Invasion of Buna-Gona - Pacific War #35 DOCUMENTARY

[@KingsandGenerals]

Pacific War Podcast: thepacificwar.podbean.com Cold War channel: bit.ly/2UHebLI Modern Warfare series: bit.ly/2W2SeXF Pacific War #1 - Attack on Pearl Harbor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKu2Yo13qtGjpbs Pacific War #2 - Japanese Invasion of Malaya: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6GleIh5bbSde5Y Pacific War #3 - Japanese attack on Guam, Wake, and the Philippines: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4uXlWqHmt6crM0 Pacific War #4 - Japan Continues Attacking: Borneo, Philippines: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5m0o6luZ617pJo Pacific War #5 - Fall of Wake Island: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpjXkpqbrMikgdE Pacific War #6 - Battle of Kampar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3i8kpqefqikobs Pacific War #7 - Battle of Slim River: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5a6cn-notiLrtU Pacific War #8 - Battle for the Dutch East Indies: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onPam5qbqKumfLc Pacific War #9 - Invasion of New Britain: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIavZmZunp2Co9U Pacific War #10 - Fall of Malaya: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGiukoGqo5emfNE Pacific War #11 - Battle of Makassar Strait: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnuwqaVteqlrqqs Pacific War #12 - Fall of Singapore: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpDbdmd5i6xmqLs Pacific War #13 - Invasion of Sumatra: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enKVeX6XmtprrZY Pacific War #14 - Invasion of Timor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnqnYamqapdgrLs Pacific War #15 - Fall of Java: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4Cye5aoZ6mEibM Pacific War #16 - Fall of Rangoon: kzbin.info/www/bejne/parYaK1trLaBp8k Pacific War #17 - How the US Responded to Pearl Harbor: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sF6TnZyJjqZpZq8 Pacific War #18 - Hideki Tojo: Bringing Japan Into The Pacific War: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXeyZaJjg5eZgc0 Pacific War #19 - Japanese Raids in the Indian Ocean: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2iYmautfMd5fqc Pacific War #20 - Fall of Bataan & The Bataan Death March: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYvWqaOdg9yrj8U Pacific War #21 - Doolittle Raid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioWwY3uIaLKnr9E Pacific War #22 - Japanese Advance on Burma Road: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJWtkGZtaLOsg6c Pacific War #24 - Battle of the Coral Sea: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX67aIxsg8-Wb6M Pacific War #25 - Fall of the Philippines: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3baeWulhtBpfpo Pacific War #26 - Fall of Burma: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqqrooGPlNVlbbs Pacific War #27 - Operation Sei-Go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIXEkJiropqbmrc Pacific War #28 - Battle of Midway: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmLUfKKkZ9eXsM0 Pacific War #29 - Japanese Invasion of Alaska: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZLcl3-iqtBgndE Pacific War #30 - Japanese Attack on Sydney: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ-8nmqGabSsn9U Pacific War #31 - MacArthur and the Philippines Disaster: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpe6cn6QmcqfqM0 Pacific War #32 - Attacks New Guinea: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emSZq56FapuVpqM Pacific War #33 - Biological Warfare in China: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2XalJKpr5uLfsU Pacific War #34 - Japan Attacks the Continental United States: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iamsYWaqo5yJbs0

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[@jonbaxter2254]

Not defending Japan at all, but the logistical feat to invade several countries over mountains, jungles and oceans is nothing short of extraordinary.

[@joeywheelerii9136]

Invade for sure, but making it back alive...

[@crazyviking24]

Showing respect for military brilliance isn't something you would have to apologize for. If you had stated that you would have wanted Japan to win, THEN I would have said you were out of line.

[@toastnjam7384]

I'm a history buff and except for the fall of the Philippines and Singapore I never paid much attention to Japan's conquest of SE Asia until I watch this series. Like you said the ability to invade over such a large area in a short period of time was extraordinary. It's one of the great military campaigns.

[@omarbradley6807]

Well, Yamamoto worked on a plan to make a window of six months for the Army ofensives, their great sucess at Pearl Harbor, despite some revisionist claims, knocked out the US initiative and capabilities to retaliate in a proper manner, but after that the US begun to catch up, that is why Midway was so important, because it prevented the destruction of the remaining US navy before the new ones could arrive. Considering who after the Santa Cruz islands the US could deploy a single carrier, it was close, but the battleships were already back.

