Encyclopedia - 1942: Encyclopedia - 1942
This article is about the year. For the 1984 Capcom arcade game, see 1942 (video game). 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - 1942 - Births
1942 - Unknown date. Roger Angleton, American murderer (d. 1998) Priscilla Davis, American socialite (d. 2001) 1942 - January. Jan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - 1942 - Deaths
1942 - January. January 6 - Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian International Olympic Committee president (b. 1876) January 14 - Porfirio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bombing Of Augsburg In World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Bombing Of Augsburg In World War Ii - 1942
The Augsburg air raid on 17 April 1942 was one of the most daring of World War II. The first squadron to take delivery of the 4-engined A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Finback Ss-230: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Finback Ss-230 - 1942
Finback reached Pearl Harbor from New London 29 May 1942, and 2 days later, with the Japanese Fleet on the move, was ordered out to patro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Saratoga Cv-3: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Saratoga Cv-3 - 1942
Saratoga continued operations in the Hawaiian Island region, but on 11 January 1942, when heading towards a rendezvous with Enterprise 50...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of World War Ii - 1942
Timeline of World War II - January. 2: Japanese troops occupy Manila. 11: Japanese troops capture Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 12: Japan in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - 1942 - Events
1942 - January. January 1 - World War II: The term "United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlefield 1942: Encyclopedia - Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 1942 is an expansive first-person shooter (FPS) set in World War II developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Electr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cat People 1942 Film: Encyclopedia - Cat People 1942 Film
This article is about the 1942 film; Cat People is also the name of a 1982 film. Cat People is a 1942 horror film which tells the story o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazilian Real: Encyclopedia - Brazilian Real
The real (symbol: R$, ISO 4217 code: BRL, plural: reais) is the currency of Brazil. It is also the name of the earliest Brazilian currenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Father Divine: Encyclopedia - Father Divine
Father Divine (c. 1880 – September 10, 1965), was an African-American spiritual leader from about 1907 until his death. His full self-g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bengal Famine Of 1943: Encyclopedia - Bengal Famine Of 1943
The Bengal famine of 1943 occurred in undivided Bengal (now independent Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal) in 1943. It is es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1942 In Aviation: Encyclopedia Ii - 1942 In Aviation - Events
1942 in aviation - January. January 30 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines formed by the acquisition and merger of Arrow Airways and Canadian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1942 In Aviation: Encyclopedia Ii - 1942 In Aviation - First Flights
January January 7 - Supermarine Seafire January 14 - Sikorsky XR-4 February February 27 - Blackburn Firebrand March Focke-Achgelis F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlefield 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlefield 1942 - Development
Battlefield 1942 was a development of the less successful Codename Eagle (2000) computer game which was set in an alternate-history World...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlefield 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlefield 1942 - Mods
Since its release on September 11, 2002, there have been a large number of mods (modifications) developed by independent gamers and studi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Senate Election 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Senate Election 1942 - Senate Contests In 1942
1 special election held due to death of Alva B. Adams (D-CO) 2 special election held due to death of Key Pittman (D-NV) ... See also:U....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Rabaul 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Rabaul 1942 - The Defences
The 1,400-strong Australian Army garrison in New Britain, known as Lark Force, was commanded by Lt Col. J. J. Scanlan. It included 716 fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South American Championship 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - South American Championship 1942 - Matches
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points where awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Timor 1942-43: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Timor 1942-43 - Preparations
In 1941, the island of Timor was divided between two colonial powers: the Portuguese in Portuguese Timor and the Dutch in Dutch Timor. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlefield 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlefield 1942 - Mods
