[DuncanWaring]

For emphasis - this video describes the battle from the Japanese perspective, including the decisions the commanders had to make when and the information that was available to them at the time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd8_vO5zrjo

[Retain Mike]

Thanks for the link. One thing I kept running across in several of my sources was the frustration with the sighting reported by the reconnaissance aircraft from the Japanese heavy cruiser Tone. With a bit more aggression and professionalism on his part it seems they could have reacted sooner.

[rxh4n1]

I think Yamamoto was highly overrated. He threw away the greatest advantage they Combined Fleet had, superiority in numbers. He scattered his forces all over the Pacific.