WW2 From the Japanese Perspective | Animated History

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[@nitinshaji7692]

What the hell are you doing....you are irritating us too much....I am told this matter for every day by every day! Is your brain have mental problem? Please do a video about Bangladesh war. Please, otherwise I will curse you

[@tranbaohoangvu9464]

:D

[@Jameswebbtelescope7484]

You should do napoleons invasion of russia

[@C.A._Old]

*imperial to fascist imperial*

[@zuovelightning3510]

Can you do a Video on Mexican Army Uniforms?

[@DeliveryDemon]

My great granddad Feser was at Pearl Harbor on the USS California. After the bombing, he was reassigned to the USS Aragon, and saw action at every battle of the Pacific except for Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. He later went on to fight in Korea. I never knew him, sadly, as he died before I was born

[@radilmahbub4690]

For a second I thought that the ship was called aragorn

[@C.A._Old]

*imperial to fascist imperial*

[@DeliveryDemon]

@C.A._Old I reckon? Hey wait a tick. Just to clarify, you're talking about the factions he was FIGHTING, right?

[@Idk-wb4lf]

@@C.A._Oldwhich side are yuo saying it as fascist imperial?

[@radilmahbub4690]

@@C.A._Old ohh bugger of will you? He's just telling a cool story

[@marcello7781]

Imagine being a Japanese soldier and remaining isolated on a small isle unaware of what's happened to the rest of the world till the 1970s.

[@Stratonetic]

Why do I feel like this either will be adapted into a movie or already has?

[@geiselgibran4446]

​@@Stratoneticyou're not the only one

[@sulaymanbah123]

@@Stratonetic it already have since he’s talking about a Japanese soldier named Hiroo Onoda that continued fighting ww2. 30 years after it ended and there are already movies/documentaries about him.

[@Stratonetic]

@@sulaymanbah123 Yes, I understand that there's documentaries but has there ever been like a movie with actors acting out the story?; Other war time events have been dramatized on the big screen but I have not seen this specific event, yet it wouldn't surprise me if it was or will be adapted into a movie.

[@plcthelegacy4131]

They literally went from Banzai to Kawaii, which is a huge culture shock

[@naythancruz2159]

You should do the Napoleonic retreat from Russia from the french soldier's perspective. I think that would be very interesting. Keep it up Griffin 🙏 (Edit): OMG thanks for all the likes, hopefully Griffin could one day make this happen 👍

[@Samuel99173]

if it was from the average soldier’s perspective, it would be a very quick video

[@chickenwarriorr]

Starving The Documentary

[@Hello-bs7ll]

I was here

[@sintenal4078]

“Turning a cold shoulder”, the retreat from Moscow.

[@Gamers.195]

Or maybe how napoleon failed from the start and how it effected the morale of France it’s neighbours

[@brudnick39]

I was kind of surprised not to see any mention of the incident between Japan and the USA that involved the USS Panay river gunboat. It definitely caused a lot of anti Japanese sentiment in the USA, and could have led to war between the 2 if FDR had felt the USA was ready to fight. It is also surprising that there was no mention at all of the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact of April 1941. That had a huge impact on the course of the war, and I am frankly a bit shocked that Armchair would leave it out entirely.

[@matthewgillespie2835]

Yeah, but there's only so much you can put into a 17 minute video

[@tigerabraham5582]

What were you doing between 1933-1945

[@filipinordabest]

@@matthewgillespie2835 then make a 20 minute video

[@brudnick39]

It definitely would have been pretty easy to at least mention both events, and it should take no more extra time than it took you folks to read the couple of sentences of my post. I would be amazed if it would have taken even as much as 30 seconds of extra script read time.

[@brudnick39]

@@tigerabraham5582 Not born yet...why?

[@aozoratenwa8738]

I was waiting so long for a video on Japan, and I'm kinda mixed. The full documentary on Germany takes 1h30 but this video on Japan is a 17min one-shot. Sure it is very well made and sums up everything very well, but it kinds of feels rushed. Even the end is kind of abrupt. I don't think this video does enough to really highlight the Japanese role in WW2. It's even shorter than the video on Italy (one of the best btw). I hope that this was just a summary video and that the team plans on other videos on the pacific theater that will go more in-depth, like a video on the quality of the Japanese navy like you did on the Kriegsmarine.

[@300fusionfall]

Although I'm honestly tired of the WW2 videos, you are right, it was going in depth and near the end it started rushing like mad, not even the aftermath of the wars were discussed or maybe the tokyo trials.

