Malaya Campaign FULL DOCUMENTARY - Pacific War Animated

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@stewartsingal4599]

Thank you so much to upload pacific front 😊 once again. Please another video about second world war. ❤

[@kevincorchado3885]

I want to continue watching your videos of the Pacific War and it's not fair that the new videos can be watched by members only. So not cool man. By the way nice video. 👍

[@alisholst255]

You butcher Wavell name so badly.

[@hallmichael35]

This is an absolutely perfect episode for anyone wanting to understand maneuver warfare. The Japanese acted brilliantly never let the British catch their breath. Meanwhile the British had no plan, and were finally cornered.

[@UsuallyTrolling]

If only it General Bill Slim was in charge of Malaya Command and not General Arthur Percival

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@UsuallyTrollingIt may not have changed anything, sometimes the situation is out of a commander’s control. Some people blame the British gov more than Percival.

[@tvgerbil1984]

Percival first requested for 100 tanks to fight a mobile war for the defense of the Malaya peninsula 4 years before the Japanese invaded. The War Office simply ignored his repeated requests. When the Japanese invaded with 200 tanks, Percival had no tank to fight them with. His Indian Divisons were poorly equipped and just not mobile enough to deal with the Japanese light armor. Percival was set up to fail by London and he duly failed.

[@wolfu597]

@@UsuallyTrolling Several historian have argued that the result would have been the same regardless of leadership on the Allied side. It may have taken the Japanese more time and more casualties, but the result would have been the same nonetheless.

[@UsuallyTrolling]

it would have been less humilating though if the casualties werent so one sided @@wolfu597

[@YapJunHaoChs]

As a Singaporean,this has officially saved my entire class for History End of year exam. My history teacher just skipped this entire chapter so thank you so much for this documentary. Keep up the good work!

[@jonbaxter2254]

How is the war usually taught in SIngapore? Your people suffered tremendously.

[@YapJunHaoChs]

@@jonbaxter2254 In year 1,or Grade 7 as you guys know it,we learn about how the British attempted to Defend malaya from the Japanese. For example in this chapter we learn about Force Z and all of the military related things. In year 2,or grade 8,we learn about how the people of Singapore and malaya suffered during the Japanese occupation and what life was like during that time period.

[@natheriver8910]

👏👏👏👏

[@royouyong2131]

@@jonbaxter2254 Here in Singapore, Feb 15th is known as Total Defence Day. Sirens ring at 6:20pm (the time of the British surrender) to remind us of the fall. There is also 2 years of compulsory military service for all local males right after high school. Though not mentioned in the video, the Japanese authorities extorted $50 million Straits dollars from Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia in the months following the fall of Singapore. This they called an indemnity for opposing their invasion of China. In the end, only half the amount was raised, and the rest had to be borrowed from the Yokohama Specie Bank. After the war, in the 1960s, the Singapore government recovered the money. Part of it was used to build the Civilian War Memorial in the city centre while the rest was, IIRC, used to develop local industry with the aid of Japanese MNCs.

[@non-fungibleche9115]

@@jonbaxter2254 we did, and we remember the atrocities of the Japanese till this day. We love Japanese culture and the food now, and bear no grudge against the current generation. But we will never forget. We will also never allow ourselves to be 'defended' or 'governed' by another ever.

[@ahboyfox548]

Me as Malaysian. TQ FOR THIS VIDEO. plus this month is our Independence Month 🎉🎉 those who fight and sacrificed for our independence are always a hero in our heart😊

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

The independence month August 9 Singapore 🇸🇬 August 14 India🇮🇳 & Pakistan🇵🇰 August 17 Indonesia🇮🇩 August 31 Malaysia🇲🇾

[@azman73681]

British dont fight for our independence. Without WW2 and US intervention, there wont be Merdeka

[@jonbaxter2254]

They shall be remembered.

[@christianityrules4192]

Steady bro 13 hari lagi bah 😂

[@Henry-Zr]

Saya hadir.

[@Maverick0451]

Ladies and Gentlemen of Kings and Generals, you have outdone yourselves!! I absolutely love the entire pacific series, and to have that to go back and watch chronologically is amazing!! That being said, the prior long video over the entirety of the Guadalcanal campaign was also absolutely brilliant as a stand-alone piece of work. I said with regards to that video when it came out, and I'll say it again here now on this one, these longer segments that cover an entire campaign or area of operations should be considered as material to be taught to current officers and NCO's. The level of detail, and that perfect combination of both the strategic and the tactical, the macro and micro, all in the same segment make your work on the Pacific more comprehensive and unique compared to most of the myriad other sources that I have come across in a film format, and I've seen a whole lot!! Thank you sincerely for your incredible work in all that you do, but from a long-time viewer, this series and all the related longer content is in my humble opinion your best work thus far!!

