Yamamoto said as much. He said Japan would run wild the first year. But he knew America’s industrial capability would eventually win out. I think Japan thought they could hold out and get help from Germany. Didn’t happen. The British army prevented a link up by stopping the Japanese in Burma. They might have prolonged the war if they had developed their jet aircraft earlier than later. Numerous what ifs. But in the end, there’s no substitute for industrial might and the will of a country determined to destroy an aggressor.
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