Battle of Wau - Pacific War #64 DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues.The loss of the Buna-Gona area and the defeat at the Kokoda Track had been a great shock for Japanese commanders at Tokyo and the Japanese decided to embark on a new offensive in New Guinea to secure their important position in the Lae-Salamaua area. Welcome to our video on the direct aftermath of the Battle of Buna-Gona and the start of the Battle of Wau.
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@KingsandGenerals Год назад

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@ramazanpnarbas7800 Год назад

Selamün Aleyküm

@MARKINAU8 Год назад

A big shout-out @KingandGenerals there no way a high end history channel will miss a full episode for the forgotten yet bravest air supply unit---The Hump and the Aciation Transport Unit who supplied Chinese against the Japanese where they lost 600+ planes and 1600+aviation staffs. The crashed planes can even nevigate the Hymalayas along the mountains so to speak. They are forgotten heroes deserved a thorough documantry

@WharGhoul_ Год назад

Bring back OffyD legendary Abridged Gameplay!!!!

@jacksonpettit4690 Год назад

14:45 to watch the emperors chosen in action

@peterwisk6797 Год назад

Great stuff cobbers. However, the pronunciation of place names is a bit off. Still, good material but recommend Australian archives for a broader appraisal. Nice work, and thank you as my grandfather fought through out these operations. Lost a lot of good mates in this arduous theater of operations.

@anteriax5175 Год назад

The Pacific war has passed it’s turning point, and the slow and steady crawl to Allied victory is at hand. Keep up this long-running series, I look forward as we reach the end of this grand epic! Kudos the the writers, producers, and editors for providing us with this in depth study!

@lakrids-pibe Год назад

How can you watch this and still confuse the allied victory as "american"?

@MarkGoding Год назад

"Allied victory" TFIFY.

@anteriax5175 Год назад

mainly thought it was americans driving it, but I'll change it then

@pecadodeorgullo5963 Год назад

@@anteriax5175 well, you have the commonwealth in Burma and the indian ocean, the Australians doing the work in New Guinea, Americans in the Solomons and pacific and the Chinese in China.

@robert23456789 Год назад

@@lakrids-pibe by not learning any war history

@siberianexile1263 Год назад

Gotta give it to the KnG writers, they sure do know their stuff, covering vague yet important battles such as this. Bravo.

@MGood-ij1hi Год назад

Watching this series has given me new respect for the Australians. Although later in the war the Americans would dominate the fighting that might not have happened without the efforts of the Australians in 1942-1943.

@warrenklein7817 Год назад

I recall Japanese comment after the war to the effect that they sent 1m men to New Guinea and lost most hence they later referred to it as death Island.

@jimkeats891 Год назад

I think that the writers are overly-tough against Americans....but they cannot be supportive enough for the ANZAC troops!!! (says this American)

@mystikmind2005 Год назад

@@jimkeats891 "I think that the writers are overly-tough against Americans....but they cannot be supportive enough for the ANZAC troops!!! (says this American)" I think they just report events as they occurred. The Solomon Islands episodes are usually highly favorable to the Americans, because it is a fact of history that they did well in that campaign. In New Guinea the Americans came in with green troops, but under the command of MacArthur who thinks green troops can do what veteran Australian troops can do because they are American - no, that is not how reality works.

@joycechuah6398 Год назад

@@lochnessmonster5149 yeah they would be cannibalized !

@petergarrone8242 Год назад

@@mystikmind2005 American transport aircraft were critical to this battle.

@blockmasterscott Год назад

10:11 "I'll soon find whether you are a bloody Aussie or not!" Captain Sherlock had some serious balls!

@jonbaxter2254 Год назад

What a man.

@iamaloafofbread8926 Год назад

The size of his balls slowed him down in the river. 😔

@Maverick0451 Год назад

Phenomenal detail!! I love the small unit information. You never often hear so much detail about company, and even platoon and squad level actions in most historical accounts of the pacific in documentary form. I absolutely love this series!!