Since its release on September 11, 2002, there have been a large number of mods (modifications) developed by independent gamers and studi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Religious Leaders In 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Religious Leaders In 1942 - Catholic
List of religious leaders in 1942 - Catholic not in communion with Rome. Polish National Catholic Church - First Prime Bishop Francisz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Timor 1942-43: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Timor 1942-43 - The Japanese Attack
Battle of Timor 1942-43 - Portuguese Timor. During the night of February 19–20, the Imperial Japanese Army's 228th Regimental Group, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Timor 1942-43: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Timor 1942-43 - Initial Order Of Battle
Battle of Timor 1942-43 - Allied. (Australian Army units, unless otherwise stated.) HQ Sparrow Force 2/40th Infantry Battalion 2/...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Statute Of Westminster Adoption Act 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - Statute Of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 - History Of The Act
Australia's independence had slowly progressed since the time of British colonisation in 1788. The six original colonies became self-gove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1942-43 Nhl Season: Encyclopedia Ii - 1942-43 Nhl Season - Regular Season
1942-43 NHL season - Final Standings. 1942-43 NHL season - Scoring leaders. ... See also:1942-43 NHL season, 1942-43 NHL season - R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1942-43 Nhl Season: Encyclopedia Ii - 1942-43 Nhl Season - Stanley Cup Playoffs
1942-43 NHL season - Stanley Cup finals. ... See also:1942-43 NHL season, 1942-43 NHL season - Regular Season, 1942-43 NHL season - F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Timor 1942-43: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Timor 1942-43 - The Commando Campaign
By the end of February, the Japanese controlled most of Netherlands Timor and the area around Dili in the north-east. However, they could...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Raids On Darwin February 19 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Raids On Darwin February 19 1942 - The Attacks
The first wave of 188 Japanese planes, led by naval Commander Mitsuo Fuchida took off at 8.45am. At about 9.15am, it was spotted by civil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Timor 1942-43: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Timor 1942-43 - The Japanese Offensive
During August, Japanese forces began to burn and/or bomb villages believed to have assisted the Allies, with huge civilian casualties. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlefield 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlefield 1942 - Gameplay Statistics And Player Rankings
BF Tracks provides nearly real-time and historical gameplay statistics for all public Battlefield 1942 servers in North America and Euro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battlefield 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - Battlefield 1942 - Gameplay Statistics And Player Rankings
BF Tracks provides nearly real-time and historical gameplay statistics for all public Battlefield 1942 servers (including servers running...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Religious Leaders In 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Religious Leaders In 1942 - Islam And Its Offshoots
List of religious leaders in 1942 - Ismaili. Nizari - Aga Khan III (1885-1957) Dawoodi Bohras - Syedna Taher Saifuddin (1915-1965) L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Raids On Darwin February 19 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Raids On Darwin February 19 1942 - The Forces
Most of the attacking planes came from the four aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Carrier Division 1 (Akagi and Kaga) and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rick Danko: Encyclopedia Ii - Rick Danko - Early Years 1942-1967
Danko was born at the tail end of 1942 in Green's Corner, a farming community outside of the town of Simcoe, Ontario, to a musical family...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Saturn: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Saturn - Operation Little Saturn: December 1942
The first stage — an attempt to cut off the German Army Group A in the Caucasus — had to be rapidly revised when General Erich von Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Raids On Darwin February 19 1942: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Raids On Darwin February 19 1942 - Casualties Damage And Consequences
At least 243 civilians and military personnel were killed, most of them on the sunken ships — it has been argued that the real toll was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Battlefield 1942 Mods: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Battlefield 1942 Mods - Unreleased Mods
Incomplete list of unreleased (as of 2004) mods that are in development, or are not totally confirmed to have either died, changed engine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Oglala Cm-4: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Oglala Cm-4 - Salvage 1942
Though Oglala was originally evaluated as a total loss, with the only salvage goal being to clear valuable pier space, it was ultimately ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Barbirolli: Encyclopedia Ii - John Barbirolli - Work In Later Years 1942-1970
