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  • @monger6689
    @monger6689 Před 3 lety +247

    My grandfather was in the pacific during ww2 he was a "code breaker" in the Philippines. He remembers about everything that happened yet now he doesn't remember what he did a week ago. every time we come to visit him he's almost always wearing his veteran hat.

    • @jesussucgang3040
      @jesussucgang3040 Před 3 lety +4

      See the Hammer by looking it in the Map of Communist China
      Do YOU SEE the HAMMER?
      The Mallet Shape?!
      The Handle facing North Korea
      The Handle's throat pointing and about to pierce North Korea
      The HAMMER's HEAD facing south ward
      The Communist Seal is SEEN and EVIDENT in Communist China
      _________________________________________________________________________
      Scripture:
      Revelation 12
      emphasis Verse 4
      4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
      ____________________________________________________________________________
      See Geography Taiwan will be taken by force to complete the 2nd eye of the Dragon
      Two (2) face dragon
      1. about to swallow North Korea
      2. about to swallow the Lion
      __________________________________
      Philippines the Lion
      Palawan Island SNOUT
      Manila and Luzon FOREHEAD
      Panay Island the EYE

    • @adamhorton9759
      @adamhorton9759 Před 3 lety +11

      "When you go home,
      tell them of us,
      For your tomorrow
      We gave our today."
      Mine was in burma won the MC, died of alzimers, terrible.

    • @lordmonty9421
      @lordmonty9421 Před 3 lety +10

      My grandmother is the same. She's firmly in her 90's now and can tell you all about her childhood, about her kids, etc. I can even call her out of the blue on her landline and although I hear what sounds like a confused, "Hello?" she is able to identify that it's me when I say hi. Out of all those grandkids and great-grandkids, I find that to be pretty impressive. Heck, if it weren't for Caller ID (which she doesn't have), I'd scarcely be able to identify people. But yeah, she has no idea what day of the week it is, what she had for breakfast, etc. Also, she killed 9 men on Okinawa. No, not during the war. Summer, 1994. Something just got in to her, I guess.

    • @junkiexl86
      @junkiexl86 Před 2 lety +9

      My grandfather also fought in WW2 in the Philippines as a combat engineer. He refused to talk about anything about his experiences there till the day he died. I would have loved to hear his war stories and what he went through.

    • @manonamission2000
      @manonamission2000 Před 2 lety +1

      @@junkiexl86 Same here... likely to do with the bomb testing out in the atolls

  • @WmGood
    @WmGood Před 2 lety +27

    We were really blessed with good fortune to have had the leaders we had in the US Navy. They were fantastically talented. At Midway there was a lot of good luck on our side but without the leadership that was there we had it would have been a much different story altogether. The bravery and sacrifices of our pilots is unbelievable. The elite of the best generation.

    • @timothybrady2749
      @timothybrady2749 Před 11 měsíci

      There were plenty of poor senior-level leaders who became evident during the early Pacific campaign. Too many! Mark Micher’s flight to nowhere comes to mind even at Midway. Savo Island is not far off.

    • @beaupeterson188
      @beaupeterson188 Před 10 měsíci +1

      More importantly we were blessed with massive industrial success and manpower. We could have lost more battles and still won.

    • @adventuresoflittlejohnny
      @adventuresoflittlejohnny Před 3 měsíci

      Luck favors the prepared mind!

  • @brianwilkins5673
    @brianwilkins5673 Před 3 lety +71

    I’m glad to hear a bunch of Aussie’s in this Documentary. My grandfather was a sailor on USS Selfridge DD-357 at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked Dec 7th 1941. They then went to Sydney where they spent a few months waiting for orders. He met my grandmother there. Then left and fought in the aforementioned battles. Came back in 44’ to marry her then went back fighting.

    • @ScipioAfricanus_Chris
      @ScipioAfricanus_Chris Před 2 lety +8

      Your grandfather was a hero! The Aussies were essentially on their own until Coral Sea and fought bravely to slow the Japanese advance. WWII really forged a great maritime partnerships between our nations that, as a former U.S. Navy Sailor, I was proud to be a part of during several joint operations and exercises.

    • @voraciousreader3341
      @voraciousreader3341 Před rokem

      I’m thrilled to have found this excellent Australian WWII series, because the US owed their military a huge debt of gratitude for their support during the battles of the Pacific. My father-a US Marine-fought in several island battles including Saipan and Iwo Jima, but his base was in Hawaii so he never made it to Australia. My interest started there 35 years ago, but there weren’t many books written about the Pacific Theater and because of that, few documentaries were made except a few of the sea battles. This is no longer the case, thankfully! If only other Commonwealth countries would tell their stories about the critical assistance they gave all over the world, I’d be even happier!