@420JackG Год назад

The Aussies have immortalized many of these small war actions in their national consciousness. To us, it may seem like obscure lore, but for those profoundly damaged people who lived through it there appeared to them to exist certain and profound chronologic hinge points that would be revealed as self-evident in importance once a proper logical accounting could be done. Perhaps these people thought that they could scientifically describe the phenomenon of cause and effect while eliminating the forces of chance, a mastering of reality that could build a sort of bulwark against the yet unrealized technological horrors of the next war. These people would spend the rest of their lives obsessing over the exact minutiae of these profound events as if to reconcile their traumatic pasts with the creeping anxiety of the new postmodern atomic age. As their world grew increasingly complex and unrecognizable, the deeper into the past they retreated. It wasn't enough to recognize the tide-changing battle or pivotal campaign anymore, the exact action or maneuver could be pinpointed and understood down to the bullet if only the whole picture could be made complete! From this cohort, we get a multitude of books and memoirs and other media that often tends to appear almost clinical, though relatively few are truly academic works. Still, others who were there tried to bury their trauma internally and distract themselves with the twin pillars of work and domesticity that have traditionally defined the aspirational middle classes. That was the acceptable and healthy way to "be a man" back then, I reckon. Unfortunately, for the most part, they ended up as alienated from their loved ones as they had become from themselves in their pathological repression. The children of this group would become the second generation of obsessive forensic historians of the South Pacific war. Often their work tends to be characterized as more of an accounting of the human experience and less of the mathematical formulation of the older firsthand-based accounts. Thus, certain stuff is well documented and eminently "researchable" in a meaningful and personal way that I think helps the production of this style of content. These small unit actions in far-flung tropical jungles are a critical component of the Australian national identity and myth, and maybe the borderline obsessive cataloging and rehashing and hand-wringing over the impact of these relatively small but incredibly gruesome engagements is some form of national collective therapy.

@Randall1001 Год назад

I think this is, seriously, the best history-related series on RU-vid. The content and graphics are fantastic, the detail amazing. My dad was in the US Army Air Corps in New Guinea, round about this time... in fact, first mention in this series that I recall of his commanding general (so far as I'm aware) -- George Kenney.

@toastnjam7384 Год назад

If RU-vid had an academy type awards this should win hands down for history category.

@Randall1001 Год назад

@@toastnjam7384 Damn right.

@josephcole8875 Год назад

Any time a great channel posts, we all kind of owe them a like and a comment. Just say something to support them and help them get better treatment by youtube, its like a tribute. Never fails to impress, Kings and Generals is a gold standard for this kind of video. I hope your channel continues to grow.

@gordonkerry9320 Год назад

Love the quality, only idea for improvement that I could think of is under the unit names place rough estimate how many soldiers were in those units since every side had different unit organisation. Everything else is 10/10.

@brainflash1 Год назад

Have there been any movies about this battle? Feels like there should be.

@PunkerTrottzEltern Год назад

Also waiting for som good modern movies about the battle of El Alamain and Tobruk. Espessially seen from an Italien or Scottish perspektiv.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Год назад

@@PunkerTrottzEltern Tobruk could be similar to Jadotville

@kevincotterell3644 Год назад

There is one on the Polish perspective I seen years ago. Worth watching just for its take on the Australian soldiers 😊😊

@bb1111116 Год назад

As mentioned before on other K&G video comments, there is a movie about the Guadalcanal campaign; “The Thin Red Line” (1998). Other Pacific War films which give some details about the Iwo Jima land battles are; “Letters from Iwo Jima” and “Flags of Our Fathers”.

@orlandopena2731 Год назад

HBO Max has the The Pacific Series which is based around the United States Marine Corps push throughout the Pacific, even them resorting from stealing from the Army to stay supplied..... such a great show to watch, if you haven't already... its madee by the same people who made Band of Brothers which shows the Airborne European campaign.

@raikespeare Год назад

The Japanese achieved the element of surprise in the Battle of “Wau.” 😮 However, they were unable to capitalize on it. Otherwise it would be known as the Battle of “OHSHIT” 😱

@dorn0531 Год назад

They had no change really, they were up against Captain Winning.

@420JackG Год назад

In a cold, calculating, attritional sense, allowing the IJA to evacuate a bunch of barely walking skeletons was probably the shrewd move. It's messed up to think about it like a balance sheet, but those guys would've needed months and months of care and resources to return to any kind of meaningful duty. I'm sure most of them would've been rotated out of the New Guinea theatre as Rabaul doesn't seem like a very reliable place to convalesce. Moving them is resource intensive, but if you keep them around they are in the way, and feeding and treating them stretches logistics.