In 1942 Barbirolli was invited to renew his contract but to do so would have to become a US citizen, which he was unwilling to do. At thi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubarry Was A Lady: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubarry Was A Lady - 1942 London Production
The show opened at His Majesty's Theatre on October 22 and ran for 178 performances. It was directed by Richard Bird. DuBarry Was a Lady...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parkerizing: Encyclopedia Ii - Parkerizing - Early History Of Parkerizing Through 1942
Development of the process was started in England and continued by the infamous Parker family in the United States. The terms Parkerizing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Hornet Cv-8: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Hornet Cv-8 - Solomons Campaign August–october 1942
Following the Battle of Midway, Hornet had new radar installed and trained out of Pearl Harbor. She sailed 17 August 1942 to guard the se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Far East Command: Encyclopedia Ii - British Far East Command - 1940–1942
At the start of World War II the British had two commands with responsibilities for possessions in the Far East. British India Command un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tube Alloys: Encyclopedia Ii - Tube Alloys - 1942 Onwards
The American effort increased rapidly and soon outstripped the British. However separate research continued in each country with some exc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Hornet Cv-8: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Hornet Cv-8 - Doolittle Raid April 1942
Hornet arrived San Francisco 20 March. With her own planes on the hangar deck, she loaded 16 Army Air Force B-25 bombers on the flight de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Hornet Cv-8: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Hornet Cv-8 - Battle Of Midway June 1942
Japanese carrier-based planes were reported headed for Midway the early morning of 4 June 1942. Hornet, Yorktown, and Enterprise launched...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manhattan Project: Encyclopedia Ii - Manhattan Project - The Conferences Of Summer 1942
In the spring of 1942, Oppenheimer and Robert Serber of the University of Illinois, worked on the problems of neutron diffusion (how neut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Manhattan Project: Encyclopedia Ii - Manhattan Project - The Conferences Of Summer 1942
During the spring of 1942, Oppenheimer and Robert Serber of the University of Illinois, worked on the problems of neutron diffusion (how ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bengal Famine Of 1943: Encyclopedia Ii - Bengal Famine Of 1943 - Debate About Diseased Rice And Total Rice Yield In 1942 And 1943
In the rice growing season of 1942, weather conditions were exactly right to encourage an epidemic of the rice disease brown spot followi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isoroku Yamamoto: Encyclopedia Ii - Isoroku Yamamoto - The Battle Of Midway June 1942
Yamamoto's plan for the Midway (MI) Operation has been misunderstood and misevaluated for decades. It was not the spur-of-the-moment whim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187 - Second Patrol: December 1941 – March 1942
Sturgeon was at sea again on 28 December 1941 en route to the Tarakan area, off the coast of Borneo. A tanker was sighted southwest of Su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187 - Third Patrol: March – May 1942
Sturgeon remained there, from 3 March to 15 March, when she departed to again patrol off Makassar City. On 30 March, she sank the cargo s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geoffrey Grigson: Encyclopedia Ii - Geoffrey Grigson - New Verse: An Anthology 1942 Edition
Compiled by Grigson. Poets included were: C. Day Lewis - E. V. Swart - Bernard Spencer - Philip O'Connor - Louis MacNeice - George Barker...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187 - Fourth Patrol: June – July 1942
Sturgeon refitted and returned to sea, on 5 June, to patrol an area west of Manila. On 25 June, she caught up with a nine-ship convoy bef...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187 - Fifth Patrol: September – October 1942
Sturgeon stood out of port, on 4 September, to begin her fifth war patrol in an area between Mono Island and the Shortland Islands in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noor Jehan: Encyclopedia Ii - Noor Jehan - Noor Jehan As A Singer/actress 1942 To 1947
Noor Jehan was first cast as a heroine in Khandaan (1942) opposite Pran (who later became one of India's Most Hated Villians) as the hero...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hubert H. Humphrey: Encyclopedia Ii - Hubert H. Humphrey - City And State Politics 1942-1948
During World War II, he became state director of war production training and reemployment and State chief of Minnesota war service progra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philippe Pétain: Encyclopedia Ii - Philippe Pétain - Lists Of The Successive Pétain Governments Until 1942
Philippe Pétain - Pétain's First Government 16 June - 12 July 1940. Philippe Pétain - President of the Council Camille Chautemps - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss North Carolina Bb-55: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss North Carolina Bb-55 - South Pacific Campaigns 1942–43
