产生了长期的矛盾。 John Mitchell: 约翰·米切尔是此次行动的指挥官，他制定了周密的作战计划，并带领飞行员成功完成了任务。但他因为飞行员与记者谈论任务细节而未能获得荣誉勋章，这让他感到非常遗憾。 其他参与者：其他参与者，包括密码破译员、海军高层、记者等，他们的行动和观点共同构成了这个事件的完整画面。

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Yamamoto reflects on the devastating loss at Midway and the unrealistic expectations back home in Japan.

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After the Battle of Midway, the Japanese Navy is in tatters and Yamamoto’s hopes of a quick victory against the United States have evaporated. He has no choice but to fight a war he knows Japan will lose. Tom Lanphier, Rex Barber, and the pilots of the 70th earn their stripes at Guadalcanal. The U.S. codebreakers at Hypo Station uncover the secret to intercepting the hated Yamamoto. John “Mitch” Mitchell plans and executes a borderline miraculous operation. Tom and Rex learn that victory builds careers, but destroys friendships. (Part 2 of 2)

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