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

Lol. Japan’s logistics were total shit. Majority of Japanese combat deaths were due to starvation and malnutrition, not KIA. They didn’t even bother to protect oil shipments from Indonesia to Japan. When the USA brass went to Japan after the war they were surprised at Japan’s doctrine regarding logistics. Specifically, their lack of doctrine.

[@wolfu597]

General Horiis concern for the Kokoda campaign was well founded. From Buna to Kokoda, Japanese reconnaissance discovered that there was a road suitable for motortransport. But beyond Kokoda, they saw nothing but mountains covered by jungles. The Kokoda track is a single lane dirt track connecting different mountain communities, impassable for both motor vehicles and pack animals. Which meant that supplies had to delivered by human carriers. And that's what concerned Horii the most. According to Horii: In order to supply a force of 5000 men with a daily ration of 600 grams of food a day, the daily requirement would amount to about 3 tonns. Securing the daily 3-tonn need, would require 230 carriers reaching the frontline every day. If the detachment were to advance from Buna, to the saddle of the Owen Stanley Range, a distance of about 100 km, the supply necessity would require 4600 carriers. If the front were to advance to Port Moresby, some 360 km from Buna, then to supply food alone would require 32 000 carriers. If one considers ammunition and other supplies, the requirement for carriers would be immense. As such, the overland route is not possible unless a road for motor transport can be pushed out from Buna. And couple that with the Australian defending the track, in addition to jungle diseases. Its obvious to everyone that, the further the Horii detachment went, the harder it would be to keep the men supplied, while the Australian supply lines would get short and shorter. But the orders, which carried the Emperor's seal, had to be obeyed.

[@WebertHest]

Man-portable supply runs into the same issue as rockets. Just like you need to take the fuel to take the fuel to move the rockets, the porters you use to haul the food also eat the food. You can mitigate this somewhat by underfeeding your troops (Japanese troops were the least fed of any in WWII), and starving the porters, but even so using humans to cart around the supplies for an industrial war is just unfeasible. Japan, for all their really well-planned and highly effective early successes, really neglected logistics.

[@petergarrone8242]

The Japanese were relying on the capture of Milne bay on the eastern tip of Papua which would allow them to supply their troops at Port Moresby by barge along the coast. It would be interesting to know when they realized this and started planning the operation to take Milne bay. It is also interesting to note the number of allied prisoners the Japanese took in the entire Papuan campaign. 0.

[@petergarrone8242]

@@michaelcoe9824 I'm sure the Japanese could unload barges in creeks. They did not need to control a port. Your logic breaks down.

[@wolfu597]

@@petergarrone8242 The capture of Milne Bay would secure the eastern flank and provide the Japanese with airfields to provide aircover for their second attempt to land troops near Port Moresby. Because we all know what happened to the 4 carriers of Kido Butai at Midway. This landing force, combined with the Horii detachment upon the Track, would encircle and capture Port Moresby. But the entire operation depended on that the Allies would follow the Japanese script to a T.

[@neddyladdy]

There was no reconnaissance, that is the point ! Someone read it an account of travels in the region.

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Have been doing the same thing lol

[@minoru-kk]

Brilliant as usual. I finally started learning that all theaters are connecting and one battle effects to the every other situations. IJA gave up rushing to Chongqing at last because of their collapses on the Pacific.

[@Darkdaej]

9:38 "Stating that it would be extremely difficult" Essentially, in Japanese culture, when you say this, it's the equivalent of "it cannot be done". However telling a superior something can't be done is a huge cultural "no-no" over there...so they just explain how difficult it would be in order to discourage their leader from taking that decision.

[@DMoc06]

At 3:11, I liked how you went broader from as a result of the aftermath from the Battle of Midway, Japan could have gone into the Indian Ocean to put pressure on the British, but instead focused on cutting off the supply lines between the USA and Australia. Then at 5:41, explaining how Yamamoto had to reorganize the Combined Fleet, I found that very interesting. Can't wait for August to see what you do for the Guadalcanal Campaign, especially the Battle of Savo Island and the Battle of the Eastern Solomons.

