- 36 - Pacific War - The battle of Kokoda, July 19-August 2, 1942
In the last couple of weeks, we have covered both the American and Japanese general plans for the future, delving into the minds of important figures like General MacArthur, Admiral King, General Hyak...
26 Jul 202232min
- 35 - Pacific War - The invasion of Buna-Gona, July 19-26, 1942
Three weeks ago, we delved for the first time into the American plans for their future offensives, as the Army and Navy factions clashed for control of the operations that were going to unfold in the ...
19 Jul 202235min
- 34 - Pacific War - The War on the North American Coast, July 12-19, 1942
The Aleutian islands were not the only territories in North America to be attacked by Japan. About a week after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 9 submarines of the Japanese 6th Fleet arrived off the North...
12 Jul 20221h 3min
- 33 - Pacific War - Biological Warfare in China, July 5-12, 1942
Last month, we covered the start of the violent and unforgiving campaign that took place in the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi as the Japanese invaders hunted down the American pilots that had take...
5 Jul 202254min
- 32 - Pacific War - First raids on New Guinea, June 21- July 4, 1942
After the small break of the last couple of weeks, we return to the main theater of the Pacific War, where the astounding consequences of the Battle of Midway continued to resonate in the minds of the...
28 Jun 202237min
- 31 - Pacific War -Douglas MacArthur and Philippines disaster SPECIAL
Douglas MacArthur was one of the US military’s most celebrated and controversial commanders. His military service career is one of the most extensive and impressive in history, but it did not go unbl...
21 Jun 20221h 32min
- 30 - Pacific War -Attack on Sydney Harbour, June 14-21, 1942
During the attack on Pearl Harbor the Japanese dispatched 5 Type A midget submarines[1], each carrying two men and two torpedoes[2]. The night before the attack at 6:45am the destroyer USS Ward came a...
14 Jun 20221h
- 29 - Pacific War -Operation Al Invasion of Alaska, June 7-14, 1942
Last week, we covered one of the most important battles of the Pacific War, the milestone that stopped the expansion of the Japanese Empire and allowed the Americans to go on the offensive for the fir...
7 Jun 202240min
