Isoroku Yamamoto is considered a national hero in Japan. He is considered one of Japan's greatest naval officers of all time. He almost single-handedly commanded the entire Japan fleet, and won his country many early sea battles in World War II. But in the United States, he was portrayed as a monster, an evil second only to Hitler himself. Who was Isoroku Yamamoto? Was he a hero, or a monster? Isoroku Yamamoto was born Isoroku …showed first 75 words of 867 total…

…showed last 75 words of 867 total…loss of its best admiral. Yamamoto's successor said "We had only one Yamamoto and no one can replace him". Admiral Yamamoto received the highest state honors in his funeral. He was also posthumously promoted to the highest rank of Fleet Admiral, and Germany, Japan's ally, honored him too as the only foreigner awarded the Knights Cross with oak leaves and swords, one of its highest medals, awarded to Germany's most outstanding aces and military leaders.