WW2 From Asian Perspectives: India, China, Japan (Full Documentary) | Animated History

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[@Khalid.Alajmi]

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[@taun96]

My great uncle fought in WW2. He was captured in Tobruk by the Italians and sent to a camp in Naples. If it was the Germans, his story would've ended earlier than usual. The Italians decided to treat their prisoners with dignity, because 50,000 Italians were in POW camps across India. After the camp was liberated, he was given a Victoria Cross by the Raj, and he worked as an accountant with an interest in classical music. The man lived till the old age of 96 and left peacefully.

[@DarthCoyster]

Absolutely based

[@jimtalbott9535]

We’re in the place our grandfathers create for us, I’ve always said. I’m glad to hear your story.

[@Isaac-eb5vk]

Its good to hear that he made it out of the war alive, I got worried when I read the "captured" part.

[@shiyian]

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[@it.is.mario.]

If he were Indian his life would've been spared by both German and Japanese, as Bose tried to recruit Indian soldiers in his army and had relations with both Nazis and IJA

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I love the effort put into each video and how they all feel like mini documentaries

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Because they are documentaries

[@acyllia5311]

There’s literally ‘Documentary’ in the title lol

[@GregoryChew0921]

This one video is a mashup of different videos, but I know what u mean.

[@hexacolor5713]

They are mini docs

[@oliversherman2414]

It's a shame that western media doesn't talk much about Asia's perspective of WW2

[@Mmjk_12]

You mean US... This is well known in UK

[@oliversherman2414]

@@Mmjk_12 I'm British and was never taught this in school

[@Mmjk_12]

@@oliversherman2414 shouldn't have slept through school then, also how is media related to school? Two completely different things. Both have brought the Asian theaters to the mainstream.

[@oliversherman2414]

@@Mmjk_12 I remember school very well. The Asian front was never mentioned aside from Pearl Harbour

[@outofturn331]

Those that forget history...

[@sayantandas8846]

As a Bengali many in the Western world could not imagine the pain and horror our great grandfathers and grandfathers went through during that time...And the bengalis were blamed for the famine by the Raj... Even today some British refuses to acknowledge what they did to our nation... A sad hidden truth of the Second World War

[@mnimishakavi9479]

Yeah bro, same❤

[@RKNGL]

Having heavily studied what the aftermath of the potato famine in Ireland. I can imagine it. Famine is something an area doesn't recovery from. It often takes in excess of a century to rebuild back was had. Which means little, as you've been left behind as those around you grew in the interim. It is a wound that continues to lay you low long after the horrors of it.

[@YourLocalHelldiver]

What’s with this “the West can’t comprehend stuff” that many outside of Europe and North America seems to use. We aren’t brain dead people, the West has had it’s fair share of horrible things. Your average non-westerner probably imagines similar to the average westerner.

[@Inucroft]

We do acknowledge what happened. As a result of Colonial Exploitation, underinvestment in infrastructure, nationalist attacks (often encouraged by Japan) on what little infrastructure there were, collapse of the civil administration, Scorched earth panic and the fact the primary source of food for Bengal was controlled by Japan (Burma). We are responsible for the tragedy, even if it was not intentional, the fault primarily lies at our feet.

[@leonmorris7862]

waa waa waa and yet bangladesh is one of the most populated countries in the world

[@HeisenbergFam]

Armchair Historian casually uploading high quality documentaries is a gift that keeps on giving

[@username.exenotfound2943]

oi

[@Aamir_Nagi]

yoooo mr white

[@mefisto05s.20]

Its poorly research and biased video. So many errors!!

[@dennisweidner288]

@HeisenbergFam I am all for armchair historians, but it would be nice for a little truth to go along with it.

[@dennisweidner288]

@@Aamir_Nagi What is this white business? High-caste Hindus are the greatest racists in the world.

[@ZAJosh69]

Indian's contribution to WW2 is really underrated. WW2 did help hasten independence but it came at a cost, as a British descendant thank you India. Its great to see the nation now rising up as a global superpower, well deserved. Love the culture!

[@bruhtnt4258]

The entire Asian Front is underrated, Indian and Chinese contributions and Japanese warcrimes needs recognition.

[@ZAJosh69]

@@bruhtnt4258 Agreed, content on the eastern front is really appreciated. It really changed my perspective of WW2. It's amazing how this is overlooked I history. As a South African, I was only taught the Allied perspective but as the years go on I have realised there is so much more to it than D-Day , Western Front and US island hopping.