[@yikes6969]

cry about it

[@iamnothale]

@@yikes6969 ok neckbeard

[@svenrio8521]

​@@yikes6969he is

[@snowade]

my great grandfather was drafted to the imperial japanese army, he escaped through a small sewer few hours before his unit was sent to the Battle of Okinawa, he told my dad that none of his comrades came back home (he is from korea)

[@whispro4646]

It should be noted that at the battle of midway, the divergence of forces to the Aleutian Islands may have been a secession to the army who wished to expand the defense perimeter. The army and navy did NOT get along or agree in the Japanese government at the time and bothe of them often had to sacrifice parts of their plan to the other just so the plan could be carried out.

[@C.A._Old]

*imperial to fascist imperial*

[@jackw9385]

Damn, I'm always amazed by how good the artwork is. Let the artists know their hard work doesn't go unnoticed.

[@Inuzumi]

The stupidly fast rise of japanese naval force is scary as hell. They went from nothing to competing with Britain and the US. Would like you to do a video centered about it like you did with the Kriegsmarine.

[@AnasKhan-sr2fl]

😂 Brother the US didn't exist and the Britains couldn't write when japanese and Chinese civilizations were at it's peak 😂

[@ByalKanye]

@@AnasKhan-sr2flChina? Yes. Japan? No. Japan was always a illiterate shithole that leached off China for culture. Europeans civilized them

[@SJ-qd6ev]

​​@@AnasKhan-sr2flthen Japan had to stupidly challenge US. And one little boy and a fat man later here we are.

[@mekksviews9843]

@@SJ-qd6ev then there is this one insensitive comments

[@SJ-qd6ev]

@@mekksviews9843 don't worry this is nothing compared to war crimes committed by Japan, pretty sure literally them would be violate community guidelines

[@napoleon9514]

"The rise of the japanese empire" from backwater to global powerhouse on par with European powers would be an interesting topic.

[@ballislife9834]

@@khalidmuhammad8979 ayo lmaoooo

[@marialourainebanosia26]

​@@khalidmuhammad8979that was a bright joke mate

[@marialourainebanosia26]

​@@khalidmuhammad8979that was a bright joke mate

[@Jerry-tg7zx]

Almost as bright as a nuclear bomb

[@user-ql8cg2fo2m]

Japan remained closed until 1854, with the port of Nagasaki being the only point of contact for trade. However, an American warship came to Edo and demanded the opening of the country. That was Commodore Perry's visit to Japan. Since then, Japan has tried to build superior warships like those of the United States and Great Britain. The defeat of the Qing Dynasty by the British in the Opium War had a great impact on Japan. I thought that Japan would become a British colony if things went on like this, and then Japan proceeded to expand its armaments. Until then, Japan had been asleep.

[@grandimperialmajestyoftheg4704]

Japanese historical perspective still is that they didn't commit any warcrimes..

[@equilibrum999]

same in germany, that they no built their own focus camps in Poland

[@sPACEmANtYLERSPACE]

who defines what a war crime is tho? Europe?

[@sPACEmANtYLERSPACE]

@@PH7NTOM Dude, literally look at history. History is chock-full of people doing inhumane things. saying "hur dur brain and morals" is just a braindead response and literally not true. Just one day Europe decided that they didn't want to do that anymore because it cost too much, and decided everyone else MUST follow suit because Europe rules the world. Not rejecting anything, EVERYONE committed war crimes and atrocities, just Britain, France and America blames everyone else for it while covering up their own. How the hell do you think they made vast colonial empires? asking nicely? Just look at your own mental gymnastics, Killing civilians is bad, but killing civilians with bombs and artillery and missiles are justified because a Major power deemed it so. Only thing I reject is your hypocrisy.

[@Gaminglife-sf1oz]

And who defines war crime america?

[@narutoshi5781]

Wrong they're perspective is that they did commit war crimes but they believe it wasn't intentional and that they feel remorse about it

[@WORLDCRUSHER9000]

'Atrocities against Chinese civilians' doesn't even come close to covering the magnitude of crimes against humanity committed across Asia by imperial Japan.

[@Gaminglife-sf1oz]

What do you want him to say he said they commited atrocity in china just like any other nation in ww2 so what are you trying to get out of this.