[@Maverick0451]

@@TheDude1980 $5.00 a month is not asking much for all the extra content. I watched this channel for years before becoming a channel member. They were getting screwed by the algorithm, like many other KZbin channels. Would you want to work very hard and not get paid for it?! Didn’t think so. Pay the $5.00 and get the episodes or don’t, that is up to you, but don’t slam on honest content creators for trying to get paid for their work.

[@royouyong2131]

@@TheDude1980 The last half-hour of the video is new content. The section on Occupied Malaya.

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

Waiting for 13 days to celebrate Malaysia Independence day

[@banikaritra5328]

I am from India and I have beet a loyal fan of K&G for a long time but it is too expensive in my country.

[@br0k3nman]

@@Maverick0451🤘😽

[@gunman47]

As a viewer from Singapore, an hour and a half video on the Malayan Campaign is very welcome!

[@royouyong2131]

That evacuation convoy from Singapore on Feb 13th (Black Friday) was attacked by Japanese planes in the waters between Singapore and Sumatra, and largely sunk. One Western historian quoted Japanese radio announcing that "There will be no Dunkirk at Singapore. The British are not going to get away with it this time. All ships leaving Singapore will be destroyed."

[@MichaelSmith-ij2ut]

As a catastrophe myself this video really spoke to me

[@72APTU72E]

Normality is boring bruv

[@muhammadfirdaus26998]

As the people from Malaysia thank you very much for the great video. This video come up at perfect time for our independent national day. Once again thank you from me for the great video

[@ezwansafri8006]

So much material for a movie.

[@shehansenanayaka3046]

Kings and Generals brilliant video. We know it takes a lot of time and hard work to make these long videos. We always appreciate your hard work and dedication towards these videos. Your huge fan from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

[@samuelmargueret9626]

Jesus the details you put on pacific war is just insane !! That serie is the top 1 on this channel for me .... 90 episode ... that says everything.... for me i quite love to watch that because of the theather of operation.... jungle , spiders , snakes , diseases.... imagine the soldiers facing that !! I'm speechless !! You have my like and support as always

[@MehmaR]

All the best for Kings and Generals. i'm a fan of this channel from Malaysia

[@LoneWanderer727]

The fall of Malaya never fails to stump me. I've seen it so many times, but always find myself trying to warn the British about the obvious dangers of being overwhelmed and outmaneuvered. So little in the way of rear defenses and reactive screening forces to stop Japanese advances...a theme of WW2 for a lot of nations who wanted to play a defensive war....

[@mystikmind2005]

Try to imagine the Japanese taking Malaya if Erwin Rommel was in command for the British?? He would have annihilated them and marched on China.... because he thrives on disorganized warfare, and knows how to use the resources he does have to full effect, and not lose his nerve because of the resources he does not have.

[@AlexSDU]

It's the case of fortifying your front door (Singapore) but forget to put fence on your backyard (Malaya).

[@tvgerbil1984]

In 1937, a colonel Arthur Percival of the Malaya Command wrote a report predicting a Japanese invasion would be via Thailand, down the Malaya peninsula before attacking Singapore. Percival requested armored regiment of about 100 tanks to form a mobile defense on the difficult terrain of the Malaya peninsula. The decision to ignore requests from Malaya was made at the highest level of the British High Command in London.

[@mystikmind2005]

@@tvgerbil1984 I doubt 100 tanks would have changed much, since it is not just about having them, but how they are used. The British showed they do not know how to use tanks, not in France, not in North Africa, and presumably not Malaya. 100 spitfires, tho, that be a different matter!

[@tvgerbil1984]

@@mystikmind2005 The War Office actually authorised tanks to be sent to the Far East as the situation in North Africa stablised after limited success of Operation Crusader in halting Rommel in the summer of 1941. Unfortunately for Malaya, Churchill then signed a pact with Stalin and promised tanks and fighters for the Soviets in July 1941. The tanks, mostly early marks of Valentine were re-diverted to the Soviet Union instead. The Valentines were reliable, well armored and had main guns more than adequate to deal with the Type 95 Ha-Go and Type 97 Te-Ke light tanks used by the Japanese in Malaya.