[@rishav_killerx6011]

Bengal Famine will never be forgotten

[@Squitwort448]

Agreed the Indian military was a force to be reckoned with during ww2. It was clearly shown at Imphal and Kohima

[@willevensen7130]

India is not a superpower 💀

[@HistoricalThinker_90]

Good video thanks for representing our history In ww2 thanks form India

[@user-ts1yw6ji2o]

ty bro im indian

[@nightking8490]

Same here. Thanks to ww2 for weakening the British. @@user-ts1yw6ji2o

[@Sheikh_diane]

Trump is Indian? 💀

[@HistoricalThinker_90]

@@Sheikh_diane yes he is Indian 💀

[@Chris-Someguy]

The mug shot heard around the world

[@gibusgaming5866]

Thank you for making this video, both of my great grandfathers fought in this war, the pacific front unfortunately gets overlooked so it's great to see it get some attention.

[@user-kl4iz8ut1w]

A historical detail: when part of the Chinese expeditionary force was frustrated in Burma and retreated to British India, the local officials thought they were a defeated army. Chinese troops are prohibited from acting without authorization, and local officials plan to disarm them. The leader of this force, General Sun Liren, was furious. He dispatched liaison officers and ordered the construction of fortifications, ready to fight anyone who stood in his way. In the end, the local British governor adjusted the contradiction and ensured the supply of materials for the Chinese army. This group of Chinese troops stayed in India for training, and in 1944 they counterattacked back to Burma together with the local U.S., British and Indian troops.

[@burnbibles3813]

British occupancy and authoritarian rule over alot of countries has made so many princes and self fulfilling mini nations across China and India as well as northern Africa. As far as application versus ideology Britain has fucked alot up as far as social economic standings of a lot of now sovereign but very poor nations

[@EarlGreyLattex]

​@@burnbibles3813Ding Ding Ding true 💯💯

[@LukeBunyip]

I had an uncle that served in WWII in REME with the British Army. He survived France and Dunkirk, and the African Campaign. What broke him was what he saw in NW India when he was moved to the Burma Front.

[@communist_pride]

MY GREAT GRANDPA WAS AN INDIAN OFFICER FIGHTING TO JAPANESE IN BURMA.

[@Stoic_Warrior05]

My great grandfather was part of the British Indian army and was in the 1945 british campaign of Burma. The japanese were brutal as per what I got to hear from my parents but he was a personnel not a soldier, so he worked as a logistican and ensured that the necessary stuff reached the units.

[@Squitwort448]

Still your great grandfather played a pivotal role in ensuring a win for the Indian Army and the Allies in WWII. The world thanks him for his service 🙏

[@arjyachatterjee6874]

Britishers were no saints to us.

[@Stoic_Warrior05]

​@@arjyachatterjee6874He was an Indian just like the many in the British Indian Army and his Objective was to serve BHARAT and BRITAIN which was the same at the time.

[@arjyachatterjee6874]

@@Stoic_Warrior05 I was saying that as you were saying that Japanese troops were brutal, I just told that Britishers were no different. I wasn't referring to your great grandfather or his service in British Indian army.

[@Stoic_Warrior05]

​@@arjyachatterjee6874hmm, sorry about the misunderstanding..your context could've been about anything bcz u didn't specify at ur end but yeah I'm very much aware of the western double standards and racism like just what's happening in Ukraine.

[@varunprakash5]

Impressed by the width, depth and less celebrated perspectives of the greatest conflict of all time! Hats off ‘The Armchair Historian’

[@itriedtochangemynamebutitd5019]

I really hope KZbin stops trying to push this type or content off the platform, its very informative and accessible, especially for people with ADHD.

[@mynose4540]

What did ADHD have to do with it

[@itriedtochangemynamebutitd5019]

@@mynose4540 The Animation quality allows people like myself with ADHD to not be distracted when learning a historical topic. Even people without ADHD seem to fall asleep in classes because many schools seem to make a interesting subject like history immensely boring. This is why so many channels like Oversimplified and Kings and Generals and many other history channels are so popular and successful, many people want to learn history but they are starved of mediums that make it fun to learn.

[@Ren3gaid]

@@mynose4540 It's so funny how ADHD and austistic people always have to share on the internet that they're ADHD/Autistic

[@WhyEveryHandleTaken]

@@Ren3gaid its actually very important, as it helps clear up any misunderstandings

[@andrepenteado649]

This episode made me cry. Imperialism, be it English, Japanese, French or American is a disease. A sincere hug to the Indian and Chinese brothers. Greetings from Brasil.