  • @omaroba1490
    @omaroba1490 Před 4 lety +67

    Watching this WW2 Docs is like trying to eat just one potato Chip or 5 ,cant have one, have to watch them all.

    • @robertmoore6149
      @robertmoore6149 Před 3 lety +3

      But when you open a bag of Sea Salt chips, you don't expect to see BBQ.

  • @fdm91730
    @fdm91730 Před 4 lety +7

    Many thanks for providing informative content!

  • @voraciousreader3341
    @voraciousreader3341 Před rokem +3

    This Australian series is so excellent, and fills a much needed gap in the story of the Commonwealth forces in WWII, and especially everywhere in the Pacific where the Australians provided critical assistance along with New Zealand and India. The Pacific War has been grossly underrepresented in terms of books and documentaries compared to the historical coverage of the European conflict, but in the past 10-15 years slow progress has been made toward redressing this imbalance, thank goodness!

  • @steelanut1
    @steelanut1 Před 3 lety +412

    I never knew the Russians and Germans had such a big role in the Pacific War.

    • @jammer6524
      @jammer6524 Před 3 lety +30

      You took the words I was going to use.

    • @gilgamesh310
      @gilgamesh310 Před 3 lety +50

      The title is wrong. Most of this is about fighting on the eastern front.

    • @minnowpd
      @minnowpd Před 3 lety +30

      Reminds me of the two captured soldiers in Normandy who spoke a language no one knew. A bright fellow got them to the British Museum with tapes of most languages. Jackpot. They were tibetan yak herders who wandered into Soviet territory. The two ended up on the Eastern fron, were captured by the Germans and pressed into German uniforms to serve in Normandy. Talk about world war!

    • @daveryan6426
      @daveryan6426 Před 3 lety +21

      Russia did nothing, ZERO divided Equally until the last 9 weeks..

    • @oldguy7144
      @oldguy7144 Před 3 lety +18

      The Japanese navy went to battle against the Russian navy before war ww2 was official. World conflict is constant...always out of ego and greed; it started thousands of years before the birth of Jesus. Millions of lives lost and for what? We at peace on this planet? God left us to our own devices to be further dissapointed I think. (Just my opinion). Im a retired Soldier...I deserve to share my opinion. Make love, not war!

  • @meghanrobinson6708
    @meghanrobinson6708 Před 3 lety +6

    TIMELINE! You’ve done it again; another great doc. Keep on!!!!

  • @peacocksglamour2893
    @peacocksglamour2893 Před 4 lety +2

    Nicely compiled documentary Thanks.👍💯

  • @ChuckHickl
    @ChuckHickl Před 4 lety +155

    Mislabeled video for sure but still a good watch. How Germany and Japan thought they could defeat the Allies is still a mystery to me. As Yamamoto was famously quoted for saying after failing to catch the Pacific carriers at Pearl Harbor, "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."

    • @judgegrinch1139
      @judgegrinch1139 Před 3 lety +9

      You have to look at the events of the time. The Germans guessed that the British and French would be their biggest obstacle because of how things were during the first world war and how the Soviet Army had blundered in Finland taking on massive casualties both in manpower and economically in a war they should have won relatively easily. (The Soviets had a massive manpower and equipment advantage) so when the Germans took mainland Europe they weren't really worried about the Russians so much after all they had lost much of their officer corps in purges and their combat record was mediocre at best.
      Now onto Japan.
      The Japanese had finally began to achieve their centuries long goal of taking China and its resources, they must have felt pretty unstoppable and they had a modern navy and Army. They hoped that they could have a decisive victory at Pearl Harbor and later a decive annihilation victory at sea (Battle of Midway) to knock the American Navy out of the war after all at that time the Japanese and United States knew that whoever controlled the Ocean would be safer from large scale attacks. Things spiraled out of control when the Germans failed in taking Moscow and the Japanese failed in stopping the US fleet at the Battle of Midway (edited for clarification)

    • @avakiin6614
      @avakiin6614 Před 2 lety +11

      That quote itself is fake but the sentiment or thought by him is real. That quote only comes up in the movie "Tora! Tora! Tora!" No historical sources were presented by the film makers. Still a good quote though, but still fiction.