[@Eamonshort1]

Fuck man, it always impresses me how much content you put out. However unlike most mass content producers, this is of fantadtic quality. As someone who has been following you for 5-6 years, seeing you guys grow, become professional, whilst still keeping that ineffable quality that makes you stuff so fun and educational brings me joy.

[@matthewjay660]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 This was a very well done video, Kings and Generals. Thank-you for continuing the Pacific War series.

[@frogthefish8134]

Excellent video, and a solid introduction to the campaign and its progress and outcome. I'm currently writing a book on British officers during the Second World War and couldn't help but notice the following was omitted or at least not covered to great length. 1. You've used the wrong portrait for Brigadier Paris. You have used the portrait of his father, who was the commanding officer of the Royal Naval Division during the First World War. 2. Lieutenant Colonel Charles Anderson took command of the 45th brigade after the death of Brigadier Herbert Cecil Duncan (KIA while leading an attempted breakout of the brigade on the 20th of January 1942). 3. The commanding officer of the 9th Indian Division, Major General Arthur Edward Barstow was killed whilst crossing a demolished railway bridge on the 28th of January 1942. 4. Among those senior officers killed in the aftermath of Singapore capitulation were Major General Merton Beckwith-Smith (of Diphtheria 11.11.1942 in Changi Prison), Brigadier Walter Lindley Fawcett (on staff of Indian III Corps) when his ship was bombed in the evacuation, Brigadier William Aird Smith (on staff of Indian III Corps) (same fate - different ship), and Brigadier Paris (died, 03.04.1942, while adrift after the SS Rooseboom sank ). The loss of such senior officers during the campaign is significant in highlighting the complete disarray that British Far East Command was in during the early stages of the conflict in this theatre. As one commenter has already highlighted, the mobile warfare employed during this campaign underlined huge gaps in British doctrine at this time and the preconceived notion that Japan was not able to match Britain in open conflict. This of course proved to be the undoing of Britain's empire in the Far East and would be a costly lesson in underestimating the Japanese as a power in the region.

[@Saliceran]

The portrait of Onishi Saturo at 1:21:47 is actually Yoshitsugu Saito who was the commander during the Battle of Saipan.

[@gaiusoctavius6107]

I cant wait for long videos on New Guinea, Burma, the second Philippines campaign, also could you make some extra content on china? Not in the same detail as the weekly series obviously, but there’s nearly no modern content on the second sino Japanese war, especially later, in the 40s

[@jeffmcdonald4225]

I have my grandson watching this. I think it's important, and I thank you for making this series.

[@ThePlayerofgaming]

I love watching these long video format, I also always leave your content on in the background of anything I do as it’s great to chill and listen to and helps get you more views.

[@ronjohnson6916]

An hour and a half on the Malayan campaign? Count me in!

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

Thanks to this video

[@Eamonshort1]

Fantastic as always, thank you for being you, guys.

[@KingsandGenerals]

Why we only release long Pacific War videos from now on and where to find the weekly versions: kzbin.infoUgkxNGh5cQpN1hvTPDpYkvLHHcnOwdAdGofg

[@travislogan1482]

A few weeks ago I decided to become a member so I could support you and see some of the videos in the member only section. Then I noticed your new episodes of the Pacific War were members only. You had them for everyone until about 3 weeks ago. Well, I'm not joining now. To me you have done a bait and switch on your viewers. I find such behavior inexcusable. I'm sure The Pacific War is you most watched subject, but to switch it to members only after nearly a year so you can gain income? Trash behavior.

[@talhasial5502]

You should pin this comment so everyone reads it.

[@Æthelsan]

I hope after this you will also making full documentary video about the fall of Dutch East Indies, this topic is very important and is often underestimated considering that the region is region when Japan most interested in Southeast Asia during the Pacific War because of its natural resources 🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️.

[@bfdiepictennisballbfdi2359]

You can be prepared to see long form videos on every (at least big) campaigns

[@robbabcock_]

This has been an amazing series! Thanks!

[@MrKerol94]

Fitting that this documentary released during the month of Malaysia's Merdeka/Independence Day. TQ Kings & Generals~

[@jays2551]

idk how you guys just consistently put out such massive high quality videos but thank you so much.