[@FriedrichBarb]

The gigantic irony that you wouldnt have even been born, nor Brazil would even exist without imperialism. A lot of evil came from it yes, but also a lot of good, much technological and economical sharing that just boosted the progress of Humankind as a whole. The World would be 500 years behind technologically speaking without Imperialism.

[@dennisweidner288]

@andrepenteado649 America was not an Empire. Brazil not only was an empire with an emperor but had slavery longer and to a greater extent than America. Blacks in America have a much higher income level than Blacks in Brazil. Or the Brazilian suppression of the Jesuit Reductions protecting indigenous people in Paraguay. Or the attempt to conquer Uruguay. I suggest you go to our southern border and see how many Latin Americans including Brazilians are choosing America over their own countries. I cry about how Black people suffer abject poverty in favelas surrounding Brazilian cities.

[@Free_Palestine_0419]

LMAO China also engaged in Imperial moron! They invaded Korea, Xinjiang, Tibet, Vietnam, Mongolia, and are about to invade Taiwan.

[@aryansawant1016]

@@dennisweidner288do American colonial possessions in the Philippines and Cuba not count as imperialism?

[@dennisweidner288]

@@aryansawant1016 Cuba was an independent country. Perhaps you are thinking about Puerto Roco. There was also Guam. The Philippines was a colony, but after only three decades Congress voted to grant independence to the Philippines (1935). That independence was delayed by the Japanese invasion (1941). Now I might ask is India imperialist because it seized largely Muslim Khasmir? The United States was the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world. That wealth was not derived from these colonies. And if we had wanted, we could have had a very large empire. In fact, those colonies were controversial from the beginning. The Philippines was an unintended consequence of the Spanish-American War. After only three decades, Congress wanted out because there were too many expenses involved. Our imperialist adventures were very small, very short, and involved a tiny fraction of the population and economy.

[@maitreytelang2312]

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose gave India freedom, not M.K. Gandhi or J. Nehru. They bore the fruits of the INA's and Armed Indian Revolutionaries' efforts.

[@dhruvrathore430]

yeah he really gave india freedom while meeting hitler and fighting alongside of japan

[@maitreytelang2312]

@@dhruvrathore430 Yes, Gandhi and Nehru gave us freedom by sending 1.5 million Indians to fight a European War, FOR OUR OPPRESSERS! Pathetic scoundrels, that’s what I call them.

[@Naderium]

My Grandfather fought for Subhas Chandra Bose after he was captured by the Japanese in World War 2.

[@maitreytelang2312]

@@Naderium Please pay him additional respects from my side.

[@sivani.ysk.]

I mean he literally told rss was a Hitlerite force so I'm not surprised...

[@reichdesarnab]

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was an illustrious leader who said that at that time, India should not support the British War effort and he was right. the British were only trying to exploit us for their own gains. We should have not supported the war effort and should have crippled Britain completely. Nevertheless, He formed the INA which fought the British earning victories and liberating our Northeast Region from the British empire. it was the RIN or the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny which led to the collapse of the British Empire. Hence, the moment the British realised that they could no longer depend on the loyalty of the Indian troops they realised that rather than being unceremoniously kicked out, it would be better for them to leave. Today, we see the UK as a friend but we cannot forget what they did to us. Jai Hind.

[@SCPFoundation5609]

My Great Grandpa fought in the Western Front. He was from New Zealand but flew to England to fight. He shot down 5 German Aircraft. 3 in the battle of Britian, the other 2 on bombing escorts. He later became an adventurer and father after the war. He died in 1964 at 51.

[@blackpowderuser373]

The Asian Big 3, so to speak. It would be nice to have more Asian perspectives, especially from Southeast Asia. Excellent work, Armchair Historian!

[@mide8845]

Thailand maybe

[@mide8845]

or vietnam

[@colonelcorn9500]

@@mide8845Thailand was more like Finland

[@natekaufman1982]

I want to see the Philippines, especially from the perspective of the guerillas.

[@chrishanneman1298]

Another excellent episode. And I definitely like how much longer this one is from the standard length.

[@outofideas9985]

He makes rewatchable content so you can watch it while waiting for more new content This is so good

[@sarven5974]

I love the combined hour long documentary, very nice compilation and smooth transitions

[@Your_real_dad]

My Dad's Grandpa fighting for British colonial power and my mom's Grandpa Fighting for our freedom through Azad Hind Fauz with Japanese funding . Both died in Imphal. And then came Bengal famine. As an Indian Bengali it's heartbreaking.