    • @yaboyflvckor456
      @yaboyflvckor456 Před 2 lety +2

      well allies won by luck....americans didn`t want to go into war but rosevelt pursoded the nation..... there was in congress more people not to go into war than yes... Brits almost surrendered, if USa didn`t came into war.... It was all political....

    • @matthewboyd4066
      @matthewboyd4066 Před 2 lety +1

      I have a book from the British memorial museum that is older than Tora Tora and it has thisnqoute, so what's up with that?

    • @leiladekwatro3147
      @leiladekwatro3147 Před 2 lety +1

      That might have been a misquote or a fabrication of the scriptwriter's from the movie TORA TORA TORA. at least that's what History Buffs said in their tora tora tora review

  • @brytsyd11
    @brytsyd11 Před 4 lety +7

    Liked even before watching the video... 👌

  • @anasevi9456
    @anasevi9456 Před 4 lety +3

    excellent series-doco! thanks!

  • @jaketaylor3901
    @jaketaylor3901 Před 3 lety +6

    Hey timeline- pandemic era comment.
    Thanks for posting tons of these great docs free on CZcams, it helps a lot of us with anxiety. The quality of the content on this channel is kind of nuts.

    • @eyebelieve3
      @eyebelieve3 Před 2 lety

      There are incorrect parts in here and the title says 'outsmarted'. Nothing to do with out smarting. Check out Montemayor for an incredible piece of work on this battle.

  • @tigersharkzh
    @tigersharkzh Před 3 lety +185

    You learn something every day. Now I know that Antwerp is in the Pacific.

    • @alrariffcolumbres6265
      @alrariffcolumbres6265 Před 3 lety +10

      Antwerp is in Belgium. but there's also Antwerp in australia

    • @mikehartsook5281
      @mikehartsook5281 Před 3 lety +13

      THE TITLE SAYS BATTLES WITH JAPAN, IT DOESN'T SAY BATTLES BETWEEN GERMANY AND RUSSIA

    • @tigersharkzh
      @tigersharkzh Před 3 lety +9

      @@mikehartsook5281 That's funny, The Title I read is "War With Japan: Key Battles of The Pacific Theatre | Battles Won And Lost | Timeline"

    • @2147B
      @2147B Před 3 lety +9

      @@alrariffcolumbres6265 It's obvious the guy was making a joke

    • @GeorgetownDude
      @GeorgetownDude Před 3 lety

      @@2147B Some joke,,,,,,,,,,,,,What's funny about it?

  • @Titan_Ruler622
    @Titan_Ruler622 Před 4 lety +7

    Please continue this good work.. It was very informative and with great visuals. I wish to see more German tank battle videos.

  • @TheInnerPact
    @TheInnerPact Před 4 lety +5

    Very interesting!!!! Thank you

  • @jerodsmyrl2488
    @jerodsmyrl2488 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm obsessed with these war documentaries, and there's plenty to go around

  • @tommonk7651
    @tommonk7651 Před 2 lety +75

    Absolutely my favorite battle of the Pacific War.... It was a miraculous victory, in truth. So much luck and timing involved. If you wrote a book with this story, it would be unbelievable, had it not actually happened. Obtaining intelligence through code breaking of 10-20% of the Japanese code; the Yorktown putting back to sea after only 2 days of repair; a totally inexperienced carrier commander in Raymond Spruance; the failure of Japanese reconnaissance flights; failed attack after failed attack that sacrificed men and planes to get the carrier air protection down on the deck; the luck of the Enterprise planes sighting the Japanese carriers at all by following the wake of Japanese ship that had stayed behind to try to sink an American submarine; the Japanese attacking the Yorktown twice instead of going after another carrier.... It just goes on and on. 5 minutes that changed the war. Yamamoto knew he had to knock the US out before its manufacturing advantage took over; he failed.

    • @charlestonbrown148
      @charlestonbrown148 Před 2 lety

      It wasn't Yamamotos day!

    • @tommonk7651
      @tommonk7651 Před 2 lety

      @@charlestonbrown148 You could say that again.... And yet, a few minutes here or there, and the Japanese could have won a great victory.

