1. An intercepted message tipped the Americans to a flight carrying Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Japanese fleet. 2. Air reconnaissance, however, had reported that a large Japanese fleet was headed south. 3. He joined a small team that was landed by submarine on the islands off the coast of Thailand to monitor the Japanese fleet. 4. Nowadays, only the Japanese whaling fleets continue the practice, ostensibly for research purposes. 5. The Japanese fleet moved on to attack the Philippines, which was then American territory. 6. The shooting down of the bomber carrying Yamamoto, the commander of the Japanese fleet, was a triumph of military intelligence and flying skills. 7. A Japanese fleet was on its way to kill hundreds of whales in a southern oceans whale sanctuary, environmental group Greenpeace said Saturday. 8. A Japanese whaling fleet left Thursday on a six-month research mission to catch whales in the Antarctic, a government official said. 9. After Midway, the crippled Japanese fleet withdrew, never again to gain the offensive. 10. APTV coverage includes a look at the Japanese whaling fleet and the importance of whale products in Japanese cuisine. |