[@Progamermove_2003]

I am glad that you shared this story. It's truly heartbreaking as an Indian.

[@Squitwort448]

I always wanted to know what are Indians thoughts about this? Rest in peace to them both, but how is it recalled in your family? With them fighting on different sides? Your father who served in the Indian Army was allied with the British, and the Indian army that allied with the British is the same army that exists today. While INA does not, but are regarded as freedom fighters. How is it taught in schools? Is the Indian Army regarded as traitors while the INA are the heroes? Or are they both respected

[@Progamermove_2003]

@@Squitwort448 In general, both are respected. Afterall, the same British Indian Army, which would later become Indian army, would protect us from the hostile foreign militaries.

[@Your_real_dad]

@@Squitwort448 Because of Azad Hind fauz Indian Navy did biggest mutiny against British after ww2 . Both party respects eachother.

[@communist_pride]

MY GREAT GRANDPA WAS AN INDIAN OFFICER WHO FOUGHT FOR JAPANESE, PROBABLY YOUR GREAT GRANDPA AND MY GRANDPA HAVE MET DURING THE CAMPAIGNS

[@rsookchand919]

Other than the island hopping campaign that the US undertook in the Pacific, I feel like the Asian theater of the war isn’t discussed much in history books (especially in regards to India and her contribution) at least here it is mostly the struggle to defeat Nazi Germany

[@bumpermanthesecond615]

Except for us asians (indians, chinese, phillpinos, thais, vietnamese, malays, japanese, burmese) we all remember our past and those who took part

[@Phatman2167]

Not discussed in regular Western school history books. Every countries history books is written from their viewpoint. US books don't talk much about their campaign in New Guinea, but Australian and New Zeeland history books cover New Guinea very well. US troops fought in Burma along side Chinese and Indian troops, but it's only mentioned in College Level Military History Books in the US.

[@maximilianodelrio]

​@@Phatman2167to be fair, the us troops in Burma were just a handful compared to their armies in new guinea, the Pacific islands and the Philippines, so it's easy to miss

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

Here we mostly only talk about the Pacific, only in 8th grade do we talk about the war in Europe.

[@GDSHSG666]

@@bumpermanthesecond615 not sure whether the Japanese remember it... Japan has long been beautifying and denying their fascist behavior in textbooks. So usually some Japanese scholars will be clearer and apologetic. Ordinary Japanese, especially young people, feel that they are not guilty...The massacre, comfort women, etc. were all fabricated by the victimized country. And Japanese politicians are collectively extremely right-wing. Unlike Germany, the United States retained Japan's fascist government out of the need to fight the Soviet Union and China, and inherited it in a very East Asian tradition (princelings, that is, all prime ministers and major real politicians came from fascist political families). And they have always been committed to promoting military routine and tampering with history....

[@darioman500]

Love the videos you make Armchair Historian!

[@lunarthief6501]

This is a great video. Its always nice to see a different perspective.

[@S_1_L_3_N_C_3]

Love the work griffin, great talking to you on discord as well

[@Wraith36]

I had a roommate at college and me and him got into a discussion about world War 2 and ethics. He said that some people look at Hitler different than the way western cultures do. He said some people look at Hitler as a liberator because Hitler was the man who broke the back of the British and showed their colonies that the British weren't as strong as they once seemed. It was an interesting take which I had never seen.

[@mg9854]

Yeah that's true! For most Indians Hitler was seen as just a "no good" but Brits were seen as most horrible to ever exist on the planet. That's also becoz Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (Indian freedom fighter and a national hero) when asked Hitler for help against the Brits, he didn't refused but rather strengthened him by giving back the Indian pow's and also ensured his safety till he reaches Japan. Even today the Brits are seen as worse than hitler/germans in India bcoz atleast Germany teaches it's new generation abt the mistakes it committed but Brits seem to be rather proud of their colonial history and the genocides they committed. They wudn't even mention India anywhere in their history (erstwhile Crown Jewel of brits) apart from their rhetoric that they just developed them (same sentiment which they carried 250-300 years back) lol !

[@__Hmmmmmmmm__]

This is probably my personal favourite out of all of your perspective videos. My great-grandfather fought in the Battle of Ceylon against the Japanese. He was a LtCdr in the British Indian Navy before the partition.

[@natoman123]

Thank you for all your efforts!

[@CosmicVoyage5]

Keep posting such great videos like this

[@mygoodmate]

i really respect the fact that you put up your sources!