[@ramadansteve1715]

​@@Gaminglife-sf1oz"Just like every other nation in WW2" lmao nah Only the Nazis were as bad. The Japanese even managed to make Soviet Gulags look tame

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

@@ramadansteve1715He's right. The populace remains ignorant on the full scope of what happened, (intentionally)so that we can morally justify our bombings of children, women, and elders. Are you ignorant on what happened at Berlin with occupying allied forces...? Much worse than anything Japan has been accused. What about in Tokyo? +1 million Wehrmacht POWs after the war and under Eisenhower were intentionally starved in an effort to "denazify" Germany when most of those men were not even part of the NSDAP. I'm not downplaying war crimes by Japan or Germany but the hypocrisy is painful and the lack of accountability is a disgrace.

[@flyingsquirrell6953]

@@user-pn3im5sm7k I feel like you need to remember that war is literally the most savage thing imaginable, it is organized murder. So to declare actions as “good” and “evil” is honestly despicable, it is objectively evil, all of it. So then the only thing that matters is why the war was fought, and for that the Pact of Steel was fighting to continue and facilitate literal genocide - and for that the Allies are objectively - not subjectively - OBJECTIVELY, in the right.

[@flyingsquirrell6953]

@@Gaminglife-sf1oz Logical fallacy gaming.

[@ThatAnnoyingAmerican]

I’ve always thought a civil war from the slaves perspective would be interesting and important as a relatively overlooked subject

[@23tovarm5]

Damn, now that would be a spicy and interesting video. Plus a good chance to disprove the whole “black confederate” myth

[@Johnnyupside]

@@23tovarm5 Oh boy did you know that the last states to give up slavery were all union states

[@23tovarm5]

@@Johnnyupside what!? Your probably thinking of the neutral states such as Delaware and Missouri.

[@Johnnyupside]

@@23tovarm5 Nope it was union states as Texas the last confederate state gave it up in June 19th. It was only until September if I recall correctly did the rest of the union states abolish it

[@detleffleischer9418]

@@Johnnyupside Texas and the rest of the Confederate states only gave up slavery earlier because they had to be forced to do so, if not they wouldn't have even been readmitted to the Union. The rest of the country was already Free Soiler territory and only signed on last as the Amendments came later. Slavery was already illegal in the Unionist Northern states and California way before June 19th though. They only made it Federal instead of individual by state.

[@tawxic1]

You and your team make some of the best content on KZbin. Keep it up!

[@Brenaissance_]

consistently great quality videos. Appreciate all the effort you and your team put into these.

[@Patrizzio132]

As always well made and highly educative video !!! I've always been interested in WWII history from the Japanese and Chinese perspective and you guys always make it so catchy! You just never disappoint me. Please keep them coming...

[@teanbiscuits100]

I love all these videos, so educational and interesting! Please keep making more ❤

[@kaydenchan7093]

You should talk about the rivalry between the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy.

[@chadczternastek]

I absolutely love this channel. It's so well done and informative. I even got my son more interested into history. Thank you and keep them coming.

[@Numba003]

Sometimes I think the scale of the Pacific and Sino-Japanese theaters get overshadowed by the war in Europe and Africa, but man, WW2 was just horrific all around. Thank you for another interesting episode. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️

[@fabianvoigtlander1042]

Stop your Religious Propaganda!

[@foxtrotbibi]

Have you taken a look into World War Two from the Norwegian perspective? You should also try taking a look at the fighting in Myanmar and Thailand.

[@aaronsomerville2124]

This glossed over the atrocities in Nanking and Manila. I don't think that's acceptable.

[@jacobtuttle4311]

I mean this video is supposed to be from the Japanese perspective and as far as they're concerned they didn't do that

[@romuser6248]

As a Japanese, I would like to say that there is a minority of Japanese who do not recognize war crimes such as Nanking. With right-wing Japanese forces (called Netouyo) going around on the Internet claiming that Japan did not commit atrocities, and the lack of official apology by the Japanese government to Korea and China, there seems to be a growing trend in the West and in the US that Japanese people do not admit to war crimes. But we, the average Japanese, know of the war crimes committed by Japan and do not deny them. The government has not apologized, but it does not deny that there was a massacre. It is sad that as Japanese people we are perceived as a people who do not acknowledge the past. I repeat, the majority of Japanese do admit to war crimes.

[@fastestfail2645]

Finally ive been wanting this video for years.

[@Regimentz.]

I always find the Japanese perspective about WWII the most fascinating. The Pacific definitely interests me greatly! Thanks for the video!