[@thepianokid27]

Amazing documentary. Thank you for making this :)

[@addword]

Thank you for this video. As a Malaysian, you have thought us better than any history teacher in Malaysian school on the World War 2 and Japanese occupation chapter. Your video came at a good time as August is the patriotic month of Malaysia. We just had our independence day celebration on 31 August. Lest we forget. Salute those heroes who had fallen and fought for our independence.

[@pigmoonk2545]

This got nth much to do with Malaysia independence. The defence of malaya was left to the hapless indian army and angmo. Where are the Malays and Chinese? MIA

[@wussupdock]

​@@pigmoonk2545 Your lack of history knowledge really showed here... Learn about the Malay regiment consist of all Malays soldiers....they defended Malaya till the very end.....killed,hanged and stabbed to death when captured by the japanese army

[@pigmoonk2545]

@@wussupdock So few and never won a single decisive victory. MIA

[@wussupdock]

@@pigmoonk2545 Learn factual history....don't be dumb and ignorance....the British Empire never wanted to recruit or formed a huge local soldiers especially the Malays because they afraid the Malays will rebel against them....The small unit of original Malay regiment only established when the Malaya Sultans asked the British Empire to make an only Malay soldiers regiment as symbol of Malays allegience...but when the war came to Malaya...the Malay regiment absorbed into the British batallion command....go learn back factual history.....don't comment based on your deep rooted hatred and ignorance

[@ashmirrahnashihinzahlan8786]

@@pigmoonk2545 And your point? All people in Malaya and in Borneo, regardless of race and ideology fought for their independence. The Malays literally fought until their last in Singapore and through Askar Wataniah Pahang during the occupation and some joined the MPAJA. Most Chinese joined the MPAJA and even funded the relief to help their families who fought against the Japanese in China, plus they suffered the most during the occupation and the inflation and food ration made everyone in Malaya suffered (I can say this definitely bcs some of my grandpa's older siblings died from malnutrition during the occupation and his family lived in Batu Pahat back then). Singapore is doom from the start at the first place once the Japanese arrived at Johor bcs literally, if you go to Tanjung Piai by the west, Johor Bahru and Pasir Gudang at the middle and Pengerang by the east, you can see Singapore from the shore clearly, which means the Northern part is clearly exposed, let alone at that causeway. Unless you sleep in history class ofc

[@vikingnusantara]

Watching this as a malaysian really feels so dear to me. Thanks KnG I love you so much

[@isabeaoctel]

As usual, fantastic and comprehensive videos.

[@tengkualiff]

Thank you for covering my country during our independence month. 31st August 1957 🇲🇾

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

Thank You Kings & Generals KZbin channel

[@Warmaker01]

The loss of Battleship Prince of Wales and Battlecruiser Repulse, Force Z, was actually a landmark moment in naval history. You will find naval leaders that weren't impressed by the air strikes that crippled, mauled Battleships in the earlier British and Japanese carrier strikes at Taranto (November 1940) and Pearl Harbor (three months prior to the Fall of Singapore), respectively. The Battleships were caught in port, immobile. The Americans were attacked even before a declaration of war was made, so they were not even aware war was already underway and were not ready and alert. But the destruction of Force Z was different. Prince of Wales was a modern Battleship, modern equipment, modern anti-aircraft. She had also had earlier combat operation experience as she was part of the pursuit of Bismarck earlier in the same year. Prince of Wales was so new that she was only commissioned in January 1941. When she sank she had not even been in service for 1 year. Anyways, Force Z was alert, out at sea, actively maneuvering to evade air attacks, firing their anti-aircraft guns. Yet Prince of Wales and Repulse were sunk by air power alone. This had never happened before in military and naval history. Naval warfare literally entered a new chapter with that event. Air power had finally been proven to be a great danger to warships, even something as powerful as a Battleship. As for Singapore itself, Percival was set up to fail. The British deemed Singapore be a fortress. It's a longtime jewel in the British Empire. It's strategically located in the region. But wartime demands had the British place its equipment elsewhere. 2nd rate equipment were sent to help defend one of the Empire's greatest holdings. The Japanese at this period of the Pacific War were also steamrolling everyone in air, land, and sea. Britain's Singapore and American held Philippines were attacked and would eventually fall to Japan. How MacArthur lost the Philippines also also another big deal in this period of the war. MacArthur had a large, modern air force, yet he lost it instantly in one of the greatest debacles in WWII. The Japanese ground forces in Malaya kept on the attack and maneuver relentlessly. Time was everything to keep the Allies on the back foot north of Singapore.

