Carlson's Long Patrol - Pacific War #53 DOCUMENTARY

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@ragzaugustus]

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[@Av-vd3wk]

Seriously, SCREW OFF with the Established Titles man! Such a bummer you sling their garbage.

[@Av-vd3wk]

EstablishedTitles is a Scam! Stay away. Bummer he slings this garbage. The company behind Established Titles only gives a vague address within the plots of land it purports to sell (which should belong to others) and it is not a postal address, which means it cannot be the registered address of the business. Further digging shows that the company is actually based in Hong Kong but according to its Terms and Conditions page, it abides by the laws of the State of New York (however, no such company actually exists in NY and Established Titles does not appear anywhere on the HK company’s website apart from a reference to single individual by the name of Katerina Yip). Additionally, souvenir plots are not registered with the Land Register of Scotland, meaning you don’t legally own the land and in fact, the land you “bought” can be sold to others as well. Buying a single square foot of land is NOT enough to actually make you a Lord or Lady; the British and Scottish take these traditions very seriously: The Court of the Lord Lyon (a Scottish court specifically dedicated to overseeing all issues of heraldry, including titles and coats of arms usage) has ruled that programs like Established Titles are not real and anyone using a descriptor like Lord or Lady supposedly granted to them through the purchase of a souvenir plot has no real right or authority to use them

[@ninjabreadman1993r]

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[@Ditronian]

I hear some Nigerian Prince is looking for sponsors to help him move gold out of his country.

[@blockmasterscott]

A few years ago I was reading some first hand accounts of the "Battle of Brisbane". I remember reading one account by an American that the day after the "battle", an Aussie came up to him, slapped him on the back and said "that was one Hell of a roll we had last night huh?", and he said the Aussie bought him a drink.

[@frankieM_]

Damn every episode highlights more and more of MacArthur's incompetence to the point I wonder how he even obtained such a high position in the military

[@quintomalley1196]

It was mainly the work of his media/pr team. He would finally be sacked after his blunder at Chosin Reservoir in Korea. His decision to keep pushing into North Korea and go against the orders of President Truman to stop advancing and hold the 38th parallel would ultimately lead to Chinese intervention in the war, resulting in the battle of Chosin Reservoir and the UN withdrawing its forces back to the 38th parallel. His inability to admit he made a mistake would ultimately be his downfall.

[@thomasbest8599]

His dad

[@kodiak7447]

we would have won korea if we had general perry smith in command instead, a man who can effectively create the greatest retreat in american history, but also inflicting more than double the losses on a force the size of 3 to 1. aswell as taking civilians with him and his equipment when he left so they weren't stuck in the north. that man is the pinnacle of military leadership.

[@tonefilter9480]

Not sure it’s fair on MacArthur - he had strengths - and weaknesses - and the SW Pacific was not well supported navally or personnel early on.

[@jamesforreal]

BIG shout out to our Aussie friends for their valiant and ferocious participation in WWII. You guys kicked butt. And thanks for the hospitality at Darwin towards this modern Soldier, it was fun! Would love to visit again.

[@ThomasWLalor]

As a "Yank" I have been hardly aware of the bravery and sacrifice of the Aussies. God bless every man Jack of them.

[@shanebraaten9553]

Same. Tenacious Bastards....

[@SamGray]

It seems amazing that this series is already up to episode 53. Keep up the great work!

[@CodytheHun123]

The narrator does not mention this, but prior to landing, Dog Company’s strength had been reduced to about 40 men. Because of this, Peatross mentions that one 20 men were kept as HQ defense and the other used as a “Special Recon” patrol. During the Asamana engagement, Hubert Faltyn says they were walking down the narrow path and were ambushed, cutting the 20 man patrol into two. Captain MacAuliffe (who would later become a company commander in 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines at Peleliu), after trying to escape multiple ambushes, eventually made it back to Carlson, who was furious. As another force was being assembled, in comes Plt Sergeant Harold Schrier (of Iwo Jima fame) with the survivors. Dog Company had lost two men that day, both of whom are still MIA.

[@RivetGardener]

Just amazing the horror of the losses, the battles and the fear of the unknown and then the tenacity of the Marine survivors.

