(Part:10)Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to our latest exploration into history from both Japanese and American perspective! In this gripping series, we delve into a pivotal moment in the Pacific theater of World War II. Join us as we uncover the dramatic narrative of how the United States navigated the challenges and triumphs of total war in the Pacific, shaping the course of history. From strategic battles to personal accounts, we unveil the untold stories behind this crucial chapter in America's wartime saga. Get ready to embark on a journey through the depths of conflict and resilience in the Pacific Theater. Part 1:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JfnpIb36xv8.html Part 2:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-llT53Psj7W0.html Part 3:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a-mATZ2Gzlc.html Part 4:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_4WSCS2urU8.html Part 5:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eECoJGtujas.html Part 6:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f4Fi1oO7mSY.html Part 7:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-re5oz_ejQ0A.html Part 8:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UctCbnH46Fo.html Part 9:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lxCk6Tw7skM.html Playlist:ru-vid.com/group/PLDxc_c19B0x4q32p48JSvYmvXyY2fbgCV
There are plenty of FIRST HAND accounts that you can read, try “With the old Breed” and William Manchester wrote a Memoir called Goodbye Darkness, his battle was on Okinawa, and the book is about his trip to the South Pacific decades after the war to deal with his memories.
This is a great preservation of a wonderful primary source for understanding japanese side of this battle! Keep up the good work, I wanted to give you a bump for the algorithm
The only ones i feel any pity for are the civilians caught up in the battle. The military would not move them out of harm's way even though they knew theyd be slaughtered.
You want to feel sorry for the Japanese. But then you remember how cruel they were. And think they got what was coming to them. Just a thought and comment for the algorithm.
The real blame lies with Hirohito and a few dozen of his subordinates..the soldiers were indoctrinated from birth and were fighting to protect their families honor
@jeffjorden3340 by and large I would agree. However I have listened to few interviews with Japanese soldiers who fought in China. The way they treated those people had nothing to do with honor or protection of their family. Of course I was not there but to believe history and few interviews. This was a lot more than few bad apples.
The only value of any portion of any of those islands were for the airfields or potential airfields. There was no other value to them. The Allies should have simply waited until they had achieved naval superiority before attempting to gain control of any of those islands. The Allies, once naval superiority had been established, should have simply surrounded any valuable real estate (based on the value of their airfields or potential airfields) and denied further acces to such areas by any enemy naval forces. Obviously, without supply, it would have only been a matter of time for the occupying land forces to become nearly powerless. Only THEN should any Allied land forces be dedicated to gaining contol of the island. Instead, we threw young lives away by the tens of thousands because of political impatience and military myopia. ..
It’s very easy to make the right call 80 years later. Not so easy when you have numourus options and in the moment. They coulda skipped Philippines and taken Formosa and put up a very tight blockade of Japan. You could keep up massive firebombing. Nuclear bombs were an option. Wait for USSR to join the the fight for mainline Japan they woulda thrown massive numbers of troops in the meat grinder. Lastly though we lost a fraction of the brave young men the Japs did,ditto the Germans and Russians also. Let’s be thankful and praise the brave young men that defeated the Japanese and Germans. The world will need to shift radically before there’s no need for militaries and industrial / military conflict. I’m not a casual observer of battle my father (Korea vet) lost his 1st cousin at Okinawa during the last week.Killed by mortar.His twin went on to have a long life wife and children.
@@michaelperigo6746 You'd be amazed at how myopic most people are. People supposedly interested in history are stubborn to a great fault about the plain truths of WW2 80 years after the fact. The fact that many American lives were needlessly wasted because of command policy and doctrine seems to be a subject few want to honestly consider. Most people are simplistic, preferring the myths of great military leadership to questioning the basic precepts of their command decisions.
A lot of those islands held valuable natural resources that Japan needed. As for airfields that is how the vast distances in the pacific were conquered. By securing forward airbases to support the next advance.