[@aaronbasham6554]

Let's be honest, MacArthur was probably one of the worst people who could have been put in charge of the Philippines defense.

[@patrickblanchette4337]

Thank you for all the extra content in this particular video (the history of axis occupied areas in the Pacific theater during ww2 is an interesting, but immensely understudied subject).

[@Janika-xj2bv]

The Kings and Generals channel is priceless.

[@Hasieve]

Felt like watching a real time strategy game. What a superb job with the editing and narrating,

[@jonbaxter2254]

Oh damn, an entire doc?! Will have to get a good meal for this...

[@akmalbruhaha4658]

Thanks for the documentary. August is our month of independence. The horror of Japanese occupation still grip the Malayans even today. Malayans too have their own perspective of WW2.

[@psycho-yr3fi]

should do horror of british occupation next

[@hegantank6495]

@@psycho-yr3ficry

[@czerruiz7192]

As a Sarawakian Malaysia, this campaign is full of information of what actually happened but never told, especially regarding of the events in Sarawak.

[@gracegood3661]

Very impressive effort guys... truly excellent history lesson

[@thedaytodaydeveloper1057]

They underestimated the Japanese , the Japanese relied on shock attacks and were very good in taking the initiative .

[@pakraja6158]

Amazing! Thank you very much for your effort & sharing

[@Wilson-zu3rf]

I wish you can make more compiled theater of war like this, especially interested on how the war is going in China as it's much less common theater brought up in most media

[@JRCounsel78]

Malaysians should watch this episode. The current history books in the schools are not even covering these.

[@AlexSDU]

1:03:43 Lt. Adnan was captured after the defeat at Bukit Chandu. He was tortured and later bayoneted.

[@anonanon6678]

His bravery and sacrifice was not recognized by the British...probably because he out-performed them. But respected and remembered as national hero in 2 countries, Malaysia and Singapore.

[@afriendlycadian9857]

​@@anonanon6678obviously.....is this guessing or do you know that for a fact 🤔

[@metalfire86able]

Thanks

[@AChinesetranslator]

What a great video~!

[@neniAAinen]

The sheer pressure of a seemingly unstoppable steamroller, everywhere.

[@Raff92ful]

Da siciliano vi ringrazio. È stato un video meraviglioso

[@takkanmelayuhilang]

Proud to be Malay and Malaysian😎

[@62raccoon]

Thanks!

[@KingsandGenerals]

Thanks. Means a lot!

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent video 📹 There were enough troops and resources. Ultimately, responsibility falls on the incompetency two British 🇬🇧 leaders 1. Admiral Phillips: The RAF at Singapore offered Admiral Phillips 'Air cover ', he refused. The RAF eventually came, and they saw the two giant battleship rolling over. General Percival was tricked by Yamashita into surrender He could have fought it out like Hong Kong, but he was a coward. The English historians tried to blame the Indian and Australian troops. At the same time, Indian and Australian troops were winning under Montgomery in the Western Desert campaign.

[@joshlaube9021]

🇦🇺🇮🇳 carrying the British while the British made fools of them selfs.

[@GaryJones69420]

​@joshlaube9021 yea not really, more like incompetent generals being forced to lead an empire

[@joshlaube9021]

@edwardbrooks3704 British we're a declining empire anyway.There lack of talented generals did not help, but that's on the British or their ability to not adapt to many situations. Many of Britain colonies punched above their weight in most scenarios, it was usually the British that was let down in many scenarios.

[@GaryJones69420]

@joshlaube9021 yea the colonies punched above their weight with British equipment and actually good british generals

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@joshlaube9021 The British did have talented generals, but they were not in the Far East, instead North Africa in 1941...ie General O Connor, Wavell etc.

[@user-epichistory]

Malaya Campaign.Thanks for the documentary.

[@Touchgrassplz]

Hi, I'm Malaysian, I'd like to contribute for Malay subtitling for this video, where can we help and how do we do it ? Thanks for the amazing production value again, KG!

[@midsaid2161]

This video is way too accurate, what impressed me so much is ur study and informations regarding the japanese attacks in Northern Malaya and north borneo because these two topics lack informations and rarely get the attention of the war. Your video make me think u use to be friends and often hangout with Percival and yamashita while disscusing their military concepts and strategies😂

[@niisan762]

I can't believe a youtuber have better details on Malaya campaign than actual history textbook in Malaysia. You'd expect something like this were taught in schools.