[@jeffreypurcell4681]

The Australian officers at Buna wanted 24 hrs for reconnaissance but where told no from MacArthur and this killed a lot of Australians, after the battle it was found that there was a gap in the Japanese defences which could have been exploited thus saving a lot of lives !

[@lajinmark2084]

Just another Screwball decision from Dugout Douggie! Biggest Tragedy in American Military History is Douggie MacArthur. He knew how to manuever the press! I hated him from learning of his days on the streets of Washington when he turned loose the Tanks on the Bonus Marchers! He totally Bungled the Defense of the Philippines and then Rammed thru a CMH for his ineptitude. He wanted to invade Rabual!!! WTF! His whole New Guinea Battle plan is/was a JOKE! Any Second Lu from West Point could have done better! Now, there is clear evidence he was a pedophile and kept a 16 year old Philippine child/girl as his play toy. The guy should be stricken from any form of Military acclaim in the USA. It would have been quicker/cheaper/easier in terms of human life to bypass the Philippines and take Formosa/Taiwan but Douggies EGO didn't allow such travesty. Why not tell your enemy your battle plan well in advance so he can prepare like Douggie did! Total Moron and that's just the beginning Highlights! Largest surrender of American troops was Philippines/MacArthur. Longest Retreat in Am History Korea/MacArthur's command. UGH!

[@PaulJohnson-su3mv]

USA here, MacArthur was a strutting problem factory

[@BenDavis-w7h]

​@@PaulJohnson-su3mvYep, and the fact many consider him a hero is disturbing. Guy had no idea how to control his ego.

[@xEvan117x]

The Aussies couldn’t find the perimeter gap in under 24h? UNDER 24h.. and they wanted MoRe time than that???!!!???? Sheesh.. good grief.. ..1000% jokin, mad props n respect to all Aussie heroes. All round bada$$es!

[@elbias220]

Never been this early for a K&G video in a long time, never disappoints

[@commoncents4145]

Just amazing detail. Loved all 53 so far. I'd love to see the push through Holland and Belgium. My great Uncle Hector was wounded at the battle of Otterlo and later died of his wounds. I've read great detailed accounts and would like to see the combined US, Cdn and British efforts through eastern Europe.

[@vortega472]

I can honestly say I look forward to this all week. Thanks.

[@Baldodeathmetal]

This series is amazing, a never ending stream of brilliant content.

[@austincarlson3540]

Glad to have had our Aussie brothers! And excellent doc as usual.

[@skylinetouring]

Thank you for another great video. MacArthur is really really getting on my nerves at this point

[@redaug4212]

He made the right decision sending Eichelberger though, you'll see.

[@davidvonkettering204]

@@redaug4212 One good decision does not a forgiveness grant.

[@redaug4212]

@@davidvonkettering204 I didn't say it should earn your forgiveness...

[@davidvonkettering204]

@@redaug4212 You are a very nice person

[@jozzieokes3422]

I was just playing the Waw campaign mission called Semper Fi. And i was a part of Carlson's Raiders. And Kings and generals upload an video based on them

[@davidvonkettering204]

Anybody who loves the Pacific Theater might enjoy the series of books by WEB Griffin titled "The Corps". Although fiction, the historicity of this series is spot on. Thanks Kings and Generals for this wonderful series. The only thing I would ask is maybe a mileage/KM scale and a cardinal direction indicator for some of the battles--it helps to understand how vicious the fighting was to see how many were lost in taking a few hundred yards of stinking jungle. Love, David

[@minoru-kk]

This series is definitely the best movies showing how the Allies wiped out, cleansed, or struggled to do so against Japanese. Great job K&G

[@alexius23]

The Raiders were controversial inside the USMC. Eventually, the unit was disbanded

[@jozzieokes3422]

Why so?

[@redaug4212]

@@jozzieokes3422 The operational necessity of the Raiders became obsolete after Guadalcanal, and USMC Generals didn't like the idea of an "elite" service within the Marine Corps syphoning the best men away from the Marine divisions.