@kevincotterell3644 Год назад

There is book from the Japanese perspective on New Guinea. He describes his recovery after New Guinea “The Bone Man of Kokoda” by Charles Happell

@420JackG Год назад

@@kevincotterell3644 thanks for the recommendation

@jeremyandmichelledevereux2756 Год назад

Jeez, Australian commandos in a bayonet charge would be a terrifying sight to see coming towards you.

@markdowie2669 Год назад

I dearly hope once the Pacific theatre is over that you would consider doing a similar one for North Africa/Sicily/Italy. Amazing stuff!

@theawesomeman9821 Год назад

just pray and cross your fingers that channel's staff doesn't go through "burn out".

@n1k2jfan96 Год назад

Luckily for Moten, the fighting at Buna ended on 23 January - and not a moment too soon. By the time the Battle of Wau began, 52 brand-new C-47 transports had arrived in Australia after their delivery from the USA had been expedited in response to urgent requests by MacArthur. The new aircraft were hastily flown to Port Moresby to support the 374th Troop Carrier Group. This meant that up to 40 aircraft per day were now available to fly the 17th Brigade into Wau, four times the number available before the conclusion of the Battle of Buna-Gona. On 29 January, 57 planeloads of men, supplies and equipment arrived at Wau, delivering most of the 2/7th Battalion and the last company of the 2/5th Battalion. 40 aircraft made 66 trips on the following day, and the two dismantled 25-pounder guns included in their cargo were unloaded, assembled and went straight into action. On 31 January, 35 aircraft made 71 trips, and 40 aircraft made 53 trips on 1 February, delivering reinforcements including the 2/3rd Independent Company and a company of machine guns flown in specifically to defend the airfield. At this point it was basically game over for the Japanese.

@apexnext Год назад

Wow I had no idea this is when those planes really came into action and shined! Thanks for the extended info. 😎👍

@ronjohnson6916 Год назад

Another nice contribution to an underappreciated part of the war.

@docbailey3265 Год назад

Get Lay? Wow! Seriously, ANZAC forces were tough as nails in both WWs. A bayonet charge that scared off the IJA? Inconceivable!

@jacksonpettit4690 Год назад

Tehe

@wa1ufo 5 месяцев назад

Yes, that is amazing. I didn't think the Japanese were afraid of anything!

@anthonyeaton5153 2 месяца назад

It's a fairy tale

@Bob-er6ig Год назад

KNG truly one - if not the - greatest history channels on the Internet. Detailed information and professional video quality. I have to say this episode on the battle of Wau left me like "wow"

@raphaz8995 Год назад

3 million subscribers now!

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Год назад

I know you are focused on the Pacific at the moment but I would love to see a separate video on Operation Compass 1940, Richard O Connor's master piece.

@robbabcock_ Год назад

Wonderful installment to a fantastic series! 🇺🇸⚔🇯🇵⚔🇦🇺

@Boatswain_Tam Год назад

Wau, what a battle! Sorry, can't resist 🤣

@hardtimespass9401 Год назад

Without taking anything from the US Marines, I have to say this series does an excellent job of demonstrating the crucial contributions of the US Army and the Australian Army. The myth that the Marines won the Pacific War single-handedly is shattered by these videos. The US Army seems to have been in the thick of it everywhere - Bataan, Guadalcanal, New Guinea. It's interesting to see how much was asked of National Guard units so early in the war. C'est la guerre.

@MARKINAU8 Год назад

A big shout-out @KingandGenerals there no way a high end history channel will miss a full episode for the forgotten yet bravest air supply unit---The Hump and the Aciation Transport Unit who supplied Chinese against the Japanese where they lost 600+ planes and 1600+aviation staffs. The crashed planes can even hevigate the Hymalayas along the mountains so to speak. They are forgotten heroes deserved a thorough documantry

@seanlander9321 Год назад

Wau was another of those Australian victories that is fascinating in terms of the % of the Japanese forces that were killed.

@Kilgzzz Год назад

I love this series, the detailed information is greatly appreciated

@minoru-kk Год назад

Brilliant as always!! In a way I felt this British Empire's struggle in the Pacific started here And Japanese saying "Even if you die you won't be able to return" started here

@seanlander9321 Год назад

Australia no longer considered itself part of the British Empire’s war by the time of the New Guinea campaign because the British had decided at the Arcadia Conference to relinquish Australia to the Japanese and ordered every Commonwealth country to deny Australia any assistance. Australia even declared war on Japan before Britain did.

