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Isoroku Yamamoto

Isoroku Yamamoto,
The Japanese commander who
Attacked Pearl Harbor in a show
Of what the Japanese could do,
To bring the U.S. to its knees.
It was his goal to be the one
To succeed in hostilities,
And to march into Washington.
He was a gambler, so was said,
Convinced the Japs to risk it all.
His plane shot down and he was dead -
Did not live to see his bad call.

"Remember Pearl Harbor" became
Why the world forgot what's his name.