[@coryhall7074]

@@jozzieokes3422 The Raiders were designed to do just that, raid. A Pacific war was envisioned to be more fluid and wide-ranging than it ended up being, with the reality being a series of extremely high intensity fights in defined locations to control air and sea routes to the next battle zone. As such, a small and relatively lightly armed unit (few heavy weapons and no artillery) that nevertheless soaked up many of their best recruits was unpopular with Marine commanders who were fighting divisional battles for the first time in their history. Raiding as a shaping operation to conventional assault soon became de rigeur in Marine doctrine, but the units to do so were folded into Marine divisions as organic assets - what became Force Recon - and the existence of a dedicated and separate commando unit was disbanded. Modern Marine Raiders as part of SOCCOM is really a neologistic consequence of Special Forces becoming effectively a sixth branch of the US military during the GWOT, and the USMC not wanting to be left out. As well, unlike WW2, the US usually lacks the political will (or clear objectives) to send conventional divisions into sustained combat, meaning the use casse for commando style units exists now in a way that it did not in 1943.

[@yuritarted984]

​@@andrewreil3938 they were reactivated a few years ago

[@davidvonkettering204]

I understood that Carlson was thought to have "gone off the reservation" because of his contact with the ChiCom forces. The Raider's motto was "Gung Ho" and more conservative higher command thought he was a little strange.

[@jessejojojohnson]

Holy mother of incompetence I'm starting to think the MacArthur guy is a liability

[@davidvonkettering204]

He just wanted to beat the Navy and prove his idiotic race to the Philippines was the only way to go. Spoiler Alert--for some reason he was put in charge of the Japan invasion and I can only imagine what a bloodbath that would have become. As it was, to keep the Commies down he allowed scores of war criminals to walk free of consequence after the war.

[@ATownDown32]

They are fighting against extremely entrenched and hidden Japanese soldiers while also having streched thin supply lines with unfavorable terrain. They're gonna have trouble breaking their lines no matter whose in charge. This channel gives too much grief to Macarthur when he held out against japan in the Philippines longer than anyone else in the early months of the war.

[@theawesomeman9821]

Give MacArthur credit, he won the war.

[@Crazyfrog41]

@@ATownDown32 and he would have held out even longer than that if he had followed the plan like he was supposed to... the defense of the Philippines was a disaster that was only salvaged by the bravery and determined resistance of the Philippino troops, NOT McArthur!

[@jackson857]

@@Crazyfrog41 Yeah, it's almost as if he didn't watch the episodes on the defence of the Philippines.

[@KaoKacique]

The fact that Macarthur basically made Americans and Australians human wave their way to victory kinda enrages me. He spent his whole life falling upwards and taking over officers way better than him

[@Tomhawkey]

It's such a shame that Carlson's guerrilla tactics are not used after this operation. It was just such an effective tactic. Imagine what the Vietnam and Korean Wars would be if the US focused on guerrilla tactics for its specialized missions like this one.

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

Correct, although in Vietnam we had MACV-SOG, LRRPs, Rangers and we fought behind lines

[@mohammadomarfarooqkhan7553]

How early ?

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

@@mohammadomarfarooqkhan7553 Late 60s to end of the war

[@westernchaunvinistguido]

People forget that Americans pioneered the effective use of light infantry in guerrilla tactics. Ever since the Revolutionary War and instances such as Timothy Murphy’s assassination of British general Simon Fraser and the minute men militias, we have been using tactics like those used in Carlson’s patrol and the tactics overall used by the Marine Raiders throughout our wars. You could argue the 1st US Sharpshooters (disbanded in 1864) was a guerrilla warfare unit. Unlike commandos that pursue butcher and bolt, hit and run objectives, guerrilla units lead a prolonged campaign against the enemy using concealment, surprise and evasion to disrupt enemy operations. The reason we got our butts kicked in Vietnam is that our Army and Marines grew too conventional. Guerrilla tactics in warfare is the future, you can see them at work in Ukraine currently.

[@maximipe]

And then what? You were still fighting a foreign country for ideology, they were defending their homeland, a few guerrilla fighters wouldn't have changed that.

[@oddfellow1114]

Can we all appreciate the fact that Kings and Generals never disappointed us with his content. 👏👏👏

[@jaythompson5102]

Wow the cost on the marines for such hard fighting is eye opening. Makes one realize that while those victories were great, the fact that they couldn't fight anymore actually hurt the American war effort. Maybe not the most effective strategy.