@tomriley5790 Год назад

@@seanlander9321 sorry but that's complete nonsense. Firstly Australia definitely consdiered itself British and British and Australian (and New Zealand) forces continued to fight together throughout the war. Arcadia did decide on "Germany first" but it also specifically created the ABDA force and for the British to strengthen their forces in the Pacific (which they did). Large numbers of British Troops were captured by the Japanese and others continued to fight the Japanese throughout the war.

@seanlander9321 Год назад

@@tomriley5790 Twaddle. ABDA never happened, although there were some Dutch who joined in. Britain turned on Australia and Roosevelt failed to support MacArthur after Arcadia, that was the agreement reached with the Germany first policy. The treachery from Churchill was particularly acute and he is recorded by many as confirming that he had no concern about Australia falling to the Japanese and that it could be reclaimed after victory in Europe. Curtin was only too aware of what Britain had done and his order for mobilisation and withdrawal of most of the troops in North Africa to New Guinea was the moment when Churchill ordered the Empire to provide no assistance to Australia what so ever, and that’s exactly how the rest of the war played out.

@AbdulMuhaimin83 Год назад

Kings and Generals videos' are probably the only videos I click on like before clicking on the play button

@lillith3159 Год назад

That Sherlock guy was very epic

@johnnygolden7401 Год назад

I look forward to new episodes every week of this series! Love it!

@jtlon1 Год назад

Thanks. This is great channel and my son and I really appreciate your work. Best to all.

@KingsandGenerals Год назад

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@blueycarlton Год назад

Just a small point, the RAAF dropped the centre red roundel on its aircraft in late 1941, after an American Grumman Wildcat pilot shot at a RAAF PBY Catalina. (The Roundel should be Blue and White) Fortunately no one was injured just a few bullet holes.

@timfirth977 Год назад

Throughly enjoy this series, it brings the Pacific War to life which had previously only been told in books.

@jarrodbright5231 Год назад

So you could say that for the Australians, holding off the Japanese at the Battle of Wau was... Elementary my dear Watson

@jacksonpettit4690 Год назад

Lmfao

@aegystierone8505 Год назад

The Australian commandos were badass

@JamesKelly-fj8zi 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, my father was a trooper of 2nd/7th Independent Company. From its formation November 1942 till demobilisation 1946, from Wau to the Wewak campaign. He's one the ninety (half the company) that was flown from Townsville to Port Moresby by Qantas flying boat then to Wau by DC3. So he would have been on the Buisaval Track retreating from Mubo etc. Some of the things K&G says like were 2nd/7th joined 2nd/5th Company don't seem to be the same as I read elsewhere.

@gregorypilau3530 Год назад

Another great episode of the Battle of Wau by the great channel Kings and Generals. Thanks again and actually am watching from Wau, now a small run down town of Papua New Guinea..

@mariomaro7 Год назад

All I can say is Wau, very impressive 👏

@loupiscanis9449 Год назад

Thank you , K&G . 🐺

@c6tom790 Год назад

I've been a youtube member for a while. If you can afford it and you like their content I highly recommend it.

@eetenn Год назад

I always look forward to the weekly pacific video

@theawesomeman9821 Год назад

I salute the Boys from Down Under who fought in this battle.

@wa1ufo 5 месяцев назад

Me too! I am from up and over.

@ADEpoch Месяц назад

I saw my grandfathers battalion in that. A real pleasure watching. Thanks.

@ghostplasma5590 Год назад

Wow! It's the battle of Wau! Wow!

@craigcollings5568 Год назад

This is a great series. Enjoying and learning so much.

@napoleonibonaparte7198 Год назад

The Japanese certainly got a taste of their own bayonet charge by the Aussies.

@ronald5439 Месяц назад

Thank you for showing these important historic battles that have been somewhat sidelined in history😢

@jonbaxter2254 Год назад

Sherlock was an absolute chad.

@ianb9028 Год назад

It seems the Aussies learnt, from Kokoda and Buna Gona, how to effectively fight the Japanese.

@brokenbridge6316 Год назад

Can't wait for this channel to talk about the Chindits and Merrill's Marauders.

@johnboxler8989 Год назад

Great content. I study American history. I didn’t realize how much then Australians did in South Pacific

@beachboy0505 Год назад

Excellent video 📹 Admire Australia 🇦🇺 (and Canada 🇨🇦) In WW2, they knew they were empires in their own area , with vast resources and their soldiers tenaciously defended their lands, waterways and airspace. Admire the Japanese spirit. Before D Day, they were the masters of long distance amphibious landings and deep penetrations. Churchill would probably have been impressed by how quickly they moved off the beachhead.