    • @charlestonbrown148
      @charlestonbrown148 Před 2 lety +1

      @@tommonk7651 yes the spoils of war turned the Pacific back to the US, Japan had no chance didn't press the advantage at Pearl and big, they missed the carriers!!! Could've attacked the West coast but we be speaking Japanese now, lol

    • @reecedrystek2992
      @reecedrystek2992 Před 2 lety +4

      @@charlestonbrown148 To be fair it was Nagumo in charge of the Carrier force and not Yamamoto. It sort of paints the Japanese as incompetent losing so heavily to a very inexperienced US Fleet. However in fairness it is largely down to the Japanese doctine of all out attack. When you over extend and throw haymakers you leave yourself vunerable.

    • @charlestonbrown148
      @charlestonbrown148 Před 2 lety +2

      @@reecedrystek2992 they lost so yes history is always told by the victors

  • @jimf1964
    @jimf1964 Před 4 lety +17

    Interesting, this tied a few battles I knew fairly well together that I didn't know we're connected, but each one could take up hours each to tell their stories properly.

  • @jonnybee48
    @jonnybee48 Před 3 lety

    Good, informative video - thanks for posting.......

  • @tomfield4062
    @tomfield4062 Před 2 lety +1

    I loved this, very well explained and illustrated.

  • @sundog915
    @sundog915 Před 3 lety +9

    Those men that died. God bless you!

    • @janlemuelbanguis9815
      @janlemuelbanguis9815 Před 2 lety

      How can u bless a dead person

    • @sundog915
      @sundog915 Před 2 lety

      Because God is the ultimate witness to everything we do. Good or bad. Man cannot judge who you truly are only God can do that. I pray he will have mercy on all of us.

  • @robertmoore6149
    @robertmoore6149 Před 3 lety +5

    Love this series, and it is wonderful enough to forgo the bait and switch.

  • @landon2215
    @landon2215 Před 4 lety +14

    Spectacular historic footage, as usual!

  • @williamlee9669
    @williamlee9669 Před 4 lety +224

    Title: Key Battles of The Pacific Theatre
    Video: Now lets talk about the eastern front...

    • @metinbilgin07
      @metinbilgin07 Před 4 lety +2

      Bruh

    • @Notthetimeforit
      @Notthetimeforit Před 4 lety +4

      @@richardlahan7068 OK, and what does this have to do with the op's comment?

    • @shawnurch8755
      @shawnurch8755 Před 4 lety +1

      Constant theme with this channel 🙃

    • @scottl9660
      @scottl9660 Před 4 lety +11

      If your not talking about Guadalcanal your not talking about key battles in the pacific.

    • @AggressivelyMediocre
      @AggressivelyMediocre Před 4 lety +4

      RIght? Half this thing is Eastern front stuff. lol. What gives?

  • @neftalivazquez9268
    @neftalivazquez9268 Před 9 měsíci

    My father served in WWII he was station in Berlin, Germany im so happy he made it home I luv listen to his stories it was really amazing thank god we won

  • @davidwood1923
    @davidwood1923 Před 2 lety

    Great Presentation... Thanks for Sharing

  • @WarMysteries
    @WarMysteries Před 4 lety +11

    Another informative video - great for research guys, well done! Unusual content for a Pacific War docu, but still well presented. Good work, Timeline.

    • @kurtwpg
      @kurtwpg Před 2 lety

      Not actually well researched. Until now, no one had ever claimed that the Akagi was hit before the Kaga. The reason why this can't be correct is one of biggest stories of the battle.

  • @Joshtow167
    @Joshtow167 Před 2 lety +4

    Didn't the airborne units hold Bastogne till Patton got there. Impressive as it was for Patton to turn his forces it astounds me that Bastogne was held even after being surrounded. Hats off to the greatest generation. It astounds me the complaints I hear daily self included.

  • @pinkbunny6272
    @pinkbunny6272 Před 4 lety +17

    Absolutely love this kind of documentary! Naval battles are my favourite, as I played the game from a young age!

    • @Helpme540
      @Helpme540 Před 4 lety

      What game tho?

    • @raulayala6251
      @raulayala6251 Před 3 lety

      @@Helpme540 I think cod WAW because there’s actually this battles

    • @cowgoesmoo3850
      @cowgoesmoo3850 Před 3 lety

      @@raulayala6251 as far as naval battle games, there is Battlestations Midway. You can take control of aircraft carriers and battleships and stuff. The aircraft carriers send out waves of planes at the enemy ships. It's pretty cool.

    • @cowgoesmoo3850
      @cowgoesmoo3850 Před 3 lety

      @@raulayala6251 I haven't played WaW in a LONGGG time lol.