[@davidvonkettering204]

Carlson was the promulgator of the Marine Raiders, and he was determined to prove his theory. As in all jungle fighting at that time, debilitation of troops from the environment was epic. The Aussies in the Kokoda Track campaigns had many lost due to inability to recover, and of the Chindits in Myanmar the majority were forever unfit for service after their initial raids.

[@williampower6534]

My grandfather was in a RAAF repair and salvage unit was present during the "Battle of Brisbane" and watched it unfold below from a vantage point up in the GPO. The spark that started things was when some American MPs were excessively beating up on a American PFC and some beer affected diggers tried to intervene. My grandfather's unit had been assigned to work with a US repair and salvage unit and some fellow US NCOs had gone into Brisbane on leave with him for a drink. When the violence kicked off my grandfather used his local knowledge to get his group up a little known access to a safe vantage point high in the GPO. It was a rare occurrence for my grandfather to talk about his wartime experience however a newspaper article prompted him to correct some false claims that had been made about the incident.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Always nice to see more unknown subject be touched upon.

[@MrNintoku]

Ah yes Battle of Brisbane. Several factors skipped here that sparked the violence: 1. The Australian military was generally disregarded by America's high command. Douglas MacArthur had already expressed a low opinion of Australian troops, who were then fighting along the Kokoda Track. Though Australia was bearing the brunt of the land war in New Guinea by itself, MacArthur would report back to the United States on "American victories", while Australian victories were communicated to the United States as "American and Allied victories". 2. U.S. military pay was considerably higher than that of the Australian military and U.S. military uniforms were seen as more appealing than those of the Australians. The U.S. Army provided silk stockings and candy to American troops which they handed out to Australian women, as well as U.S. Army rations, in a time where Australians were on a poor diet due to rationing of food to civilians. This resulted in U.S. servicemen not only enjoying success in their pursuit of the few available women but also led to many Americans marrying Australian women, facts greatly resented by the Australians. 3. Many factors reportedly contributed to these tensions, including the fact that U.S. forces received better rations than Australian soldiers, shops and hotels regularly gave preferential treatment to Americans, and the American custom of "caressing girls in public" was seen as offensive to the Australian morals of the day. Lack of amenities for the Australians in the city also played a part. The Americans had PXs offering merchandise, food, alcohol, cigarettes, hams, turkeys, ice cream, chocolates, and nylon stockings at low prices, all items that were either forbidden, heavily rationed, or highly priced to Australians. : While race was not a direct causative factor in this instance, it has been cited as a cause of tension between Australians and Americans and as a contributing factor. This tension arose from the treatment and segregation of the African-American soldiers by the U.S. military. Racial issues and segregation also played a substantial role in conflict between locals and Americans in both New Zealand and Britain. While in civilian life white Australians treated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in largely the same way as white Americans treated black Americans, institutional discrimination was "paternalistic", varying significantly from state-to-state. Despite official policy ostensibly barring the enlistment of indigenous Australians, in practice, a more flexible approach was adopted that saw many indigenous Australians enlist. Segregation was not overtly practiced and most Indigenous Australians received equal pay, were promoted on merit and were generally accepted and treated as equals. Troops of the U.S. 208th Coast Artillery rioted for 10 nights in March 1942, fighting against African-Americans from the 394th Quartermaster Battalion. This was attributed to white American resentment towards African-American access to dance halls and for associating with "white girls on the streets of Brisbane". As a result, U.S. military authorities segregated African-Americans, restricting them to the south side of the Brisbane River. However, trouble continued with a major race riot at Wacol, knife fights in South Brisbane and American military police assaulting or killing black troops simply for crossing the Brisbane River. This further incited the Australians, whose culture towards military police was notably different. : According to authorities, up to 20 brawls a night were occurring between Australian and American servicemen. In the weeks leading up to the Battle of Brisbane there were several major incidents, including a gun battle between an American soldier and Australian troops near Inkerman which left one Australian and the American dead, an Australian soldier was shot by an American MP in Townsville, an American serviceman and three Australian soldiers in Brisbane's Centenary Place were involved in a confrontation which left one Australian dead, an American soldier was arrested for stabbing three servicemen and a Brisbane woman near the Central railway station, and twenty Australians fought American submariners and members of the USN Shore Patrol, mauling them badly. On the morning of the battle, an Australian soldier was batoned by an American MP in Albert Street

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent video 📹 Attacking fortified positions in tropical jungles is difficult.