@krissteel4074 Год назад

Very turbulent time for my family, when the (reformed) 2nd/7th came back from Palestine my grandfather got put into them for about a year before I think it was around 1943 he ended up being rolled into the 31st/51st and ending up in Bougainville for more adventures that nearly got him killed. My great uncle was also flying Beaufighters at this time up until he had one's landing gear collapse from battle damage out from underneath him in I think 1943 and got medical discharged from the air force due to back injuries. Not that he was dissuaded much and ended up spending until 1946 doing UXO clearance in Darwin. I think it has to be said, these battles were often done at insanely close ranges, you might get a couple of cleared areas when you could see out to about 100m or so, but the vast majority would have been under 50m or closer. The forest, rain and fog mean you could get lost in the green hell or literally have two decent sized formations move close to one another and no one would know they were even there. To describe the actual terrain though, its straight up and down to the point its basically called mountain warfare anywhere else! Just without snow But just replace the snow with leeches, scrub typhus, malaria and a good chance of falling off a muddy hill and busting your arse. A lot of blokes got very sick with lifelong and lingering tropical diseases along with physical injuries from the campaigns even before they ever saw contact with the Japanese. Of whom also suffered greatly from the elements, terrain and illness that plagued everyone.

@warrenklein7817 Год назад

For the Japanese add, and quarter masters that had no supplies to sustain their troops. Japanese were cruel to their enemies, their superiors were cruel to them.

@christopherhanton6611 Год назад

never heard of this battle the next big campaign in this area is Salamaua-Lae campaign that starts 22 April - 16 September 1943. but that will come latter.

@tremclad Год назад

An other great video, congrats for the 3M Subscribers !!!

@rusty8992 Год назад

Great presentation! If you are interested in the air transport operations during the Battle of Wau, I recommend Volume Two of Robert Kelly's series 'Allied Air Transport Operations South West Pacific Area in WWII'. Excellent detail and some interesting photos. Cheers :)

@-RONNIE Год назад

Thank you as always for the information & keep up the good work 👍🏻

@robertmansfield7656 Год назад

Bloody hard country to fight a war in. The whole campaign is cut out an airstrip so you can resupply, defend air strip, push enemy to beach head fight determined survivors.

@HorryHorsecollar Год назад

Great to see attention to a theatre even more neglected than Burma, well done. Just a couple of comments on pronunciation (as a former PNG resident of Lae), Buna and Gona are pronounced with long not short vowels hence Boona and Go-na. Salamua is Sal-a-moa. Kokoda is Kok-oh-dar, Sorry if someone else has already covered this. Almost forgot Mad-ang and Wee-wak. Finschafen you did correctly, if slightly Germanically. Rabaul is a tricky word often Rab-arl but Rab-awl is ok. Not sure if I heard you say Papua, it is definitely not Pap-ooa, more Parp-wah. Hope this helps.

@Dauntless2000 Год назад

Episode of the pacific war on my birthday

@UnNuclear Год назад

Someone should translate the old saying, "An army marches on its stomach" in Japanese.

@Uzair_Of_Babylon465 Год назад

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

@davidshaon Год назад

Great video, very informative and interesting 👍👍👍

@101publicenemy 21 день назад

Amazing series, awesome work guys!!!

@markusskram4181 Год назад

Nothing makes the day better than seeing a kings and generals video on my notification !❤️

@MrRjh63 Год назад

Glad to hear of the continued adventures of Captain Winning.

@stevelebreton3489 Год назад

Thanks for the video 👍

@EnkaMexi Год назад

pacific war series is always interessting 👍

@commoncents4145 7 месяцев назад

Love these!

@thedanelord2329 Год назад

Good video keep op the good work❤

@JC-mx9su Год назад

I hope I can learn more about some of the battles of 1943 in the Pacific Theater, this is getting interesting.

@18pablo88 Год назад

Love this channel

@ILITLA Год назад

I have no words I'm just... Wau.

@limmeh7881 Год назад

Wau, another top video 🤌 Need to watch the previous 63 episodes now..

@hansfabri6906 Год назад

love it!!

@cornishdiaspora918 Год назад

Just excellent!

@kartikmalasiya6509 Год назад

Hey! Can you make some videos related to Indian military History? It definitely has a lot of content. You can also cover recent military history as well[1950-2000]. Great work on the Pacfic War series btw.