[@TangyHangy]

I love your vids!!!! So informative

[@brotherpanda3626]

Thank you for providing the untold narratives of the other smaller nation’s parts whether Axis or Allies. It is history as it is meant to be portrayed.

[@blink182bfsftw]

Funny thing is India would've been the largest participant technically

[@brotherpanda3626]

@@blink182bfsftw no lies detected there

[@kingking-ci1gf]

How so? I can see india's participation being overlooked but what exactly makes them the biggest participant?

[@kingking-ci1gf]

@@_batman_Fan_ I dont know what makes you think having the largest all-volunteer force makes India the largest participant in WW2 but I would love to hear your explanation on that.

[@dennisweidner288]

@brotherpanda3626 It would be nice if it had included a little honesty.

[@aaronalegria1239]

It's good to see it from another angle. Great job

[@GR1MRACER]

For April Fools can you do a Perspective video on The Great Emu War from the Emu perspective.

[@nicinat0r]

Perfect to start the weekend, have a good friday evening/night everyone

[@motorTranz]

Excellent documentary! Well done Griffin!

[@3tou6bi88]

Bonsai charge is a term I'd never expect to hear in a history documentary

[@shrek9703]

Great video as always! I'd like to ask however if in the near future we could expect a more in depth look at Romania's role during ww2 and why did it stuck so closely to Germany for so long despite not gaining much out of this alliance

[@joaocarrilho465]

Good to see you havent give up! 🎉🎉

[@starwarsisgreat9130]

I love these "perspective of" vids I would love to see them on less popular conflicts too, though idk how well they would do

[@dennisweidner288]

@starwarsisgreat9130 It would be nice if they included a little historical accuracy.

[@starwarsisgreat9130]

@dennisweidner288 what is so horribly inaccurate that you have to make a salty response to a month old comment that got no traction?

[@dennisweidner288]

@@starwarsisgreat9130 Here are some if my issues which I expressed to the authors. You begin with an important point. Britain relied heavily on its Empire to fight the War. And India in particular played an important role. And you are correct that India does not get near the credit it deserves from historians for its wartime role. But you are wrong on a number of issues, and only wrong but often intentionally misleading. 1. The Purple Machine was not Japan's version of Enigma. Purple was a diplomatic code. And very little military information came from it. The Japanese military did not trust the diplomats and trusted very little military information to them. It is why despite the fact that OPurole had been cacked, Pearl Harbor was such a surprise. And Purple told us nothing about Midway. 2. You make it sound like Britain created Indian poverty. That is nonsense. Indian poverty existed long before the British arrived. You make no effort to explain why. The basic reason was a very inefficient economy, primarily farmers using methods dating back centuries. Or weavers using spinning wheels (immortalized on the Induan flag) rather than machinery. And you actually contradict yourself when you point out that as a result of the Raj the Indian middle class was expanding and Indian businesses were developing. Not only that, but the Raj brought modernization in many areas such as the railroads and modern education. And perhaps even more importantly, the Raj brought democracy to India--something you also of course fail to mention. (How many elections were there in India before the Brutish arrived?) 3. You complain about British white-only rules. But ignore the fact that this affected very few Indians. Few Indians had the money to afford the clubs and other facilities that were white only. What did affect Indians was the caste system which the British had nothing to do with and dated back millennia. 4. You dismiss British efforts at reforms as window dressing. Again that is nonsense. India had by 1939 achieved a substantial level of home rule. There were elections and political parties formed. And issues were debated in a largely free press. I challenge you to point out anywhere in Asia where Asians had a similar degree of political participation. Perhaps the American Philippine Islands, but that is the only other place. 5. You talk about Britain mobilizing the Indian Army. You tactfully avoid mentioning that every soldier in the Indian Army was a volunteer. There was not one draftee. 6. The Bengal Famine is I think Britain's greatest failure during the War, but your discussion of it is very one-sided verging on outright falsehoods. The Famine was not caused by British scorched earth actions. That is fabricated nonsense. The Famine was caused by the FACT (that you characteristically avoid mentioning) that before the War, huge quantities of rice and other foodstuff were imported by Bengal from Burma, at the time also a Brutish colony. When the Japanese conquered Byrma, those food shipments were summarily cut off (1942). In addition, there was an unexpectedly severe Monsoon that affected both food production and transport which you blithely dismiss as 'weather conditions'. Now did the British colonial administration performed badly. Absolutely yes. But remember that the Congress Party as you mention had launched the Quit India effort which affected the functioning of the Brutish Administration. Now there is ample room for criticism here and this merits a real assessment. Your presentation, however, is pure and simple anti-British propaganda. 7. You perpetuate another big lie. Food was NOT shipped from India to Britain. Anyone with the slightest knowledge of World War II knows that the primary constraint on the Allied war effort was shipping. Britain did not even have the necessary shipping to move food in any quantity from India to Britain. Food for Britain came primarily from America and Canada with Argetuna playing a minor role. This worked because the North Atlantic trade routes were short and did not require the massive commitment of shipping that any attempt to move food from India would have required. 8. When you get into the defense of India and reconquest of Burma you only talk about the Induan Army. Now I agree that the Indian Army was hugely important and the major part of the Allied forces. But you make a similar mistake when you complain that India did not get the credit it deserved. The Indian Army was not all of the Allied effort. Substantial British units were involved, not to mention some American and Chinese units. And virtually all the modern equipment came from Britain and America, not to mention the air power that played a huge role. And of course, it was the Pacific War primarily fought by the Americans that limited the forces and supplies that the Japanese could commit to invading India. 9. Remember that the whole campaign began as the defense of India. Given what the Japanese did wherever they went, just imagine what would have happened in India if the British and Americans had not committed to defending India. It would not have impaired the Allied war effort, but the Indian people would have been subject to really brutal colonial control. They would not have tolerated Gandhi, Nehru, and the Congress Party or elections of any sort. Abd I suggested you look at the famines created by the Japanese which did ship food out of conquered territories. . 10. Growing pains? This is how you describe what occurred after the War. You go into great detail while covering British actions during the War, complaining about 2,500 deaths. But you avoid discussing what occurred with Independence and Partition. It created one of the greatest mass movements of people in human history. The new Indian Government refused to act decisively to quell the violence. Bloody communal rioting and the flow of refugees resulted in some 2-3 million deaths. You don't mention it because it was not the Brutish doing the killing. 11. You blame the War and by extension the British or the economic problems India faced after the War. More nonsense. India did not prosper after the War because Nehu and the Congress Party adopted socialist policies. And we now know that socialism does not build sound economies, capitalism does. This was India's major problem. India did not begin to show real prosperous growth until the market reforms -- meaning capitalism was introduced (1990s).