[@Wayne.J]

The Japanese did go back to the Indian Ocean. Operation B was CruDiv 7 (Kumano and Suzuya) and DesRon 3 (Sendai and 3x DesDivs) was to raid shipping in Bay of Bengal in mid August 1942. Unfortunately for them, Guadalcanal occurred in first week of August and these ships had to return to main fleet. As well, CruDiv 5 (Myoko and Haguro) and CruDiv 4 (Takao and Maya) patrolled near Attu in the Aleutians in mid July in support of CruDiv 21. 8th Fleet was formed on 14 July in preparation of Buna campaign and expected fighting in the area, whether carrier raids or invasions. Chokai was sent south to support CruDiv 6. Ashigara was sent to Java as flagship of SW Area to support CruDiv 15 The Japanese knew something was up on the edge of their empire, but where was the blow going to fall?

[@Wayne.J]

CruDiv 7 force arrived a Mergui near Rangoon, on the 30th, just in time for Somerville to withdrawal on 1 August!

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12:58 There’s a mistake here. Tenryu class cruisers not heavy cruisers but were actually light cruisers built in the WW1 style of “destroyer leader” vessels designed to fight with and support destroyer flotillas

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CruDiv (Sentai/Squadron) 18

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[@guyh9992]

The narrative that Rommel had all the logistics problems in North Africa is so strongly held the inherent riskiness of the British supply lines to Egypt via Suez, Indian Ocean, Capetown and the South Atlantic is overlooked. These were the longest supply lines in history at around 20,000 kms. If the Japanese had disrupted them and there were no Sherman tanks or additional divisions from the UK, the outcome of el Alamein might have been different.

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Oh goody! Another installment of this series. I've been following this since it started. Excellent! K&G does everyone well. Japanese, Australian, British, Chinese and the Americans. Outstanding job! I'm positive some will be critical of the coverage or lack there of, but someone said, "you can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please everyone all the time." Keep up the good work.

[@NagalandHH]

Indians? Indonesians?

[@paulceglinski3087]

@@NagalandHH Sure! They are covering the whole of WW2 in the Pacific and Asia so somebody is not going to be happy about the coverage, but they did cover some of the Indian units in the early going in Burma. And the timeline is only in mid-1942 and Indian participation really ramps up in 43, so there's more to look forward to. Cheers.

[@NagalandHH]

@@paulceglinski3087 oh, I've followed this series and I've seen a lot of Indian participation and battles so far, even read about them as they made the majority bulk of the British Empire forces in South East Asia and also suffered the most casualties out of the whole Empire and along with the local Indegenous Southeastern militias also played a significant part in this conflict. Many people are not aware of this, so I just want Indians and Southeastern participation to also be mentioned.

[@paulceglinski3087]

@@NagalandHH Absolutely. But, like I said, not everyone is going to be happy with the coverage. There's still a lot more to come. If they're doing week by week and it's the middle of July 1942, there's still Kohima-Imphal and the teaser was for Stillwell in the CBI. I'm not sure about the Indonesian side, but the Indian side of things is just getting started going good after the debacle in Burma. Something to look forward to? Cheers.

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@@paulceglinski3087 sure Can't wait

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[@TheKadaitchaMan]

Love your work and this series. Did note the Kokoda pronunciation but happy to wear it I order to have this series. Like Mandy Australians, had family in these conflicts so eaglet to see the remainder of the series.

[@SpeedyCM]

I noticed he also pronounced Aden incorrectly too.

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Would love to see a WW2 series covering the North African Campaign.

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The WW2 Channel has this, not in as fine detail as this but not much less either.

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The Armchair Historian has plenty of videos on that, including a verydetailed one on El Alamein

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they upload a video every week, for every week that happened in real life during the actual Pacific War. they lined up the series with the same week as Pearl Harbor 2021, 80 years later, so seeing as we're in 2022, we're in mid 1942 in terms of events that are being exposed. Therefore, this series will likely last until 2025, since the war as we all know, finalized in 1945.

[@americanwoman6246]

@@OpRaven-62 wow never thought about it like that. I have all ready learned so much about wwll that they just don't teach you in school.