[@JarodFarrant]

The marine Raiders deserve their own video!

[@robbabcock_]

Superb video!

[@mq9047]

King & Generals, all of your work is damn amazing 🤌. Can’t get enough of any of your content. I would like to please request some form of ‘scale’ added into the Modern Warfare videos. Like a “0km--.5km--1km” kind of rolling scale added into the corner. It would just add to the insane immersion of these stories that you paint so well. If it’s possible, I know many of us would appreciate it.

[@luciusschoenbaum3844]

Thanks watched since 2021 and memorial to all these brave fighters

[@robertpollard1895]

Love this channel

[@denniscleary7580]

Nice and early for the show 🫡

[@joeshmoe8345]

Great stuff thanks

[@FreyaofCerberus]

There is so much hidden depth to the "Battle of Brisbane". In brief the brutality of American MPs was something that often shocked and horrified allied nations during the war. When a mixed group of Aussies and Yanks were coming home after a night of drinking a pair of MPs decided to pull them up for being drunk. When they didn't produce their IDs fast enough the MPs started beating them with their billy clubs. Nearby Aussies witnessing the unwarranted brutality came to the aid of the drunks. The combined group chased the MPs back to their nearby station, jeering them and threatening them. In retaliation the MPs emerged from their station with shotguns and after the crowd ignored warnings to disperse began brandishing the weapons. Something happened and the MPs opened fired on the crowd, wounding several and killing one. Understandably foreign cops gunning down people on the street enraged local Aussies who then spend the next night roaming in groups beating the crap out of any MPs they could find. A "regrettable incident" to be sure but one entirely to blame on the poor training and brutality of American MPs. Another fun incident was when the US MPs caused a riot in England by attempting to segregate pubs in towns near their bases. Or in New Zealand when MPs attempted to stop Maori servicemen from drinking in a pub with their comrades and were promptly taught why you don't mess with Maoris. In brief there is a major, very downplayed thread of brutal and/or racist US military cops causing issues in allied nations by being assholes. It's a interesting rabbit hole to check out.

[@davidvonkettering204]

I am sorry for the assholery of US MPs. It is legendary!

[@tomriley5790]

When my grandad's (British) platoon came home from North Africa prior to D-day, they went to the local pub and found a sign up saying "US only" as an officer he then "saw nothing" as appropriate action was taken - after that he and his platoon underwent "compulsory fratenisation with US units - one plus point being he got to fly in a B17 :-)!"

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

There's a reason they get called REMFs, yeah.

[@PaulJohnson-su3mv]

"Some of those that wear badges, are the same that burn crosses" (repeat 100 times) - Rage Against the Machine

[@gavanwhatever8196]

I could be wrong about this but I'm going with the idea that MPs didn't actually see frontline service. That would certainly fit the profile.

[@Martijn_Steinpatz]

The battle of Gona is an appetizer for the hell that's to come

[@jackson857]

God the friendly fire in New Guinea was crazy.

[@-RONNIE]

Good video thanks

[@theuniverse5173]

Will you make these types of series videos but for every front of world war II?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Eventually

[@theuniverse5173]

@@KingsandGenerals I'll be looking forward to that, keep up the work.

[@christopherhanton6611]

we are now seeing bloodiness of battle and siege of buna- Gona

[@pilipinaslangsakalam1330]

Can you make the history of the Pacific war every Islands ?? ☺️ I'm a history geek so I'd go into details. ☺️

[@matthewlindley9122]

he does enough already

[@tomriley5790]

Follow this series he's getting to it.

[@TheMoonRulesNo1]

Neck deep in water, and mud... Damn, that would absolutely suck.

[@williamlansford109]

My Dad was on the Long Patrol with Carlson.