[@EarlGreyLattex]

​@@starwarsisgreat9130ignore him, he's all over the comments section crying about inaccuracies because he can't stand for British imperialism to be criticised

[@sral8769]

Great video as always. Thank you

[@conserva-chan2735]

A vid on the Soviet-Afghan War would be super duper

[@maximilianodelrio]

Didn't he make one already? I don't remember

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

Europeans: The Americans are so inhumane for dropping the Atom Bomb! Asians: RIP BOZO 🚬🔥🚬🔥🔥🔥🚬🔥🔥🔥

[@andrewkinkel4773]

Thank you again. Love these

[@truthseeker327]

A lot of British people dont recognise the fact what the British colonialists did in India was criminal. But everything was swept under the carpet when it was the contary. Glad it is being called out. Truth comes out at the right moment. The bengal famine was directly perpetrated by the british without regard for the native population. Still people call it a benevolent empire.

[@brasswoddens]

Finally. It is not a western bias. That they say is a fact. You put our perspective on this. This is great because most of videos are pro western ones. I hope that all of your upcoming videos are perspective around the world.

[@ChiefJoey5971]

ah yes bose as extrimist rss as nazis and wrong map of india and no bias at all

[@MalharBedarkar-bv9tf]

A little is known to the world about Indian and Chinese contribution in ww2. Thank you kind sire.

[@DiamondDoggo.]

Very educational, and entertaining so far! Thanks a lot! seems I'm actually early for once lol

[@rishvikjain9025]

tears roll down my cheeks as i watch your video. no one outside can understand the horrors that the british brought to India in the name of friendship. it is interesting to see that your research about the history is very accurate.

[@Shyhalu]

Remember it when they drag you into ww3 with NATO and its bs.

[@sammy57533]

either india willingly join NATO's effort or completely stay neutral, nobody can drag india into nothing now due to our strong foreign policies@@Shyhalu

[@Sherlock03]

What's Accurate 1. He said Congress was Pro Hindu and Anti Muslim ! 2. Talked about Bengal, but actual Attack was happening in North East States. 3. Puts Bose as a Extremist, 4. Uses Wrong map of India

[@sammy57533]

@@Sherlock03 calling congress anti muslim is like calling Hitler a jew lover💀

[@bhanupratap6405]

Accurate nah you must be joking. Too many fake propaganda bullshit.

