- 4 - Pacific War - Invasion of Borneo December 14-21, 1941
On December 7, 1941, the war had reached the Pacific to the surprise of the Allied nations, drastically changing the course of history forever. After its first week, smoke darkened the horizons of Pea...
14 Dec 202156min
- 3 - Pacific War - The Blunder of the Philippines December 10, 1941
As the Rising Sun expanded across East Asia, the United States Pacific Fleet laid broken in the shallow waters of Pearl Harbor. The British colonies had also been invaded, suffering defeat after defea...
11 Dec 20211h 9min
- 2 - Pacific War - Invasion of Malaya December 8, 1941
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7 would always be remembered as the day of infamy in which the Japanese started the Pacific War. But at the same time, the Empire of Japan also began simulta...
9 Dec 20211h 15min
- 1 - Pacific War - Attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
As we’ve seen in the previous episodes, the Japanese Empire had decided on war with the West since the embargo enacted by the US in July, 1941. The plans to simultaneously execute invasions on the Dut...
7 Dec 20211h 49min
- 0.7 - The Pacific War - Tensions in the Pacific
With war raging both in Europe and in China, prying eyes around the world eagerly followed the events that were unfolding in front of them. In the US in particular, many still advocated for anti-war s...
30 Nov 20211h 23min
- 0.6 - The Pacific War - Hitler‘s war in Europe
For four long years, Europe had been devastated during the First World War, leaving almost 30 million casualties along with many more dying of famines and disease. As such, the world had suffered enou...
23 Nov 20211h 42min
- 0.5 - The Pacific War - The Second Sino Japanese War
China is a huge country, full of important resources and extensive farmlands, a huge population, and an important strategic and commercial position. This made it a desirable objective for expansion to...
16 Nov 20211h 59min
- 0.4 - The Pacific War - US in the Pacific
So far in this series we’ve been mainly covering the history of the Japanese Empire prior to the start of the Pacific War; but what about the other major player of the war? What was the position of th...
9 Nov 202151min