@bigsarge2085 Год назад

I'm learning so much!

@anthonyeaton5153 2 месяца назад

Too much bullshit you mean.

@onthatrockhewillbuildhisch1510 Год назад

WW2 cartoon showed Lightning pilots accompanying a luscious lady onto an airfield with the slogan "Escort to Wow!' because of the frequency of Fighter escorts of DC3's to Wau. P.S. Kokoda is pronounced Co-Coda!!! A20's Bostons and Havocs are bombers rather than fighters.

@WharGhoul_ Год назад

Bring back the infamous OffyD Abridged Game play Legend!

@jeanineking7311 Год назад

Thanks for posting

@davidblair9877 Год назад

The carelessness of Japanese command towards logistics amazes me. You hardly need to be Napoleon Bonaparte to realize that well-fed, well-supplied men fight more effectively than starving men running out of ammunition; yet for months, Japanese command has sent men into positions without adequate provisions or reliable means of resupply. What the devil makes these officers waste valuable soldiers like this?

@orlandopena2731 Год назад

Simply put, that and the fact the Japanese relied on surprised, and infantry blitz to take their objectives, it worked against everyone until they actually started fighting against the Australians, and American forces who were better prepared to fight them than anyone else. They never had the supplies to really win the war, and the countless mistakes like this ensured it was lost quicker than it should've

@alainaaugust1932 Год назад

What the devil made them? Arrogance. Apparently, believing you’re a superior race makes you do stupid things. We’re seeing it today.

@philliplock1173 Год назад

The Japanese command recognised the crucial importance of logistics but they were unable to resupply their troops because of allied air supremacy in New Guinea, and a slogging naval blockade in Guadalcanal. In the battle of the Bismark Sea US and Australian aircraft destroyed a major reinforcement and resupply convoy to New Guinea. Many naval engagements near Guadalcanal restricted the Japanese to small scale resupply by submarine and floating drums of materiel ashore.

@romulocesarclementetoledo6488 Год назад

Very Nice

@douglasdudding5736 Год назад

There the Australian go, making everyone look bad 🇦🇺

@Matthew10950 Год назад

Gallipoli would like to speak with you. Bring Mel Gibson.

@philipebbrell2793 Год назад

@@Matthew10950 Don't forget the Lancashire Fusiliers. Six VCs before Breakfast!

@jarrodbright5231 Год назад

That's what we do :)

@Titus-as-the-Roman 8 месяцев назад

The Allies realizing the overwhelming importance of air power built an Air Field at Wau that ran downhill and ended in a Mountain, it was the only place anywhere near to put a runway.

@jackson857 Год назад

Aussie represent. We're back in the fight.

@jefesalsero Год назад

I reckon they'll kick some arse, then enjoy Shrimp on the Barbie with some vegemite sandwiches and Foster's Lager.

@jeffmcdonald4225 Год назад

A very good episode on an under reported part of the war.

@pratimraut2239 Год назад

Can you please put scale on maps animation So it gets easier to understand scale of battle

@jankusthegreat9233 Год назад

U guys are awesome

@jongason660 Год назад

Thankyou

@davidburland6576 Год назад

Wow just wow.

@knowledgeiq8031 Год назад

Valuable vedio.

@ltcol.nugget6458 Год назад

I've watched a considerable amount of this series. It seems so much happened before the dropping of the two atom bombs... wonder how much of it wouldn't have occurred had the bombs been dropped earlier?

@alainaaugust1932 Год назад

The bombs weren’t fully ready till summer. It was the slaughter of American troops as we took Okinawa and the suicide dive bombing by Japanese 16-18 year olds, the original “I don’t need to learn how to land” corps, that pushed Truman into the decision to drop the bomb. They could have surrendered after the first bomb hit. They didn’t. It took the second hit three days later. Even then, some of their generals still did not want to surrender. One source I recall stated that the bombing saved the lives of the 50,000 or more Aussies and Americans who would have died wading ashore each of the separate islands of Japan itself until final victory. Of course such bombing was horrific. So would have been a ground invasion.

@ltcol.nugget6458 Год назад

@@alainaaugust1932 I know the purpose of the bombs, and I know that the US was ready to drop a third. The plane was on the runway when the Japanese finally surrendered. But the question was more of a hypothetical of what could have occurred or wouldn't have had the bombs been finished and dropped earlier.