[@Prof-Anax]

Thank you for the effort you put in every video.

[@daveacbickford]

Another spectacular video team! Well done 😊

[@dennisweidner288]

@daveacbickford A little historical accuracy would have been nice.

[@ChanceKearns]

Thanks for the doc

[@ERthe2nd]

Very educational video!

[@andrews_channel9998]

I appreciate your work. It is awesome

[@misterkuul267]

Best birthday present you and your team could give me! Thank you!

[@annoyedbrox4851]

Please consider making videos about 1700s and 1800s history, also a remastered version of the Spanish war of succession

[@poisonousbadge126]

Amazing video! Thanks for making education fun!

[@kristeenab]

I’m really into history especially the world wars and never heard about India’s involvement. Thanks so much for this informative, amazingly put together video!!

[@dennisweidner288]

@kristeenab Yes the Induan role is not well reported, but this video contains glaring ierrors and is essentially anti-British propaganda.

[@onyxgan9923]

​@@dennisweidner288I think you mean truth about British Colonialism 😂

[@dennisweidner288]

@@onyxgan9923 Truth can be elusive. Indian historiography widely criticizes the British, blaming all of India's problems on the British. The Raj was indeed exploitive, but the fact that India hardly prospered after independence suggests that there were other factors involved in Indian poverty. Today we know that there are two very important factors involved in creating a prosperous country. 1) political freedom (democracy) and 2) economic freedom (capitalism). The British gifted India with both. This is often lacking in discussions of British colonialism. Among the many issues with this video is the understanding of the barbaric nature of Japanese colonialism and the fact that the British helped save India from what other countries like China, Vietnam, Korea, and the Philippines experienced under Japanese rule. Importantly, India retained democracy at independence, but India largely rejected capitalism--to its detriment. Only with the market reforms of the 1990s did the thriving economy we now see begin to take hold.

[@EarlGreyLattex]

​@@onyxgan9923you're right. He's incredibly salty

[@doctorferdinand1003]

Not trying to nitpick, but omitting China from the scales of power seems like an oversight, especially since Italy is included there.

[@Boretheory]

Italy was a great modernised power while China wasn’t modernised united or even capable of fighting 1 enemy

[@MugiwaraSencho]

@@Boretheory Don't forget the bulk of the Imperial Japanese Army was held up in the Chinese mainland while they had to fight multiple fronts in the pacific and South Asia.

[@LordLobov]

​@@BoretheoryItaly of this era was neither great nor a world power. China did significantly more in WW2 than Italy could ever hope to

[@doctorferdinand1003]

@@Boretheory Italy’s contribution to the war are only great if you consider them saboteurs, working tirelessly to cause their German allies to divert resources to support Italy. China halted and ground down the Japanese army in the east, not too dissimilar than what the USSR did in the west.

[@Boretheory]

@@MugiwaraSencho it was held up in China because it the Chinese flooded their territory and their country was big. Italy managed to fight off The Uk’s navy despite being outnumbered 3:1 untill their oil reserves run out, and would have been capable of winning in Greece hadn’t the greatest flood in Greek history happened. Plus Italy had already fought 2 major wars and Germany had promised the war would have started later. Saying Italy wasn’t a great power is extremely ignorant as it continuously won almost all wars before ww2. The Chinese knew the Japanese were coming while the Italians prepared for a war with Germany only for Mussolini to ally with it once the allies isolated Italy and prepared a 4 yr plan to modernise the military only for the war to start immediately because the Germans were enough stupid to think the allies wouldn’t have done something if the annexed Poland.

[@ianblake815]

The war in Asia was just as much of a maelstrom as in Europe

[@kendrickbritto8556]

but you wouldn’t care, as an easterner we will never be appreciated, be it for being precursors to civilizations or our contributions we’ll always be subpar to you as some third worlders who build your roads and fight your wars and we’ll always be unwelcomed to your lands, so what would make you happy would be if we stop being a burden and isolate ourselves from your lands even if it takes us down

[@Jaderabbit9]

The battle of kohima was called Stalingrad of the east because it was a deadly battle fought hand to hand for months in a small hill top not more than the size of a football field.

[@sajidahussain108]

When you say India, you should say British indian empire. That's 3 countries including Pak India and Nepal.