  • @danielwalker3430
    @danielwalker3430 Před 2 lety +7

    Fascinating documentary!... I served in the US Navy as an "ABF" (Aviation Boatswain's Mate Fuels) and a Diver in "EOD" (Explosive Ordnance Demolition).. during the Vietnam War.
    I'm fortunate to have come back home in one piece.
    Amen to those that have and still are serving in the US Military!
    💪✌️💗✝️🇺🇸😎

  • @7209892894
    @7209892894 Před 3 lety +2

    The Pacific miniseries,a must watch.

  • @hulguiniiiadolfo
    @hulguiniiiadolfo Před 2 lety +3

    The recapture of the Corregidor island 🏝️ , Raid of Cabanatuan
    And the battle of Manila

  • @markpaul8178
    @markpaul8178 Před 2 lety +4

    A few wks ago some u-tubers told me I was wrong when I made the statement that Canadians took the port of Antwerp.They said very boldly that British troops took the port.Whos your daddy now?This is the best video series on WW2 that I have ever saw,period!

    • @icetroll734
      @icetroll734 Před 2 lety +2

      Brits say they won the war and say "don't mention the war" around Germans, like they did anything in the war. Well done getting it right about the Canadians

    • @Zerox_Prime
      @Zerox_Prime Před 2 lety +1

      Canadians proved themselves to be damn good troops.

  • @LunaticTheCat
    @LunaticTheCat Před 2 lety +6

    During the war my grandfather was stationed at a base in the Phillipines where he would give planes the final go ahead to embark on their mission after inspecting their bombs to make sure they were loaded properly.

  • @bobfarley4102
    @bobfarley4102 Před 3 lety +46

    Key battles with Japan? Over half the video is about Germany and Russia.

    • @joostderidder
      @joostderidder Před 2 lety

      Indeed ... and not only in this movie ... Most of the "timeline"-movies shown on CZcams are "messed-up" like this.

    • @t.c.thompson2359
      @t.c.thompson2359 Před 2 lety +2

      British WWII history has a heavy bias towards the European theatre, because they performed much better in Europe compared to the Pacific, it's also why many Brits undervalue America's contributions to victory in that war.

  • @wombatwilly1002
    @wombatwilly1002 Před 2 lety +4

    Saw an interview with "Dusty" Kleiss.Credited with hitting two of the carriers at Midway.Real down to earth guy.RIP Dusty.

  • @hiddentruth1982
    @hiddentruth1982 Před 2 lety +31

    My grandpa was in France during the bulge. He was taking a higher up to a meeting and passed his brother, who was marching to the front. when he dropped of the higher up my grandpa asked permission to see his brother and was given it. by the time my grandpa got to the front line his brother was already dead. I don't know what unit my great uncle was in but he is buried in Belgium.

  • @junkiexl86
    @junkiexl86 Před 2 lety +19

    7:15 Actually, the Japanese did spot the American carrier TF first, but the Japanese scout misidentified the TF composition, and Nagumo wasn't expecting a surprise attack so didn't follow up on the sighting report. Figured it was just an auxiliary force heading out to the Aleutian Islands where a decoy attack was taking place.

  • @russwagner8805
    @russwagner8805 Před 2 lety

    I can't help but flood my brain with as much history as possible... not sure how my head hasn't popped

  • @simonrisley2177
    @simonrisley2177 Před 3 lety +56

    Stalin didn't stop at Warsaw "to gather his strength", he -- personally -- gave the order to stop so that the Polish Home Army would be destroyed by the Germans and that he could could then impose his own rule on Poland with minimum disruption or resistance that could have been ordered by Beneš from London at a later date.
    It also weakened and tired out the German forces, which was an additional bonus.
    But no: there was no reason for the overwhelmingly superior forces of the Red Army to "rest".
    That simply isn't the case. He just preferred the Germans to do his dirty work for him.

    • @ericunderwood8080
      @ericunderwood8080 Před 2 lety +5

      @Alex WHey. .. America here.. 1939 was the invasion of Poland ... 1939... America did not stab any body in the back...how dare you...
      We didn't want to enter WW1 either...we didn't want to enter WW2... Before Pearl Harbor we started a lend lease program with England to make it legal to support the War effort...Dec7 is the reason America entered WW2... everyone knows that...and you can't say that America knew it was the start of WW2' when Germany invaded Poland... Any of you even know why America entered WW1...I do...had to do with Mexico..... THAT'S RIGHT.
      Mexico....hmmmmmmmmm what could it if been..