North Carolina and the Navy began the long island-hopping campaign for victory over the Japanese by landing Marines on Guadalcanal and Tu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2nd Canadian Infantry Division: Encyclopedia Ii - 2nd Canadian Infantry Division - 1942 - Zenith And Reconstruction
Several exercises in early 1942 under the new divisional commander, General Roberts, included Beaver II in February, Beaver III in April ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Singapore - The Battle Of Singapore And The Japanese Occupation 1942 – 1945
On December 7, 1941, Japan launched its attack on Pearl Harbor, and the Pacific War began in earnest. One of Japan's objectives was to ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grossdeutschland Division: Encyclopedia Ii - Grossdeutschland Division - Großdeutschland Expands – 1942 – Fall Of Kharkov
While resting and refitting near Orel, the Regiment received the news that it was to become Infanterie-Division Großdeutschland (mot). T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vichy France: Encyclopedia Ii - Vichy France - German Invasion November 1942
President Roosevelt continued to cultivate Vichy and promoted General Henri Giraud as a preferable alternative to de Gaulle, despite the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isoroku Yamamoto: Encyclopedia Ii - Isoroku Yamamoto - Six Months Of Running Wild December 1941 To May 1942
With the American Fleet largely neutralized at Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto's Combined Fleet turned to the task of executing the larger Japanes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vichy France: Encyclopedia Ii - Vichy France - German Invasion November 1942
President Roosevelt continued to cultivate Vichy and promoted General Henri Giraud as a preferable alternative to de Gaulle, despite the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Quartets: Encyclopedia Ii - Four Quartets - Little Gidding 1942
A long and intense description of Midwinter spring starts the last quartet, the scenery being Little Gidding. Then, the poet warns the vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Front World War Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Front World War Ii - 1942 – 1943
Because of the massive logistical obstacles a cross-channel invasion would face, Allied high command decided to conduct a practice attack...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Caucasus: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Caucasus - Forces And Commanders
Battle of the Caucasus - Red Army. Northern Caucasian Front (Marshal Semyon Budenny) - until September 1942 Transcaucasian Front (Gene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Progressive Conservative Leadership Conventions: Encyclopedia Ii - Progressive Conservative Leadership Conventions - 1942 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention
Held in Winnipeg, Manitoba on December 11, 1942. First Ballot BRACKEN, John 420 MACPHERSON, Murdoch Alexander 222 DIEFENBAKER, John Georg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Barbirolli: Encyclopedia Ii - John Barbirolli - Early Years 1899-1937
Barbirolli was a Londoner, from a musical family. His father and uncle were violinists in London theatre orchestras, notably the Leiceste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2nd Canadian Infantry Division: Encyclopedia Ii - 2nd Canadian Infantry Division - The Division After Dieppe 1942-1944
It would take a full year for the Second Division to rebuild itself after Dieppe; all told some 50% of the participants had been killed, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Panama Hattie: Encyclopedia Ii - Panama Hattie - Broadway Production
The show opened on October 30, 1940 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 501 performances. It was directed by Edgar McGregor. Cast: Et...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187 - 1938 – 1941
Sturgeon completed builder's trials in Monterey Bay and began her shakedown cruise on 15 October, visiting ports in Mexico, Honduras, Pan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Army Group Centre: Encyclopedia Ii - Army Group Centre - Order Of Battle
Army Group Centre - 1 January 1942. Commander: Field Marshal Günther von Kluge Chief of Staff: Major General Hans von Greiffenberg R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conscription Crisis Of 1944: Encyclopedia Ii - Conscription Crisis Of 1944 - Background
Canada declared war on Germany on September 10, 1939, and sent one division to Europe, which had no chance for combat before France was c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian National Congress - Freedom Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian National Congress - Freedom Era - Ascendance To Power 1937-1942
When under the Government of India Act 1935, the Congress first tasted political power, its internal organization bloomed in the diversit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malta Convoys: Encyclopedia Ii - Malta Convoys - Background
Malta's geographical position, halfway between the strategic British bases at Gibraltar and Alexandria, close to the Sicilian Channel bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Sturgeon Ss-187 - First Patrol: December 1941