[@pbentley4457]

Would love more long (+30min) videos

[@user-dc2zh2il3w]

Indians came out like "How am I saying? No representation! No Taxation!" Random American sailor in the backround "Ha!" British Aristocrat "damn we're buggered, aren't we Charles?" Charles "It would seem so."

[@Janus_M]

Great video!

[@ishikawagoemon4397]

I like how he pronunce Yamashita in a Japanese tone to skip the "i" part of the name and say Yamashta instead of Yamashita

[@CrazyStormXL]

Nice Compilation 👍

[@cryptozone1577]

I am new to the channel, love your work ❤️ 😃

[@spajkilza1992]

It's shame youtube is, probably, shadowbaning You, armchair historian. I haven't seen Your videos on my mainpage for a long time. I like Your videos. Greetings from Poland.

[@imsonicnoob2112]

excellent animation!

[@dansmith4077]

Excellent video thank you

[@Leonard-db6pb]

I love your videos armchair I also have some suggestions battle of Leyte gulf or ww2 from usas or uks perspective

[@Squitwort448]

There needs to be a movie about the Indian Army at the battles of Imphal and Kohima

[@maximilianodelrio]

India should make them

[@Phatman2167]

Purple wasn't a Japanese Military Code. It was Diplomatic only. JN25 was the Japanese Navy Code which was only partially broken by March/April '42.

[@just_gibs]

SO happy to see this perspective, this is probably the most unexplored part of the war. Thank you Armchair Historian

[@jayden6170]

45:35 - this sequence gave me goosebumps!

[@Gop101]

August 15 1945 Japan surrenders to allied forces August 15 1947 India gets independence

[@arifmuhammed2478]

thanks a lot for finally telling ww2 from indian perspective. the figures of dead and injured are far more than anyone can note down. most western movies and stories never show indian faces who fought in the great war. but without indian soilders great britain would never win

[@artemiccimo8189]

its so well made

[@gurjitsurana2796]

As a sikh 4 of my great grandfathers fought in the war

[@akankshasharma7498]

LMAO 6:01 that cow portrait in the background id killing me XD

[@superjeff0018]

solid video

[@joseaca1010]

Im surprised how relatively well the Indian collaborators to the japanese were treated, in france collaborators were rarely shown mercy

[@user-ql8cg2fo2m]

Chandra Bose's Indian Independence Army fought alongside the Japanese army against the British at Imphal. Chandra Bose is honored as a hero who contributed to India's independence. You said you were treated relatively well, but you were treated even better.

[@joseerenstoarevalovegas2966]

Wow just such a pleasure to have such a dedicated historian making such amazing videos! Thank you and yout team

[@xyz1415]

Will there be other parts of this specific perspective?

[@Inucroft]

14:10 Churchill did send international aid, abet reluctantly under extreme pressure from the Wartime Cabinate. Redirecting food shipments from Australia & Canada to India.

[@RandomEmperor]

Yet 3m died

[@aAverageFan]

Stalin also sent aid to Ukraine during the famine...

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@RandomEmperor logistics was pushed to it's absolute limit.

[@jonaspete]

You should do more stories other than world war 2 and war.

[@tss77]

Armchair Historian! do a special on the Indian National Army this will an eye opener regarding W W II.

[@DarthCoyster]

great video

[@Narrowsplice]

Love ww2 vids the most thank you

[@Numba003]

I've been learning a lot more about the Asian theaters of WW2 in the last couple of years through KZbinrs like yourself and others. Thank you very much for teaching me so much. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

[@28ebdh3udnav]

I hope the next episode about the Americas. From Mexico and Cuba to Haiti and all the way south to Argentina and Chile, how all those countries contributed to the war

[@carymnuhgibrilsamadalnasud1222]

Cuba and haiti??

[@dylangtech]

How to get tens of millions of views on KZbin: Step 1 - Have “India” in the title. Thanks to brothers in arms from America!

[@outofturn331]

It's a rare Indian who is history buff

[@Theangryscallywag.]

Hopefully you team and you can make more ww1 documetaries

[@pikachue602]

There is a saying in India that," we don't who fought the world wars ,but what we know is that in both the wars countless Indian women lost their glow and children lost their shades."

[@timr9180]

Best channel on KZbin

[@generalfeldmarschall3781]

For me ww2 starts 1937 with the attack of the Japanese at the Marco polo bridge

[@khairulhelmihashim2510]

For many South East Asians colonised by Western powers then, the swift initial Japanese conquest shattered the centuries old myth of Western supremacy, leading to rapid expansion of nationalist movements after the war.