Yamamoto's Great Passion in Life Was to Gamble

Yamamoto's fleets were able to travel for several days across the ocean, straight to the heart of us. So why didn't the americans see them coming? The press in the united states was boasting about of this fortress in the pacific that was constantly on the prowl with a long range reconnaissance. Yama moto had estimated the chances of success at 50 50. He used that expression he thought that was a gamble worth taking - just as in a side.