[@foxtrotbibi]

Then watch The Pacific🙃😐

[@vamp3340]

​@@foxtrotbibiunderrated series. I liked it more than BoB

[@FoxNation18]

The Pacific Theater was definitely my favorite out of the 2nd world war. So interesting what everyone had to go through. I’m glad we made friends with Japan and set em straight afterwards.

[@Regimentz.]

@@FoxNation18 yep! I find their tactics just so interesting and fascinating. Especially their military doctrine and the infighting what always occurred and how they manage to become a big major power in Asia. Very impressive.

[@LarryLactose]

I highly recommend listening to the Hardcore History series on the subject, "Supernova in the East". The military basically took over and acted unilaterally. The goverment just went along with it because they were so successful. It was wild.

[@SeanDahle]

Worth noting early in WW2, Japan had one of the best Air forces worldwide. The US was forced to play catch-up after Pearl Harbor

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

Absolutely. One of my favorite topics to discuss at Air Force UPT (flight school) were the aviators of WWII. The Kido Butai had essentially housed the world's best pilots at the time, with the average Japanese pilot having many more flight hours than their Western counterpart. It is also not a coincidence vast majority of aces in the war were either German or Japanese. The former had much easier foes (Soviets). The one day the Japanese fought Soviet air forces, a Japanese pilot got 11 kills in a day

[@charliewilson3390]

Worth noting that the U.S. absolutely obliterated Japan in this war.

[@SeanDahle]

@charliewilson3390 yes but it took a while

[@gregbors8364]

@@charliewilson3390That’s why the OP said, *”early* in WW2

[@yuigahama3189]

​@@charliewilson3390your lack of reading comprehension is astounding

[@grandimperialmajestyoftheg4704]

"Japan's Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity" = "Zeon's Spacenoid Indepentance Colony-Drop"

[@trollerlolion4441]

Here is a story. My father was acting in a college play about the history of my country. His club was playing about the atrocities and the savagery of the Japanese occupiers of my country. When this play is being played, the Japanese students stood up and scolded at my father's club saying that they were "tainting their history". The two groups of people did argue, but it was understandable seeing the Japanese don't admit to these atrocities during the 2nd World War. The funny part is the American college decided to stand at the Japanese students side and asked my father and his club to not include that in their play. Really weird.

[@X-SPONGED]

Yep, after WW2 ended, The US were desperate to get any leeway on the USSR in preparation of the cold war. They decided to absolve Japan of their war crimes if they agree to support the US in the cold war. So it's understandable why they would support the Japanese students.

[@DakotaofRaptors]

Ayo, that ain't no loli! I've been bamboozled...

[@PersonstuckinMichigan]

@@DakotaofRaptors you what

[@basedblackbeard4456]

@@DakotaofRaptors Why would troller lolion do this to us?

[@bustavonnutz]

@@X-SPONGEDThe US didn't want to be countersued for their own warcrimes against Japan on an international level so they executed high profile Japanese officers & politicians before swiftly occupying the country. It's more nuanced than merely gaining leverage, the US didn't want to anger the Japanese people because they knew a guerilla war in Japan would be unwinnable. Same reason the emperor stayed alive; if only we applied the lessons we learned against Japan elsewhere in Asia the modern US military wouldn't be such a laughingstock.

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

It’s surreal seeing the battle sites that still remain on Oki today. It’s part of what convinced me that some of that island that I was stationed on for 3 and a half years was haunted. I used to see all sorts of weird things when I was working night crew. That being said I loved the island and had a great time there.

[@halo129830]

Your not wrong sites like auchwitz are haunted but auchwitz has a strict no entry after dark rule because of how dangerous the ghosts are they are hostile and attack people.

[@DominoDominus]

Amazing video as always, I am filipino with japanese and american blood, and I find perspectives from both sides facisnating and amazing!

[@c0ya1]

Mr worldwide.

[@Sectarian.]

Muggle

[@FrankGhal]

Like native American?

[@colegilbert673]

That early intro with the rising sun's beams shining over Asia is so menacing but cool at the same time!

[@mustafaalwan6523]

Mishima’s novel ‘runaway horses’ provides great insight into the Japanese mind and psyche during the interwar period .

[@Mexican_kiwi74]

7:32 aaah yes the Yamoto an Mushashi. Love the videos!

[@gijoe-lf3nf]

Nice video!!! Also I would love to see a video about Korean resistance fighters during ww2 , I fell like they get no mention in western history books.

[@chuckvoss9344]

Another very fine video. Tks for all your hard work.