[@Theearthtraveler]

Thanks for posting.

[@AndrewBuell]

Could you guys do like a monthly video or 'some length of time' that is chronological from the last weekly video on YT? Still going to watch the campaign videos but in chunks with yt premium resume feature.

[@donatasvaiginis1749]

After watching the entire video, i can confirm that It is very good! :)

[@banikaritra5328]

Will there be a documentary on the Solomon Islands campaign?

[@eine52]

Since the video did not mention it, the Japanese bombers allowed the British destroyers to rescue survivors from the battleships.

[@joshhoffman1975]

2 🇬🇧 battleships with no air cover, thats learning lessons the hard way! 🫨🫨🫨

[@pvb3562]

15:41 where do you get these detailed relief maps from? Thank you

[@Rogue1979]

My great uncle was with the 2nd Argyll n Sutherlands. He was wounded in the hand and was captured at the fall of Singapore, died in a POW camp of malaria.

[@wolfu597]

History has been quite unkind to General Percival for his conduct of the Malay campaign. Despite the fact that Percival had tried several times to get the UK government to alter it defense plans for Malaya and Singapore. Already back in 1937, Percival wrote a report that almost predicted the fall of Malaya and Singapore to a tee. He also discovered that the Malayan jungle was certainly not as impenetrable as it was thought to be. He requested more funds to strengthen the defensive works, but most of was spent on constructing machine bunkers on the southern shore of Singapore island and Johore. He had requested that tanks be sendt to Malaya, and they were due to arrive some time in 1941, but when Hitler launched operation Barbarossa in June, they were redirected to Stalin instead. So the war in Europe certainly was a major factor in the Japanese victory. And then you have political and logistical hurdles to deal with. The political and administrative establishment frequently obstructed the planning and building of defensive works on the grounds of private ownership. However, it should be pointed out that Percival was not a man suited for an emergency, nor conducting a fighting retreat. Especially against a battle hardened enemy such as the Japanese.

[@joelchee9308]

Sending tanks to help Stalin instead of defending Malaya would bite them in the future even till today, I dare say that Churchill is an arrogant idiot that makes Boris Johnson look like a genius. The fact that Soviet Union was empowered with British and eventually American aid, would empower Stalin and eventually that would spillover in the cold war and then Putin's Russia's war in Ukraine.. long story short.. if lend lease wasnt given the Soviet Union, Putin's Russia might be weaker today, what stupid churchill did not figure out is that AFTER defeating Soviet Union, Germany still has to eventually fight a better rested UK AND USA, when victory or war over a Soviet Union without lend lease would be costly either way. And yes history is unkind to Percival but too kind to Churchill

[@richardmalcolm1457]

Percival was a good staff officer. Utterly out of his depth as a commander, however, even had he been properly supported and reinforced by Whitehall (which he wasn't).

[@psycho-yr3fi]

the british only care about stealing the colonial land resources & taxes. they dont care about their people. look at what happen to arabs after ww1, the british lie to them about giving them independence after beating ottomen

[@yellowpete79]

History has been too kind. He got off lightly. He knew attack from the north was possible, moreso than any other senior staff. Yet, he denied Brigadier Simsons requests to build any defences, stating "fixed defences are bad for morale"

[@strongbrew9116]

@@yellowpete79 Yet, he chose to stay and become a POW rather than evacuate. I think that counts for something.

[@ComPare_]

Oh i miss this series, sadly i cannot purchase the subscription on Patreon

[@royouyong2131]

How about subscribing via Google?

[@ComPare_]

@@royouyong2131 idk ill try but i need money

[@tylermorrison420]

Love the new intro

[@GenkiGanbare]

Total bonkers that Japan launched multiple attacks against other industrialized nations across oceans on the same day. And achieved victory in each attack. The military communications that day must have been such a chaotic juggle.

[@jimmydemoret]

00:30 "Those who sought" Not sure is seeked is a word.

[@rickwong9049]

As a Malaysian. The name 'Percival' still haunts us to this day and played an important role in the later 'Malaysianisation' by the British colonial government in the region to begin relegating the defense duty to the local people (especially during Malayan Emergency). Once again, brilliant discussion by K&G!

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

#MERDEKA!

[@harry77998]

Not only us . Singaporean , Aussie and NZ as well .

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , K&G . 🐺 Loupis Canis .