    • @ericunderwood8080
      @ericunderwood8080 Před 2 lety +1

      Pacific Theater ring a bell 🔔🔔🔔

    • @ericunderwood8080
      @ericunderwood8080 Před 2 lety

      @Khuaikhema Hnamte your good...🤔

    • @ericunderwood8080
      @ericunderwood8080 Před 2 lety

      @Khuaikhema Hnamte I clearly see your point...I misunderstood West...I apologize your correct...I'll shut up ...ummm America joined WWI Because British Intelligence intercept...Germany was trying to Allie with Mexico and told Mexico that They Would give back Texas New Mexico and Arizona back to Mexico if Mexico Would help Germany defeat the US... I'm from California...excuse me ..🖐️

    • @matthewboyd4066
      @matthewboyd4066 Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah, we stabbed the Polish in the back because we didn't declare war on the Soviets as well as the Germans. Get real! But tbf, you have a point, it's not like the Soviets were any better than the Nazis. So maybe a good nuking of Moscow in the late 40s would have been sensible.

  • @rascallyrabbit717
    @rascallyrabbit717 Před 4 lety +4

    I was too young to serve but
    Respect

  • @dennisweidner288
    @dennisweidner288 Před 3 lety +14

    The Coral Sea did not rule ' Shōkaku' and 'Zuikaku' out of the Midway battle as stated in this video. It did rule out Shōkaku which was heavily damaged, but Zoikaku was not damaged. Its air squadrons were heavily reduced, but not the ship. Yamamoto following Japanese tradition decided not to replace the air squadrons. Nimitz in contrast went all our to get the damaged 'Yorktown' into the fight. This and not transferring smaller carriers to Kito Butai was the difference in the battle.

    • @eyebelieve3
      @eyebelieve3 Před 2 lety

      Yeah Im not even gonna watch when the thing says 'outsmarted'.

    • @dennisweidner288
      @dennisweidner288 Před 2 lety

      @@eyebelieve3 But it is true. Yamamoto violated the principal axiom of warfare--the concentration of force. The American in contrast executed that principle. Despite the massive Japanese force, the Americans at the point of the spear were had a greater force eater fierce measured in numbers of aircraft.,

    • @kurtwpg
      @kurtwpg Před 2 lety

      It may have been the difference, we can't be sure. Certainly not moving over some of the Shokaku's air group in order to get Zuikaku involved was foolish. At minimum bring Zuikaku into the main body and move Zuiho into the strike group.

    • @dennisweidner288
      @dennisweidner288 Před 2 lety

      @@kurtwpg Absolutely. A good part of the effectiveness of Japan was massing carrier strength into one powerful group. This was absolutely vital when the Americans had a credible carrier force and the battle was within range of an American airbase. Especially interesting is that Tominagua's strike group did not bomb the Midway runways.

    • @Zerox_Prime
      @Zerox_Prime Před 2 lety

      @@kurtwpg Why should the Japanese do that when they refused to believe American carriers would engage them until after they captured Midway ? Read about their War Games, which forbade scenarios where American carriers awaited the Kito Butai.

  • @doa_824
    @doa_824 Před 4 lety +14

    We thank you for your service 🇺🇸❤️😁

  • @mike-waynedjangoii6971
    @mike-waynedjangoii6971 Před 4 lety +49

    I had a great uncle who fought in Burma. He was in the Rhodesian African Rifles

    • @garymckee8857
      @garymckee8857 Před 3 lety +6

      More needs to be said about the lesser known units in this conflict.

    • @grendelgrendelsson5493
      @grendelgrendelsson5493 Před 3 lety +7

      Mike-Wayne Django II; My Granddad was killed in action in Burma in 1945.Prior to Burma he served in the LRDG with Rhodesian soldiers in North Africa. I served with two ex-Rhodesian Army soldiers; one ex-RLI and the other ex-Selous Scouts. Both were exemplary soldiers.

    • @kratosthegodofwar2593
      @kratosthegodofwar2593 Před 3 lety +2

      I'm from Burma and I thank your Grandfather.

  • @a1i3n
    @a1i3n Před 3 lety +84

    200 more ads would have been perfect

    • @ferdinandates2433
      @ferdinandates2433 Před 3 lety

      .

    • @stephenjones1380
      @stephenjones1380 Před 3 lety +7

      Get yourself an ad-blocker. I don't see any ads.

