[ARC5] How the U.S. Cracked Japan's 'Purple Encryption"

[Mark K3MSB]

>>>I wonder how much Japanese religion had to do with it.  If you believe
the emperor is a god then you might expect a miraculous victory over
a stronger opponent.

I doubt very much.   The general population believed him a deity,  but I
doubt the Army leadership did.   To them, he was just a figurehead.   I
would suspect Yamamoto also didn't believe him a deity,  but he had more
reverence for Hirohito's position as emperor.    My opinions only based on
readings, but I can't cite any specific proof texts.

73 Mark K3MSB



On Tue, Dec 27, 2016 at 11:19 PM, Jim Haynes <jhhaynes at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I wonder how much Japanese religion had to do with it.  If you believe
> the emperor is a god then you might expect a miraculous victory over
> a stronger opponent.  But maybe Yamamoto didn't believe that.
>
> I've also read that Japanese naval strategists believed in a repeat of
> their success in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-05.
>
> And the strength of isolationist politics in the U.S. may have emboldened
> both Germany and Japan.
>
>
>
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