[@mattgeorge90]

Excellent episode as always!❤

[@LowOps]

How did Japan go from war crimes to cute anime girls it's like they pulled a Michael Jackson on the world lol

[@equilibrum999]

how they go from 'emperor will important' and 'samurais are good' to 'military good, conquer' and new animations genre and 'emperors will not important

[@sPACEmANtYLERSPACE]

propaganda and extreme nationalism can make people do all sorts of crazy and horrific things. Japan was very liberal and very progressive after ww1. But Military eventually took power and pushed their influence on people

[@LowOps]

@@PH7NTOM that explains it live in Finland 🇫🇮 and I don't know to much about it

[@Gaminglife-sf1oz]

The Imperial japanese army and citizens are two different things

[@bruhtnt4258]

The atomic bomb mutated them.

[@z3ph3]

The battleship Mushashi should be "Musashi" instead.

[@zaknoten7854]

Great video, but you ask for advice in your polls. The video is so sped up and fast paced, it would be cool to me to go easy and explain everything a bit more zoomed in.

[@georgegonzalez5413]

Yooooooooooo very excited to see this! Thank you!

[@dauzlee2827]

People forget that despite US condemnation of japan and assurances to China, US still trade with Japan even peaked in war material. It is until that Indochina was attacked by Japan, US (and the west) began to react and sanction Japan and helping china.

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

The one that really mattered was the oil embargo. Japan wouldn't have done any of this had the American oil kept sailing.

[@aze94]

@@user-pn3im5sm7k And the US wouldn't have embargoed them if they hadn't refused to compromise on the invasion of China.

[@witcheddoctor2720]

The sailors stationed in Hawaii were twice warned before the Pearl Harbor event happened, in 1934 when a R.Adm told CNO “hey this is real” and 1941 when early radar picked up hundreds of enemy planes a long time before, right before it happened

[@ollyx2]

Gulf of tonkin, babies being gassed in Iraq, 9/11 things never change.

[@SawYer-fn6cu]

That's false, the usa wasn't even a top 5 military power until long after peak Harbour, they attacked Peralta Harbor Because us sanctions and blockades

[@SawYer-fn6cu]

​@ollyx2 the fact you think these are inside jobs except for babies is crazy, you know iraq sent boys to be killed in war

[@avemaria1774]

Great work, man. Now we need 6 hours long WW2 videos.

[@MarkLac]

The Best Documentary to watch on The Pacific War is no doubt “Hell In The Pacific.” That four part series alone is second to none when it comes to history and horror of the Pacific War. The testimonies of those who were an eyewitness to all of it are now long gone, but for a series that was created in 2001, it still is a must watch.

[@tekuaniaakab2050]

You should do WW2 from the latin american perspective. It’s a usually glossed over part of the event but still interesting and important

[@bigdkenergypodcast]

Besides right after the war, I'm embarrassed to say that I don't know anything about South America during WWII. I'm all for this!

[@detleffleischer9418]

Even just a segment on Mexico or Brazil would be fascinating. On the Mexican side the air squadron that participated were extremely controversial because the very existence of the unit violated Mexican government policy but showcased just how willing the then Socialist government of Lazaro Cardenas was to its own principles, this is the age where you'd see bilingual slogans like "Americans All, Let's Fight for Freedom" or the song "Viva Mexico, Viva America". Back then Mexico was also the only country aside from the Soviet Union to willingly provide economic and military aid to the Spanish Republicans, going so far as to evacuate over 20,000 and the French president when Franco rose to power and the Nazis invaded France.

[@charliewilson3390]

Epic as in the war could not have been won without them?

[@ryanreedgibson]

Co-prosperity seems so outrageous when knowing what they really did.

[@lancetakiguchi9756]

The wide screen ratios have been really cool!

[@owenstockwood5040]

8:05 Slight Error, you show Yamamoto with a full set of fingers, but he had actually lost 2 at the Battle of Tsushima.

[@danlomanalo4161]

Well yamamoto having full fingers is actually better lol. Imagine him without any fingers at all

[@FoxNation18]

I freaking love WWII Japanese content. Keep it coming for sure man

[@Harib_Al-Saq]

Mark Felton Productions has tons of great videos on WW2 era Japan.

[@jjj-hs7tk]

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[@RunnWScissors]

Please revisit the Spanish civil war! My great grandfather fought in it and I know surprisingly little about it, so I’d love to learn some family history!