    • @justme-ij2qy
      @justme-ij2qy Před 3 lety

      @@stephenjones1380 I don't have ad blocker and I don't see any ads either because I just get rid of them before watching the video.

    • @brianclingenpeel5123
      @brianclingenpeel5123 Před 3 lety +10

      Seriously, paying for the premium is WAY worth it for this reason alone

    • @DavidZadick
      @DavidZadick Před 3 lety

      @@brianclingenpeel5123 I agree probably the best bargain. Funny things is I have 5000 watch laters and have to delete to add more and can never catch up! So I have other youtube accounts to save links and actually am glad i see ads for good stuff. Just have to be quick to sort! Great comment and wish more people knew!

  • @CoryAY82383
    @CoryAY82383 Před 3 lety +4

    my first time learning Germany and Russia fought in the Pacific

  • @dennisweidner288
    @dennisweidner288 Před 3 lety +3

    The Coral Sea did not rule out the use of Zuilkaku at Midway as stated in the video. It did rule out the use of Shokaku which was heavily damaged,. The Zuikaku air squadrons were heavily reduced, but not the ship. Yamamoto following Japanese tradition decided not to replace the air squadrons. Nimitz in contrast went all our to get the heavily damaged Yorktown into the fight.

    • @alastair9446
      @alastair9446 Před 2 lety

      Hacksaw ridge is like pretty much part of the last battle of the pacific. The war was over pretty much, just waiting for the atomic bombs and firebombings of Japan to end the war.

  • @mwhitelaw8569
    @mwhitelaw8569 Před 4 lety +33

    Seems everyone is getting some proper history lessons.
    Sad the education system has let these fine men down.
    Never forget

    • @RivetGardener
      @RivetGardener Před 3 lety

      Yea it is sad. But then again - most Americans then had no idea where Hawaii nor Wake Island was. Gotta cut today's people some slack. Just a little bit~.

  • @ChinaPower1
    @ChinaPower1 Před 2 lety

    Thank you

  • @SierraThunder
    @SierraThunder Před 4 lety +5

    I thought some of the background music used during the "Midway" sequence sounded familiar, in the Battlestar Galactica reboot, (2004-2008). It was used throughout the 4 seasons of the series, mostly during episode wrap-ups & episode recaps. Yeah, I know it probably seems a bit stupid to be mentioning it, but certain soundtracks from really good shows has a way of staying with you....
    Personally, I've really been enjoying the "Great Battles, Won & Lost" series, although I normally enjoy documentaries of battles of WWII in more depth, I've found that you still get a good sense of each engagement in these Reader's Digest versions........

    • @thepawchoe2749
      @thepawchoe2749 Před 3 lety

      Since we're on the subject the introduction music of a lot of these videos is the intro track for the "darkly Venus aversa" álbum from cradle of filth.

  • @deoglemnaco7025
    @deoglemnaco7025 Před rokem +2

    My dad was an imperial navy pilot who participated in the Pearl Harbor attack. He was so moved by the bravery of the Americans, he left Japan and signed up for the navy shortly thereafter, becoming a citizen and participating in te battle of wake island on the American side.
    Unfortunately, my father is very impressionable. He was so impressed with the Japanese and their valor, he switched sides again and resumed his old position with the imperial navy.

  • @simonac688.
    @simonac688. Před 2 lety

    Well done docu 👍
    and lets hope for peace now 🇨🇦

  • @ualrdyknowaitiz
    @ualrdyknowaitiz Před 4 lety +19

    The two actors playing out the strategy were hilarious in their smug looks 😂
    It does help visualise the move...

    • @RonaldReaganRocks1
      @RonaldReaganRocks1 Před 4 lety +2

      "You sunk my battleship!"

    • @zemaniak22
      @zemaniak22 Před 3 lety +2

      Save on the actors, add $ on the graphics

    • @icetroll734
      @icetroll734 Před 2 lety

      Those clowns with their weird British looks can be deleted

  • @vixoaduo7288
    @vixoaduo7288 Před 3 lety +24

    every time I see those Soviet soldiers I can't stop my heart of beating for them , the soviet people suffered so much ...they literally lost everything and yet they fought on ,trapped between a monster evil and a puppet master they gave their blood 'till the last drop .

    • @trossk
      @trossk Před 3 lety +3

      Not like they had any choice with Stalin

    • @randomvideos21015
      @randomvideos21015 Před 3 lety +5

      in soviet under staling it took more courage to retreat than to engage!

