'MADWAN'GENOA

摘要

Minoru 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 Ⅱ, when Genda took command of the 343rd AG-Japan's "squadron of aces." Yamada recently gave his views on Genda: "Genda was short and probably the minimum height to become a pilot. He was a smart, hard worker and hated to lose! Genda was one of the elite, and serious about any task he took on. He graduated from naval college with top grades and pioneered the use of naval aircraft. In 1941, when Adm. Yamamoto first envisioned the Pearl Harbor attack, he called Rear Adm. Takijiro Onishi. Onishi immediately requested Genda's help, and he single-handedly planned the attack. He was really an exceptional figure."