[@talhasial5502]

Awesome stuff!

[@Louis-nt3pb]

Great video, very enjoyable watch

[@dukeofgloucester9366]

Are these longer videos just amalgamations of separate parts of one campaign from previous videos of the Pacific War series, or does this contain new content never before seen?

[@KingsandGenerals]

30 minutes of new content

[@royouyong2131]

The new content in this video is the last part on life in Occupied Malaya

[@dukeofgloucester9366]

@@KingsandGeneralsPerfect thank you for the info!

[@dukeofgloucester9366]

@@royouyong2131 Excellent, Thank you! I've got so many videos to catch up on that any saved time is appreciated.

[@This_is_a_Y_account]

In the event of war never underestimate your enemies and overestimate yourself,

[@mikeaguilar5764]

Hakko Ichio was "The Eight Corners of the World Under One Roof."

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

I wonder if Bill Slim could have done any better here than Arthur Percival...looking at his successful 1944 campaign against the Japanese.

[@richardmalcolm1457]

Hard to think he couldn't have!

[@UsuallyTrolling]

I could have done better lol

[@vnurcombe]

Good question

[@94sjolander]

Idk if its just me but the audio is pretty uneven in some places

[@nabobofdub4631]

It was so easy selling native peoples of the Colonies down the river when Churchill considered them expendable throughout the course of the war - the 1943 Bengal Famine being a case in point.

[@tomricketts7821]

What have you done with your war in the pacific series

[@theawesomeman9821]

Missed this series about how the world was saved

[@calimarine92]

Yamashita’s execution at the end of the war was a shameless example of victor’s justice.

[@lovablesnowman]

Can't even wage a war of mass aggression and have your soldiers constantly rape and murder civillians and POWs without being executed anymore smh

[@HenriLin]

Notice the glaring lack of armor on the British side? The British planners had decided before the war that tanks were ill-suited to jungle warfare. The Japanese proved them wrong by not only using armor to spearhead their offensives but also coming up with other tactical innovations like bicycle troops to execute their own version of the Blitzkrieg.

[@Ali-hr3gv]

Why did you stop publishing pacific war episodes ? We are eager to once more see that theater

[@Marc_LK]

Impressive Documentary! *o*

[@jivaro77]

nowdays well make sure your heads will get dizzy findings and aquiring all the targets

[@kolikari3813]

Honestly respect from the bottom of my heart for the malaysian chinese they really went through some crazy shit and came out so 💪 i hate to make it about race but as a malaysian i really hope all malays watch this and get a better pic of our history and how the indians and chinese suffered for this country

[@JosephTemplar]

As a north Borneo Sabah (Malay got nothing on this), let's not forget Sergeant Korom who also cause problem to the Japanese occupation of north Borneo. He receive Victoria Cross for his effort. Not much known about him.

[@billballbuster7186]

The disaster at Singapore was due to several factors, not least was the fact that though the Japanese army was relatively small, it was well equipped with tanks and artillery. The Japanese also had total air superiority with modern aircraft, based in nearby countries. General Percival was a poor choice as Commander, he had been a desk jockey having only seen limited combat in WW1. His poor leadership alienated his Officers and his troops lost confidence. But had he held our just a few weeks more reinforcements were on their way.

[@sijul6483]

It's not entirely Percival's fault. He requested airplanes to be sent to Singapore because he suspected a Japanese assault from the rear, but Winston Churchill believed those planes were better off sent to the USSR. *According to another commenter, Percival requested 400 tanks 4 years before the Japanese invasion but he was ignored by the war office. *(See HallMicheals comment's replies) It also would not have changed much if any other man was in charge, the Japanese had overwhelming power and mastered the art of surprise attacks (see: Russo-Japanese War and Japan's entry into WW1).

[@billballbuster7186]

@@sijul6483 Were Percival failed was his dithering and the fact that he did not inspire confidence. He had never commanded troops in battle which was probably why he was in Singapore, that and the "old boy" connections. Australian General Gordon Bennet was actually senior to Percival and had commanded troops for many years. He would have been better qualified. In 1938 the British had no modern tanks, the 1st Armoured Division with the BEF in France 1940 was 50% under strength. What tanks that were available were sent to Egypt to guard the Suez Cannal. Aircraft were sent to Malays but no anti-aircraft guns to defend the airfields. The Japanese were at the end of their resources when Percival surrendered. While Percival was getting fresh troops and supplies. Some 20,000 troops marched off their troop ships into captivity. He was a disgrace.