[@davidhochstetler4068]

I just finished Hardcore Histories podcast series on this. It’s AMAZING

[@mprpo946]

Please, consider a video about the battle of khalkhin Gol, it's a very important battle that chaped ww2

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

William Spaniel, Armchair Historian and Warographics in 1 hour. The analysis tools do be like that

[@suntzu1269]

Its crazy to think that in the short time Japan industrialized, they made such a large impact on countries around them, and against them

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[@oliversherman2414]

@@TheArmchairHistorian...... what? I don't get it

[@samuelredden642]

This creator and team have a gift. Ty.

[@moonshineofthemoon8054]

I’m glad to see armchair historian make the Japanese side. Most history channels never do Japanese sides but mostly American German or Britain.

[@FoxNation18]

I agree. Any time someone mentions WWII, it’s always Allies vs Nazi’s but it’s called a WORLD war for a reason. Pacific was my favorite side definitely.

[@mmcb2910]

Yeah, it's annoying how most Americans know basically nothing about the war with Japan between Pearl harbor and the atomic bomb, which is largely because most overall war histories only talk about those two events plus maybe midway. It's a shame because I personally find it a much more interesting conflict.

[@mmcb2910]

Yeah, it's annoying how most Americans know basically nothing about the war with Japan between Pearl harbor and the atomic bomb, which is largely because most overall war histories only talk about those two events plus maybe midway. It's a shame because I personally find it a much more interesting conflict.

[@JDDC-tq7qm]

They hardly do the Soviet side when it was them who destroyed most German forces

[@moonshineofthemoon8054]

@@JDDC-tq7qm true

[@Biblioholic1993]

A record! The new video was taken down in FIVE MINUTES hopefully by him

[@nakulaman]

Yep just saw the notification but it said the video was private

[@goofyahhnooby]

Hey Griffin! I just wanted to tell you and suggest an update to the Austrian uniforms for the late war or other wise known as "Age Of Rifles" to the blue tunic used from 1868 to 1916

[@MikeComrade]

I love watching some of this so much love it!

[@minoru5760]

A very refreshing video in that it focuses on Japan. It wouldve been more wonderful if an explanation had been given as to why democracy was developed and collapsed in Japan after WWI and how the latter relates to the West

[@critical_crunch]

I’m glad you at least mentioned Gen. Kuribayashi. Easily one of the most honorable and intelligent Japanese generals of the war, with a very tragic story and fatal mission which he fought for to the end on Iwo Jima.

[@thunderbird7020]

Do you not know what the he and his forces on Iwo Jima did to a POW? Hardly “honorable”. Very few in the Japanese military actually had any “honor”. If you don’t know btw. Look up “Ralph Ignatowski”

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@thunderbird7020 are there very few truly honorable Japanese within the IJA and IJN aside from the well-known ones.

[@annoyedbrox4851]

your videos are perfection

[@leob8363]

Great video as always. One little correction The battleship "MUSASHI". thank you

[@user-tz4pt9hp5l]

Your videos are amazing! You really should have more subs and you earnt one from me! Plus, I would love to see a video on the Emu war in Australia that would be funny!

[@joshuareffin3363]

That would make amassing April fools video

[@brickandmortar1]

Disappointed to not see Nanking called out specifically. More people need to know about that. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Massacre

[@Harib_Al-Saq]

Ikr? Seems like a pretty big oversight.

[@user-zj5kd8hk7d]

the propaganda of US and other white, communists. made out of lie. you never do not distribute those lie.

[@gilangsetyawibawa185]

Basically the Fire Nation in a nutshell:

[@Tecnicos-qj8pb]

Great video,congratulations from URUGUAY 🇺🇾

[@arthurstraker3573]

Can you do a video on the war in Burma since it’s generally ignored and slim was a tactical genius.

[@stanleywang7367]

A description of WW2 from the Japanese perspective is incomplete without mentioning indoctrination about specifically racial superiority. The Japanese viewed themselves as the "master race" of Asian peoples. In contrast, the peoples conquered in the "Co-prosperity Sphere" were viewed as subhuman, justifying the atrocities committed against them. This explains why Japan killed arguably more civilians than Germany while actually fighting - and killing enemy soldiers - far less. In summation, presenting the "Japanese perspective" without mentioning the view of racial superiority is akin to describing Nazi Germany's actions without including also Aryan supremacy: incomplete and historically misleading.

[@rabbit251]

This is very true. I've lived in Japan for 21 years now. I've had some Japanese openly express their belief that even today, they are superior to all other Asian races, especially the Chinese and Southeast Asians.