[@zoezulma594]

Excellent as always.

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We want a video about the Anwal war in the Moroccan countryside

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[@scottkrater2131]

Some historians have argued, given the Japanese Soviet non aggression pact was signed 2 months before the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Stalin's true intent was to guarantee Japan had a secure rear area expressly so they would attack the British and Americans not the Soviet Union. After Pearl Harbor it made strategic sense for both countries to uphold the agreement since neither one was capable of fighting a major two front war. The Soviets needed everything they had to fight the Germans, and the Japanese already had enough on their plate in China and their expansion of that with the war against the US and British Commonwealth. I think that's much closer to the truth.

[@apexnext]

That is interesting. And makes sense.

[@richardpenner4686]

Great Pacific series...have watched them all...waiting for the next episode to come out..

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[@-RONNIE]

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[@Luis-be9mi]

Australian soldiers were probably well suited for this fight. They are some of the hardiest soldiers available, their own homeland had forged them to be tough. From the tiniest bug to the largest predator Australia forged really tough people.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

The 9th Australian division put in a great account of themselves against Rommel in Africa too.

[@Giveme1goodreason]

The Australian army when it arrived had few setbacks at the start but by the time they counter attacked against the Japanese and marched back up the Kokoda track would never be beaten by Japanese forces again. Much like the Americans who didn’t see any real defeats after Guadalcanal. Unfortunately most men who fought the this stage of the battle were militia who should never have been there. The 53rd in particular was full of men who had been hauled out of pubs on Boxing Day and sent to New Guinea without having ever enlisted and subsequently received almost no military training.

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I've been looking for in depth information on the pacific war ever since I watched Drachinifel's series on the naval aspect of the Guadalcanal campaign and this series has to be one of if not the best easily accessible ways to learn about it.

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[@theawesomeman9821]

I appreciate what the Yankees and the Boys from Down Under, did to protect the world.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely done video

[@northtexan95]

Gotta say I love the short musical score that introduces each video.

[@davewu2007]

Still loving this series so much.

[@elia.8001]

The moment that defined us as a country......this was our moment, not at Gallipoli at some poor fools orders, not at the western front in France..... But here at Kokoda, without this defence from our brave brave Australians, history would be entirely different for Australia. This campaign far exceeds and provided the valour of Australian Soldiers defending and sacrificing what was ours. Defending the possible onslaught that would of occured had the Japanese advanced onto Port Morseby. Here they lay and stood, not in Turkey or some far off land but at the footsteps of our country, Australia.

[@neilcam]

That's one interpretation. Wouldn't be mine, as I don't think any single battle "defined us as a country".

[@kiyoshidev9781]

Hello sir, you have such nice deatiled documentaries. I was wondering if you could make a video about the korean war, specifically The "Battle of Yultong"? I would love it! Thank you for these contents and keep it up good sir!

[@stischer47]

As the defeat of the IJN at Midway continues to ripple through Axis plans for the conduct of the war.

[@jackson857]

Great video again. Only issue I have is the pronunciation of Kokoda. The Kokoda campaign is very famous in Australia. There are people who go every year to trek the Kokoda Trail. Can't wait for next week!

[@jtfoto1]

Yes, your pronunciation needs addressing before next week mate. My father fought there and would be horrified.

[@SamO-ik2cm]

@@inominate2024 still the kokoda track.

[@MrMacavity]

awesome work as always 👍

[@TomFynn]

"Sir, what's out next target?" "Buna-Gona." "Very droll, Sir, but what about our target?"

[@johnkennett7331]

Really great explanation of the strategy behind the invasion. BTW your program pronounces Kokoda the way a Japanese speaker would pronounce it - Aussies draw out the second syllable. Also, the name of the Japanese army commander is very similar to a racist term for Asians I used to hear a lot in Aust in the 60s and 70s, fortunately now never heard. I wonder if the Kokoda campaign is where the term came from.

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

Dad was with the 32d Division 126th Combat Infantry Regiment...I have in my possession the name rank serial number and home address of every American GI that received a Purple Heart at BUNA GONA SANANANDA from the 126th companies A thru M Dad's name is on that list wounded Dec 5 1942 SANANANDA tract...