[@ja6995]

My great uncle was as well. He fought on Makin and Guadalcanal with the raiders.

[@williamlansford109]

@@ja6995 What was his name?

[@ja6995]

@@williamlansford109 Wendell Robbins

[@PaulJohnson-su3mv]

In addition to the Brisbane Riot, there was also a serial killer in the US ranks. He killed women in both countries.

[@JamesThomas-gg6il]

Ah yes the Brisbane conflict. Heard many boating stories of drunk American and Australians having a go. Grandad was an mp and did a stint in Brisbane.

[@personnelente]

It would be nice if distance scales were provided.

[@carlmetaltaku3150]

That's my son! ^^

[@mikespangler98]

That was a great segue from fighting in the jungle to save the forests. 😉

[@ragzaugustus]

Established Titles does not give you Real Titles at all, you don't get anything at all, the Laird title is limited to ONE per property and cannot be divided like that, more importantly, your "souvenir plots" can't be registered due to a prohibition as per Land Registration (Scotland) Act 2012, s 50 (2).

[@ninjabreadman1993r]

IKR? I've mentioned it in the comments before. That isn't how it works, which is why they're not that big in the UK. It's a vanity present, nothing more. Go to Scotland and say you're a Lord because you own a square foot of land, and they'll laugh in your face and call you a "daft cunt" or something similar. xD

[@NobleKorhedron]

What's the exact provison please, @Philip Balfour...? 🤔

[@markstuber4731]

​@@NobleKorhedrons(50)2

[@markstuber4731]

I was wondering about property taxes

[@lolroflroflcakes]

No offense to MacArthur fanboys but he only seems like a take it or die trying type of dude so long as he doesn't have to do the dying. I guess it makes sense because dying violently sounds like it sucks. However, it seems like he is under the impression his subordinates are chilling around a campfire on a tropical beach drinking beers with the Japanese and not dying violently throwing themselves headlong at prepared defensive positions. What's more, it seems like he thinks the perceived inactivity is some sort of spitful maneuver directed at him personally.

[@nowthenzen]

Dugout Doug McArthur, the myth never stands up to scrutiny

[@zainmudassir2964]

Vid on the Hump Airlift across Himalayas plz

[@davidvonkettering204]

Looks like you need to wait a bit for a special episode.

[@Kingite1]

Very good

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

More hit and runs would’ve been much more costlier for the Japanese. Should’ve sustained the LRP.

[@ej7714]

Everyone should look up the man attached to the Marines at the beginning of the video, extraordinary man: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_C._Vouza

[@ianb9028]

Very - thanks for the link.

[@ej7714]

@@ianb9028 No problem Ian 👍

[@Abelius]

Princess McArthur was frustrated... shocking news.

[@Habibirfandaboy]

do eastern front week by week

[@Sendu7]

The accounts I have read claimed the heavily entrenched Japanese at Buna-Gona where starving, disease ridden and had poor resupply, yet they would still fight to the last man. MacArthur should copied the tactics being developed by the Marine Corps - neutralize and by-pass.

[@markusskram4181]

Cool video

[@vinaykarnam]

By this time half the pacific war fought in guadal canal😂

[@leojablonski2309]

Relieved for this news. Here in New Jersey, the government and developers hate trees. They cut down everything and build strip malls ND warehouses. Disgusting

[@jaydeepcharan8958]

Please, make seriew of indo pak wars of 1947, 1965 and 1971 like you did with arab-israel wars, because its very important that your viewers know this in detail of indian subcontinent also request to make videos on more indian subcontinent history

[@theawesomeman9821]

So was this the only battle where Australians and Americans fought side by side during WWII?

[@onthatrockhewillbuildhisch1510]

No! The battle of Nassau Bay and Salamaua 6/43 - 9/43. American Engineers playedan important part in the Australian victories at Lae-Nadzab and at Finschafen 9/43 - 1/44

[@limogesfarmer6326]

So many frontal assaults, one after the other, with little or no change in tactics. This is disregard for the soldier's lives is astounding. Any commander that orders a frontal assault in an entrenched enemy without any force multipliers (i.e. armour) is knowingly sending men to their graves. You don't do this is you are taking over some juggle thousands of miles from your homeland. You do this to DEFEND your homeland.

