Episode 54: What Does the Rising Sun Flag Mean?
The rising sun flag refers to the flag of Imperial Japan’s military, particularly the Imperial Japanese Navy, during and before World War II. It has a red circle on a white background with sixteen red...
2 Okt 20206min
Episode 53: The Philippines' Struggles for Independence
From Spanish Colonialism to the Malolos Republic and Resistance to the U.S. Control, then the Commonwealth of the Philippines and WWII, and final Independence. On June 12th, 2020, the Philippines cele...
30 Sep 20206min
Episode 52: Four Fronts of WW2 Military Tactics: Blitzkrieg, Kamikaze, U Boats, & Cryptography
By the time of WW2, war strategies were a lot more complicated than the end of World War 1. In World War 1, much of the war was fought using trench warfare. However, during World War 2, soldiers were ...
28 Sep 202011min
Episode 51: The Nazi Flag vs. The Rising Sun Flag
There is nothing that can spark quite so much controversy than the Nazi flag. Its black swastika and red backdrop can produce a strong flurry of extreme emotions to many around the world. The flag its...
25 Sep 20205min
Episode 50: The Legend of the Golden Lily Operation
Rumors of hidden treasure from wartime loots locating in the islands of Mindanao, Philippines, have been around ever since Lieutenant General Yamashita surrendered to the Allied Forces after he lost t...
23 Sep 20204min
Episode 49: The Japanese Economy After WWII
After WWII, Japan’s economy boomed: it rivaled the US in economic recovery in just 80 years up until the end of the Cold War era. Japan rose from the devastating destruction to recovery in the wake of...
21 Sep 20206min
Episode 48: Corporate Slave Labor During World War II of BMW, Audi, and More
Compensation, apologies, and memorialization remain controversial when talking about corporate responsibilities post-World War II. To this day, former POWs and Holocaust survivors continue to fight fo...
18 Sep 20206min
Episode 47: The Repositioning of Power - Thai Monarchy Pre and Post WWII
October 13, 2016, the day that Thailand, and the world, lost the longest-reigning monarch in modern history. King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand took the throne shortly after World War II, and for ove...
16 Sep 20207min
