Hirohito surrender broadcast
Japan had something different to offer: “Asia for the Asiatics.” That slogan may sound banal today, but for a region long colonized, it was a powerful, revolutionary idea. Even Romulo conceded that it was “morally unassailable.
Daniel Immerwahr • How to Hide an Empire
With the best hope for an Allied defense of the Pacific knocked out in one quick blow, the Japanese made brisk work of the rest. Guam fell on December 10, Thailand on the twenty-first, Wake Island on the twenty-third, and Hong Kong on Christmas Day. New Year’s Day saw Manila succumb. Then came the other great colonial capitals of Asia: Singapore on
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Sarah Paine Episode 2: Why Japan Lost
The cause of Japan’s loss in WW2 can be traced back to its Samurai Bushido Culture - the culture of honor and death; the shocking lack of chain of command.
I hassle Sarah about whether we could have avoided war with Japan... See more
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