[@user-ys8xe1xd2x]

The Japanese Empire was against racism. The Japanese definition did not exist in the Japanese Empire. The concept of ethnic cleansing did not exist in Japan, and Japan's assertion of superiority over Asia was not about race but about spirituality and social systems. A law based on superiority was enacted in 1948 by the influence of the United States after the war.

[@user-wr7cy6mn2v]

少なくとも大東亜共栄圏において、体面上では皆平等な関係でした。 あくまで表面上はですが。

[@stanleywang7367]

@@user-wr7cy6mn2v 殺されそうになったら表面は何の意味もない

[@stanleywang7367]

@@user-ys8xe1xd2x The Japanese Empire was certainly not above using racism. Maybe the concept of ethnic cleansing did not exist, but the concept of ethnic replacement certainly did. Look at the resettlement policies in Japan. If it was truly about only spirituality and social systems, Koreans, Chinese, and Malays who adopted Japanese customs should have been treated on par with Japanese citizens right? And yet they were deprived of healthcare services, employment opportunities, and subject to random massacre.

[@ThatOneGuy46696]

"While this situation is often chalked down to imperial aggression, the subject of Japan's expansion is a complex, and often overlooked story." *Proceeds to explain exactly how it was, in fact, totally due to imperial aggression.*

[@akihikosakurai4013]

And what was the Allies oppression of India, Africa, Southeast Asia, etc due to?

[@akihikosakurai4013]

Come on, go ahead and tell me, don't be shy. What exactly were European countries doing in places that definitely weren't europe? What caused them to go to those places? Care to explain that one, Einstein?

[@Harib_Al-Saq]

​@@akihikosakurai4013Woe to the vanquished. That which you reap, so shall you sow.

[@FatIntellectual]

@@akihikosakurai4013 It's not about what the European countries were doing - colonising through imperial aggression, but how Griffin contradicted himself in the video. Despite stating that Japan's expansion was due not only to imperial aggression, his video goes on to funnily explain how it was entirely due to imperial aggression. If it is purely imperial aggression, then he should've just said so instead of perpetuating some niche narrative. No hate on Griffin, just a small point-out 😄

[@omarbradley6807]

And got wrong the divisions inside the army and navy as well as a oversimplification of "liberal government" vs "imperialist military" who was actually not the case as both were divided and subdivided in a terrible complex manner but by no means applies to issue unstained claims about the Navy wanting to go to war against the western powers, when it was indeed the idea of part of the army who was strengthened after the retirement of Araki and the 2-26 incident.

[@ace_ofchaos9292]

There was also an attempted coup to prevent the Japanese surrender from being broadcast. Its a great example of the unwillingness to surrender.

[@Yo-ps2pf]

please do napoleonic wars (AND MAKE IT LONG!)

[@Oskar.Edwardes.Education]

Can you please do WW2 from the Australian Perspective???

[@hayeshine]

Dan Carlin’s Supernova in the East podcast goes into great detail about the war from Japan’s view. Highly recommend the listen.

[@forrestcrain3401]

One of the best historical pieces I've ever listened to was Supernova in the East. It was also one of the hardest things iv ever listened to.

[@ROBLOXGamingDavid]

That's what I requested for, thank you.

[@tompowers1308]

Every one should listen to dan carlins 'supernova in the east' its many hours but so so good

[@b.a6525]

FINALLY , THE PACIFIC, I do hope u guys cover the many naval engagements, like Midway, Savo Island, Komandorski, Santa Cruz, Coral Sea etcc, or ant naval focus stuff thats so grossly underrepresented

[@semiramisubw4864]

awesome video but i missed the mention of japans UNIT 731. That horrendous stuff they did should atleast have a mention imo.

[@Gaminglife-sf1oz]

We know about it no need to mention things already known

[@semiramisubw4864]

@@Gaminglife-sf1oz many dont know about it and even in japan its not really mentioned at all.

[@narutoshi5781]

@@semiramisubw4864 pfft yeah right they already know it even in japan just look at kohei horikoshi's mha controversy on naming a character after an historical reference to WW2 Japan's involvement

[@thunderace2517]

Great content

[@falconsimon7726]

Will you sometime do some video about Czechoslovakia? Thanks.