[@tvgerbil1984]

Gordon Bennett was not senior to Percival but Bennett had the rights to bypass Percival to confer with the Australian government over military decisions concerning Australian troops in Malaya. At the fall of Singapore, Bennett escaped on his own without informing Percival or his own government. He left behind over 15,000 Australian troops and passed command to Brigader Cecil Callaghan who was ill with Malaria and too junior to command an Australian division.

[@billballbuster7186]

@@tvgerbil1984 Gordon Bennet was promoted to Major General in 1930, Percival not till 1940. Percival was made Acting Lt General only when he took over Malaya command. Bennetts escape from Singapore was originally deemed praiseworthy and supported by the troops. The "old Boy" clique only became active after Bennett wrote a book in 1944 about the fall of Singapore blaming Percival. The kangaroo Court began in 1945. He was cleared 1948 under Australian Military Law.

[@tvgerbil1984]

@@billballbuster7186 By 1943, the truth behind Bennett's heroic escape from Singapore was already known by the Australian military and his superior General Thomas Blamey told him that he would not be given another active command and transferred him to the Reserve of Officers in May 1944. Cecil Callaghan was the one of the few who knew the truth behind Benett's escape. Callaghan endured all the harsh treatments by the Japanese, lost half of his body weight and still tried to maintain morale and discipline of his men during captivity. He said he was ashamed of Bennett in abandoning his men and he challenged the account of events in Benett's book.

[@bl1754]

You didn't mention the bicycles. How could you forget about the bicycles??

[@chinoloco1115]

Thank you so much, There is Much to learn as Malaysian ethnic on our land.

[@Teapot69]

By the start of the campaign britains convoys had supplied russia with 600 tank's and 700 fighter aircraft along with other munitions, that would have been useful in malaya. As that para officer in the falklands who replaced colonel H said. . . "fire power wins battles"

[@ramal5708]

The British be like: "Let's just blame the Americans for not showing up in Malaya to defend it"

[@yellowpete79]

They blame Australians quite a few times. Despite accounts of English soldiers in Australian uniforms looting and deserting.

[@strongbrew9116]

@@yellowpete79 Doubtful. Why would English soldiers wear Australian uniforms to do that? It would be a tedious amount of work. Any sources for that claim?

[@yellowpete79]

@@strongbrew9116 It was in an Australian written book, from a military policemans report. i think ABC's Four corners show had a WW2 veteran mention it too, in an ep that was on youtube. Its because they were the only spare uniforms they could find.

[@strongbrew9116]

@@yellowpete79 Since you wrote your comment, I looked into the subject. It seems that while the Australians as a whole put up a good fight, according to Major Cecil Callaghan, the commander of Australian forces in Singapore (put in charge by Australian General Gordon Bennett who had fled), around a third of Australians deserted in the later stages of the battle for Singapore in February, and discipline completely broke down over the Australian troops. So, I think it's a bit unfair to blame only the Brits for that.

[@neieduardodepaula4556]

Hadn't the pacific war series turned into member and patreon exclusive content?

[@playedit0ut290]

Feeling patriotic again as my country's Independence Day is at the end of August.

[@Deadlyfoolz]

Shame a can’t watch this series after months of watching cause videos are now members only now 😢

[@plafskijenkins1357]

I miss the days of the fake ad sponsors selling fake plots of land in Scotland making you a laird lol. K n g was great then😢

[@Deadlyfoolz]

@@plafskijenkins1357 lmao

[@chibble3591]

underrated series

[@Conn30Mtenor]

In war, it's impossible to be strong everywhere. The British could survive the loss of Singapore but could not survive the loss of the Suez Canal. The British naval strength in the Asia/India theatre was in a constant state of flux- ships were constantly being transferred to/from the Mediterranean. There simply wasn't the naval assets to sustain the effort required in the Indian ocean and even the USN, with its massive logistical and shipbuilding capacity did not eliminate the threat of the IJN until late in 1944. The British Empire would ultimately not survive the war- this was the death blow and despite the fact that the war cost the Empire many hundreds of thousands dead and millions of Indians by famine I believe that this was necessary. The European Empires had to be dismantled so we could move forward to a more equitable and freer world community.

[@Ilikefinalfantasy795]

praise the long cut

[@АкмалАминов-э5ц]

Waiting another video about pearl harbor attack 🎉