[@gavanwhatever8196]

This lesson is repeated over and over throughout history but no-one seems to learn from it.

[@AdmiralSavol]

i do love your videos though

[@kdkerr2]

In the Buna-Gona campaign the Allies made numerous air attacks on Japanese positions. How come the US Navy wasn't there to add naval gunfire in support?

[@TimDyck]

When are we going to get back to the Asian continent and see what is happening with the Chinese and Brits struggling with the Japanese in China and Burma.

[@internee9181]

Looking at Battle of Brisbane, Americans were and still are. Brave, frank, or forget they're abroad.

[@joycechuah6398]

Carlson’s Raiders were trained by the CCP Guerrillas right ? Could you do a special episode about what China was doing ever since the Doolittle Raid, and another on the Chinese Guerrilla war ?

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Sure, 4/5ths of the Raiders became, ineffective. But a vast majority of those survived. A vast majority of those they took down were dead. You can't raise the dead. At least... not yet. 😅

[@ares106]

Carlson's raiders are the Spartans from Halo.

[@mrmr446]

Feels like every time I see a quote from MacArthur in these episodes I like him less.

[@davidvonkettering204]

Good--"regardless of losses" is a crappy way to run things.

[@LuigianoMariano]

USA MP: Pass, please. Drunk Aussie Soldier: Er... um... USA MP: TOO SLOW! YOU'RE UNDER ARREST! Enraged Aussie Soldiers: *YOU WANKER!!*

[@mattreynolds187]

Aussies go hard

[@entertainmentplushd]

Hi, I'm viewing your channel in Asia can I also contribute to grow trees?

[@LittleMacscorner]

I always knew MacArthur was not nearly the amazing General he was often made out to be. But I had no idea just how toxic and horrible a leader he actually was. He had ZERO business being in command of COMPANY, much less and entire ARMY. LIke, WTF?!

[@-JA-]

👍👏

[@dryflyshaman]

So weird the way he says Guadalcanal.

[@kaanberk823]

New ottoman vidio plssss

[@warrenklein7817]

How do you tell the Australians from the Americans in the photos, the soldiers wearing shorts are Australian.

[@gavanwhatever8196]

Mate, those shorts are almost longs. Should see us now!

[@beachboy0505]

19:25 The Americans find that Australians are very different to the British.

[@redaug4212]

People can get mad at MacArthur, but his impatience with the progress at Buna was understandable considering the state of the 32nd Infantry Division under General Harding, who did almost nothing to assert control over the battle and allowed his junior officers to loiter in the rear while enlisted men were fighting without direction.

[@davidvonkettering204]

Nah--I'm staying mad at MacArthur. Nimitz went to tour his troops' encampments and talk with front-line commanders about their progress and needs. Mac just sat in the rear and issued orders that had little connection to the realities on the ground.

[@redaug4212]

@@davidvonkettering204 I'm not saying you can't get mad at MacArthur. In fact I literally said "People *can* get mad at MacArthur". I'm just saying that he wasn't the only one making mistakes lol

[@davidvonkettering204]

@@redaug4212 I agree, and I just liked you original comment! Have a great Thanksgiving!

[@jordanelmore2185]

Great video but you guys seriously need to stop sponsoring Established Titles it’s a total scam

[@davidvonkettering204]

Established Titles sponsors them.

[@jordanelmore2185]

@@davidvonkettering204 yes thank you that’s what I meant

[@davidvonkettering204]

@@jordanelmore2185 I knwo, I am an ass.