[@aanchaallllllll]

0:11: 🌏 Japan's expansion during World War II and the complex factors behind it. 4:07: 🌍 Japan's expansion and militarization in East Asia and the Pacific during World War II. 8:16: 🌊 The events leading up to and including the Battle of Midway during World War II. 12:21: 💥 The Japanese military faced numerous challenges, including inter-service rivalries, material shortages, and superior firepower from the Allies, leading to their eventual defeat. 15:50: 💣 The Allied Forces closed in on Japan, leading to heavy casualties and the use of atomic bombs, ultimately resulting in Japan's surrender. Recap by Tammy AI

[@oliversherman2414]

It's a shame that the Japanese invasion of Manchuria and the Second Sino-Japanese War aren't talked about in western media

[@ZKP314]

“A series of coup d’etats and assassinations were carried out by a group known as the Young Officers.” Suddenly the line “A group of young Erusian officers have seized control of Megalith, and a preparing to use it” from Ace Combat 4 takes on a much different tone…well, more than it already did.

[@user-ti5rb1mx5x]

My family knows I cry a lot at media, so they showed me some music video from Grave of the Fireflies and while its a sad story, its not an antiwar movie, its a "Dont join the Nazis" movie. Was really hard to get caught up in the emotions of it unless you think the Japanese were the victims of WW2. Sad movie, but my family doesnt get that I cry at bravery and self sacrifice, not traditionally sad things and its hard to feel bad for the Japanese the more you know about WW2. I told my family, just replace that Japanese boy with a Nazi boy and the little sister with a little Hitler youth camp brother, and see how bad you feel.

[@gaelgonzalez3947]

To The Armchair Historian: could you do the subject relating to the Mexican American War, I feel like it’s an overlooked war in American history

[@MegaPacman25]

anyone get kicked out for watching the invasion of Afghanistan and told the video is private?

[@rd007]

Yup

[@sylviamontaez3889]

an episode on the brusilov offensive would be good

[@indianajones4321]

Nice job

[@spacebadger21]

Griff, love what you do! However, it's Musashi not Mushashi.

[@evanjoad2801]

I feel like it should be noted again that the Japanese did try to pass a war declaration to the US about an hour before the attack. They were foiled by most of the staff being drunk and having gone home. Either way, they did try and I feel that is important to note

[@BHuang92]

I've heard how horrified Yamamoto was when he heard his attack went ahead before the declaration.

[@texmj123]

Thats actually a myth

[@evanjoad2801]

@@texmj123 It is not actually. That actually happened. Some time back I thought it was a myth too so I did some research on my own and found that it's actually true.

[@stoda01]

There was real possibility that if Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor when the carriers were docked and took out the fuel tanks then the Pacific War would have been prolonged by several years. They would have likely still lost but US would have had to divert resources from the European Theater and it does take time to built more aircraft carriers. After Japan lost it's aircraft carriers at the Battle of Midway it was pretty much game over.

[@evanjoad2801]

@@stoda01 I 100% agree. Once the Japanese Navy got neutered at Midway it was just a matter of how long they could hold out and they knew it. They actually hoped for it by that point, they wanted the US to land on the home islands so they could make Iwo Jima look like a joke and convince the US that taking them out totally wasn't worth the lives they would lose

[@saswatdas2973]

The narration is awesome. But in order to correlate the timeline, if in the left bottom corner, the year frame would have been mentioned then for those who don't know anything, it would have been more logical.

[@rickfitzgerald7294]

I've waited a long time for this one!

[@Smil3s_13]

My grandpa fought in ww2 on the side of japan as a pilot he was a good man I was sad to hear he die 11 months ago but hey I shouldn’t be dwelling on it. But he is now with grandma

[@jonbaxter2254]

"We've had one warcrime, yes. But what about second warcrime?" Japan, 1944.

[@lordmoe9102]

Insightful

[@rootedsquid]

great video

[@PresidentAutumn]

Interesting how this video never mentioned the fact that The Japanese Empire supported the Polish Government in exile after it was invaded by Germany (which it didn’t support, but neither did Italy)

[@williamhall5002]

Well done you guys should do a video on the Wager mercenaries, something like “Russia’s shortest civil war.”

[@joecar725]

I don't think that's enough to make a entire video

[@stc3145]

That is journalism and not history. We dont need another history channel going to modern events just for views.

[@JDDC-tq7qm]

Speaking about Russian civil war remember when the western allies intervene and lost to the Red Army of Lenin

[@Real_British]

well he could talk about the red and white russian during tsar nicholas reign

[@YaBoiBaxter2024]

​@@stc3145He's already done it before, so yea...

[@MustafaIB78653]

Thank you sir i just wrote it on the community page somedays ago and you released it. Please make one on American, British and Canadian perspective as well