Sturgeon was moored in Mariveles Bay on 7 December 1941 during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. She put to sea the next afternoon to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malta Convoys: Encyclopedia Ii - Malta Convoys - The Convoys
Supply convoys and reinforcements for Malta, other associated activities and Malta-based arracks on Axis convoys. Malta Convoys - July 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Finback Ss-230: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Finback Ss-230 - 1943
During her third war patrol, between 16 December 1942 and 6 February 1943, Finback served for some time as escort for a carrier task forc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conscription Crisis Of 1944: Encyclopedia Ii - Conscription Crisis Of 1944 - Introduction Of Conscription
After campaigns in Italy in 1943 and the Battle of Normandy in 1944, combined with a lack of volunteers, Canada faced a shortage of troop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Father Divine: Encyclopedia Ii - Father Divine - Preaching As God: 1912-1965
Father Divine - In the South: 1912-1914. The Messenger traveled south. He preached extensively in Georgia. In 1913, conflicts with loca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubarry Was A Lady: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubarry Was A Lady - 1939 Broadway Production
The show opened at the 46th Street Theatre on December 6 and ran for 408 performances. It was directed by Edgar MacGregor. DuBarry Was a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uss Oglala Cm-4: Encyclopedia Ii - Uss Oglala Cm-4 - 7 December 1941
On the morning of 7 December 1941 USS Oglala, flagship of the Pacific Fleet Mine Force, was tied up outboard of the light cruiser Helena....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parkerizing: Encyclopedia Ii - Parkerizing - Appearance And Usage
Zinc phosphating results in a non-reflective, light- to medium-gray finish. Manganese phosphating produces a medium- to dark-gray or blac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Quartets: Encyclopedia Ii - Four Quartets - Burnt Norton 1935
As all the quartets, Burnt Norton is a deep meditation on the meaning of time and its relationship with human beings and the Christian me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Far East Command: Encyclopedia Ii - British Far East Command - 1963–1971
1963 Far East Command was established, covering the region covered China, Hong Kong, Kobe and Singapore. Major bases included Hong Kong (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goumier: Encyclopedia Ii - Goumier - World War Ii
Four Moroccan engines served in the Allied forces during World War II. They specialised in night raiding operations, and fought mainly ag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Father Divine: Encyclopedia Ii - Father Divine - Civil Rights Legacy
Some biographers such as Robert Weisbrot suppose that Father Divine was a forerunner to the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - V And W Class Destroyer: Encyclopedia Ii - V And W Class Destroyer - Ships
V and W class destroyer - Royal Australian Navy. Vampire (lost on 9 April 1942) Vendetta Voyager (lost on 25 September 1942) Waterhen ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazilian Cruzeiro: Encyclopedia Ii - Brazilian Cruzeiro - Second Cruzeiro Cruzeiro Novo 1967-1986
In 1967, Brazil issued the cruzeiro novo ("new cruzeiro"), with one cruzeiro novo equal to one thousand "old" cruzeiros. Old banknotes we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isoroku Yamamoto: Encyclopedia Ii - Isoroku Yamamoto - Family Background
Yamamoto was born Isoroku Takano (高野 五十六 Takano Isoroku) in Nagaoka in Niigata. His father was Takano Sadayoshi (高野 貞吉 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isoroku Yamamoto: Encyclopedia Ii - Isoroku Yamamoto - Early Naval Career
Yamamoto enrolled at the Naval Academy at Etajima, Hiroshima in 1901, graduating in 1904. In 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War, he saw a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isoroku Yamamoto: Encyclopedia Ii - Isoroku Yamamoto - Preparing For War 1920s And 1930s
Although a political dove and fundamentally opposed to war with the United States by virtue of studies in the U.S., his tour of the natio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Quartets: Encyclopedia Ii - Four Quartets - East Coker 1940
The starting sentence In my beginning is my end. which can be understood as a poetical expression of his desire that his ashes be kept ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isoroku Yamamoto: Encyclopedia Ii - Isoroku Yamamoto - Actions After Midway
The Battle of Midway solidly checked Japanese momentum, but it was not actually the turning point of the Pacific War. The I.J.N. planned ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Four Quartets: Encyclopedia Ii - Four Quartets - The Dry Salvages 1941
Before placing himself at the title's place, Eliot starts describing his feelings towards the river as opposed to the sea. Being born in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isoroku Yamamoto: Encyclopedia Ii - Isoroku Yamamoto - Early Naval Career
Yamamoto enrolled at the Naval Academy at Etajima, Hiroshima in 1901, graduating in 1904. In 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War, he saw a...   » Read the article