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    “MADMAN” GENDA

    Jun 16, 2020 2 minutes

    inoru Genda was the innovative mastermind behind Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. What was “Madman” Genda really like? He earned that nickname because of his outspoken views on the supremacy of aircraft over battleships. Ryoichi Yamada came to know him during the closing months of WW

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