[@Av-vd3wk]

EstablishedTitles is a Scam! Stay away. Bummer he slings this garbage. The company behind Established Titles only gives a vague address within the plots of land it purports to sell (which should belong to others) and it is not a postal address, which means it cannot be the registered address of the business. Further digging shows that the company is actually based in Hong Kong but according to its Terms and Conditions page, it abides by the laws of the State of New York (however, no such company actually exists in NY and Established Titles does not appear anywhere on the HK company’s website apart from a reference to single individual by the name of Katerina Yip). Additionally, souvenir plots are not registered with the Land Register of Scotland, meaning you don’t legally own the land and in fact, the land you “bought” can be sold to others as well. Buying a single square foot of land is NOT enough to actually make you a Lord or Lady; the British and Scottish take these traditions very seriously: The Court of the Lord Lyon (a Scottish court specifically dedicated to overseeing all issues of heraldry, including titles and coats of arms usage) has ruled that programs like Established Titles are not real and anyone using a descriptor like Lord or Lady supposedly granted to them through the purchase of a souvenir plot has no real right or authority to use them

[@davidvonkettering204]

Seriously, the people who buy these "Titles" are only doing it for a laugh, anyway. Americans aren't permitted to actually hold titles from Knighthood or Royal Grants, so as long as they finance good programming, and aren't human trafficking, I say have at!

[@ninjabreadman1993r]

@@davidvonkettering204 The problem isn't necessarily the service. It's how they sell it; they're implying that you are legally a Lord and that this is all legit, when it isn't. If even one person would decide not to buy it if they knew it wasn't legitimate, then it's a thing that they should be up front about. So the issue isn't with what they're selling, it's HOW they're selling it in a misleading manner IMO.

[@ianb9028]

@@davidvonkettering204 Many are convinced to buy these plots thinking they are supporting reforestation efforts and other environmental outcomes. Perhaps the people behind this are undertaking these efforts but unless the outcomes can be audited and verified there is no guarantee that the money is going anywhere but into the pockets of those running the scheme.

[@gavanwhatever8196]

@@ninjabreadman1993r Anyone who can't see that this is prima facie a scam would have to be a fekin eejit. That being said, the sort of authority they are claiming to offer has historically been one based on threats and violence. So have at it I say! One bandit is much the same as another.

[@mullenio4200]

Love the channel, but they really need to look at the legitimacy of some of their 'sponsors'.

[@markgarin6355]

So he failed dramatically...as his job was to stop the Japanese from escaping the 'encirclement'. But why no naval bombardment? Duh...a/c hitting the wrong folks, dug in, failed attacks.

[@ianb9028]

Probably because at the time of this battle the Japanese controlled the Solomon Sea from their base in Rabaul. If there was any naval bombardment to tbe done it would be the Japanese Navy doing the shooting.

[@bigsarge2085]

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[@BlairClifford]

Evans Carlson was a fine man. Yet he was called a traitor and a communist by his fellow officers. The military mindset is often that of a narrow minded, ignorant person. Carlson was above all that.

[@gamerankings5633]

Please Continue Early Muslim Expansion

[@FairwayJack]

like

[@AdmiralSavol]

hey your being scamnmed by established titles u cannot legally by a lordship/ladyship in scottlaznd since is adminstered by the Crown of england my familys orignal Surname was Romanov i reside in the USA and that also done my reserach on my possible is only a inheirted thing TItles cannot be bought

[@TheBenghaziRabbit]

ah yes. spend your money on this established titles scam

[@mikechaud1300]

Why the hell Americans shooted at the Australians in their own country, they forgotten probably that they are no more in Texas.

[@gavanwhatever8196]

Well Americans shoot Americans in their own country so...

[@jonbaxter2254]

oof

[@Raptorx911]

While I appreciate the harsh and often fair portrayal of MacArthur, be careful not to let personal or nationalistic bias corrupt your rendition of history here. When possible, give multiple perspectives. Don’t take as a general complaint, I’ve enjoyed your retelling since the start, I just want the objectiveness to stay as top notch as possible!

[@davidvonkettering204]

I'm a US Citizen, and I think history is too kind to MacArthur. His entire campaign in the SW Pacific is typified by unrealistic expectations and blaming subordinates for his own failures. The only reason he kept pressing so hard in the Buna Gona campaign was because he didn't want to lose his influence as the Marines were winning in Guadalcanal.

[@gavanwhatever8196]

I'd be interested to hear what nationalistic bias you think there is. I'm pretty sure the producers of K&G are not native speakers of English. Too many weird pronunciations, odd turns of phrase, and the narrator is over-enunciating.

[@dsmonington]

Established Titles is well known scam, really disappointed to see you guys promoting them.

[@secrectpirate3096]

Dislike due to sponsors