[@Giveme1goodreason]

Your dad is a hero who is a part of a force not recognised enough for its role in protecting my home land of Australia.

[@efreeze2006]

I vote for Kings and Generals to be on cable…..

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

It appears that Guadalcanal was so devastating, that it disrupted Japanese plans and had to postpone many operations and reorganise many forces.

[@vg4917]

its known for japanese retreating through crocodile infested swamp

[@omarbradley6807]

Well, by the first time the US will have the initiative on the sea, and conduct operations with Battleships, that wasn't possible after Pearl Harbor.

[@drebue7065]

When is the continuation of the post Caesar war? I've been craving for more roman history for 2 months now.

[@farooq3549]

When will you ever do a video about Nabateans and Ghassanids please!

[@S-tank_]

I absolutely hated history class. Hear I am 20 years later I get all giddy inside when a new history lesson comes out 😂

[@PitboyHarmony1]

The graphic at about 11:00 is over-done. Even though the map over may overlay is generally a good idea, the fast moving, spinning and turning of the bottom map and the apposing magnified upper map moving in a different direction ... its just vertigo inducing, dizzying and nauseating. Move just one map at a time, and do it slowly, never turning all the way around repeatedly.

[@MrNintoku]

KOE KOE DAH

[@vulcanjoe8258]

Always wondered what would of happened if Japan never attacked the allies but instead attacked Russia. Let’s say the Chinese campaign still happened but did a surprise attack on Vladivostok.

[@sagamer3594]

Good job though with a few minor issues like the pronunciation of Kokoda, as a few comments have already noted. One thing I haven't noticed picked up in the comments is that the small town of Kokoda was strategically important because it had an airstrip. Though not large enough to base combat aircraft, it did make supplying forces on the track theoretically easier. I say "theoretically" because the terrain was, and still is, an incredibly challenging landscape in which to conduct any military operations so as the campaign progressed it became increasingly desperate and savage. Some Japanese soldiers even resorted to cannibalism.

[@teerex51]

Excellent as usual. Still, for greater credibility you should pronounce Rabaul as *Rab-owl*(rhymes with owl, foul, etc.) - not Ra-bowl (rhymes with dole, toll)

[@teamshaboobalu2887]

Why didn't the Japanese use Paratroopers to bypass the Kokoda Trail & capture Port Moresby?

[@Wayne.J]

Japanese parachute battalions were too small in number. Australia had a whole Brigade defending Moresby

[@aussiedonaldduck2854]

Also the transport planes would have had to come from Rabaul and over the Owen Stanley mountains. Doing so at a time when the allies had begun to gain air superiority.

[@Wayne.J]

@@aussiedonaldduck2854 Tainain Air Group probably had effective air cover over Port Moresby at this stage. Maybe an all out push gets 20 Zeroes over Moresby vs a depleted 75 Squadron BUT they didn't have enough Betty bombers of 4th AG or Mavis flying boats of Yokohana AG in the area. Maybe if they knew that the plan was too proceed, they could muster the bombers in SE Area from Marshalls and eastern Dutch East Indies, bring over 2 battalions of 1200troops of paratroopers from Dutch East Indies. But they would have needed an amphibious assault to run concurrently to distract the defenders and land on the airfield, which we knew was defeated in May 1942. There was two battalions of Aussies there, another 2 moving up the range and 7th Division training in North Qld. IJN Radio chatter (direction finding and amount of chat) and Frumel partily reading the IJN 25 naval code probably would have meant some of the plan would have known as well for Macarthur and Blamey to organise more troops to be transported up to Moresby. Plus, 2 jumps of 500 and 600 men, ONE TIME each doesn't scream a doctrine to do it either. They were only formed after Crete battle. And if they did pull off a paratroop landing and took the airfield, there was inevitable counter attack, they couldn't hold any POWs either (kill all of them? which Aussies knew had happened in Tol Plantation massacre). The Japanese just didn't have the resources to do it.

[@thomasmcbran6168]

The overextension of Japan is beginning to bite them.

[@lmccampbell]

A video in this style for the fictional portrayal of WWII in The Man in the High Castle would be interesting for the wizards and warriors channel.

[@KillroyWasHere86]

They have a fantasy channel that this would be good for.

[@dominicguye8058]

@@KillroyWasHere86 that's what he said

[@AdityaKumar_iiii_19]

Your animations are really fascinating and informative. Please make video on Bangladesh Liberation war 1971

[@rhysdbooth]

I might be doing my PhD and fieldwork on this site.

[@rhysdbooth]

​@@michaelcoe9824 University of QLD, just waiting on the approvals.

[@mbathroom1]

5th last time I was this early, the Japanese empire still existed

[@malaysiaball4084]

What you mean?

[@malaysiaball4084]

@@deidresable i still dont get i mean did he mean he born in 1942 or 1944?

[@akapbhan]

Please do an episode on Indians, Koreans and Chinese serving under IJA.

[@TheMelbournelad]

As an Aussie anyone else’s eye twitch at Kokoda? Do we say it wrong? Is that how the locals actually say it?

[@TheMelbournelad]

@@laienke7046 phew. Glad to know I wasn’t mentally screaming for no reason.

[@newdogmodel3893]

You should do a video about the weapons used by the Japanese in the Pacific War.

[@TheLoftia]

Great video... but please review the pronouciation of kokoda. It is a very famous part of Australian military history and hearing it pronouced like this is a bit jarring.

[@AyubuKK]

At the back of my mind I wonder what all this was like on the ground and in the trenches and the experiences of all the people fighting under the higher-ups.

[@ay9748]

Haha I dont know why but my mind wanna read the title as “Invasion of Oompa Loompa“😂

[@zulfikar1644]

Hi, please, can you make a video about the Ottoman-Persian War of 1603-1612, during the reign of Abbas the Great?)

[@westrim]

I'll try to bring this up again, but it would be interesting in a couple years to see a video focusing on some of the combatants in the Pacific War who would go on to major roles in their respective nations, like JFK and George HW Bush.

[@Ayabe_]

The japanese cruisers Tenryu and Tatsuta are light cruisers, not heavy cruisers.

[@Arcaxon]

AAYYY the HMS Warspite!

[@jonathannata7127]

W KZbinr

[@austinschmitz628]

These are awesome videos, but just one minor issue, as an Australian, i cant help but notice that you keep pronouncing kokada trail as ko - ko - da rather than ke - koe -da, just a minor issue in the grand scheme of things but i hope that you take this into acount in the future. :)

[@basilbrushbooshieboosh5302]

Pronunciation of Kokoda has the emphasis on the second O. This is an iconic action in the psyches' of Australians and mispronunciation will lose you much kudos with them. Cheers

[@waynemcauliffe2362]

You pronounce Kokoda in your own way matey ha ha

[@generalsheelalgrievous3760]

Tenryu and Tatsuta were light cruisers.

[@Vinilupus]

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[@oldlifter530]

Very soon the Japanese where eating locals prisoners and their own wounded, that's how good their logistics was.

[@bigsarge2085]

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[@anananwar6073]

3:40

[@tramlink8544]

Kokoda is pronounced with ''oda'' being said like the word soda

[@beachboy0505]

14;57 If the Japan 🇯🇵 and maybe Nazi Germany sent a few submarines to Madagascar then maybe it would have made an alternative outcome. The Japanese in 42' didn't think strategically. WOW

[@johnforrester9120]

It’s bloody KOKADA and the 39 battalion was a CMF unit no mortars or artillery no real training or even sub machine guns the done a great job and the other battalion I think the 56 was disbanded and never reformed

[@goyindi]

co-co-da

[@rohanyadav2502]

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[@dandybounddandybound1064]

Being Australian you need to work on how to pronunciation of many names and places.

[@Kabutoes]

man if Japan invaded Fiji, that water would be called "Fuji" Water

[@kapybarrah]

Really? 360p quality?

[@KingsandGenerals]

It is 1080p

[@ynot344]

The " o" in ko ko da is long, as in co co cola

[@-JA-]

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[@jimbobhootenanny4440]

I love your channel but I refuse to use tiktok because its a China 🇨🇳 stupafier war machine. But ill keep watching here!

[@bg24955]

Tiktok is for people who have 15 seconds attention span, fish has 7 second btw.