  • @superpayaseria
    @superpayaseria Před 2 lety

    The fact that everything was video recorded clear back then is incredible.

  • @vacysmotuzas4267
    @vacysmotuzas4267 Před 3 lety +1

    Great documentary, but not much about the Pacific Theater as in the title...

  • @crazyman8472
    @crazyman8472 Před 2 lety +1

    “I have outsmarted your outsmarting!” 😎

  • @judeartsnpaints
    @judeartsnpaints Před rokem

    nice documentary

  • @leobell3502
    @leobell3502 Před 3 lety

    That Soldier's face on the cover of this video says it all.
    Uncle Le😎

  • @Dra741
    @Dra741 Před 4 lety +4

    We all in our Western world and all around the globe must remember this and understand it least we do not see what is up against us now

  • @ominifriday8144
    @ominifriday8144 Před 2 lety

    God bless 🙏 All the falling soldier's Respect to the both country

  • @vernonsanders371
    @vernonsanders371 Před 3 lety +4

    Intelligence was the game changer for u.s victory at midway

  • @michellelewis9519
    @michellelewis9519 Před 2 lety +1

    Bless the solider fought an die for the country

  • @freddy-imani3554
    @freddy-imani3554 Před 2 lety

    very well made war documentary

  • @joshuapilgrim82
    @joshuapilgrim82 Před 3 lety +2

    The title of this is “World War II: Battles Won and Lost” Season 1 Ep. 6 Fragmentation. It’s on Amazon Prime

  • @crappycomputer77t1
    @crappycomputer77t1 Před 3 lety +6

    That guy at the very end just giving out shots he's a champ.

  • @hilldwler420
    @hilldwler420 Před 3 lety +1

    The look on the Marines face on this thumbnail says it all. Was also the cover of Ken Burns the War.

  • @dirgexxx
    @dirgexxx Před 2 lety +1

    Everyone should watch Europa: The Last Battle, it will explain ALOT about the modern state of the world and how we got here.

  • @michaelhewitt258
    @michaelhewitt258 Před 2 lety +1

    If anyone is interested
    In finding out more
    Bill O'Reilly
    Has a book out about the Battle of the Bulge
    Which is very well written and interesting

  • @benscoles5085
    @benscoles5085 Před 4 lety +4

    this is prob the best documentary on this part of the war I have seen, the ''game board'' gave a better perspective to the affects and effects of the actions taken. well done.

    • @Tehui1974
      @Tehui1974 Před 2 lety

      I thought the home made documentary 'The Battle of Midway: told from the Japanese perspective' was far better. Each to their own I guess.

  • @andrewhall473
    @andrewhall473 Před 3 lety +1

    These videos are great but the level ads is just ridiculous

  • @tannerdenny5430
    @tannerdenny5430 Před 4 lety +17

    one flew into a wall of Gpa's Wall o' Lead, and that is where he f*cked up.

  • @yuvrajsantoshlimbu3580
    @yuvrajsantoshlimbu3580 Před 4 lety +8

    My grandfather fought in Burma he was in 10th Gurkha Rifles British army

    • @grendelgrendelsson5493
      @grendelgrendelsson5493 Před 3 lety +2

      My Grandfather fought alongside Gurkha soldiers. His unit was the 2nd Buffs and he went to Burma after fighting in France, North Africa, Syria and then Burma. He was killed in action on 02/02/45. His letters are full of admiration for the Gurkhas. Ayo Gorkhali!!!

  • @rubyannakapunan-ablang975

    The Japanese timetable for the conquest of the Philippines in 1942 was 28 days! With the Battle of Bataan and Corregidor, it took them Four (4) months!

    • @Sq12Sq22u22
      @Sq12Sq22u22 Před 3 lety +1

      They were not working to a time table..they were working to a stategy - isolate the USA from Australia so the major thrust against them would be needed from the west coast of the USA..their hope was that domestic USA would cave in if this happened. It didnt happen ...but it could have....a time line in war is never definite and I defy you to provide any genuine references for what you say. As to Battan or Corregidore? Have you been there? I have...and the history is a bit more interesting that u think~

  • @chefcheffington4552
    @chefcheffington4552 Před 2 lety

    Great video, even if the title is a little misleading...

  • @yirehmiyahmagsayo361
    @yirehmiyahmagsayo361 Před 2 lety

    great video live action in ww2 war

  • @hansg6336
    @hansg6336 Před 2 lety +1

    The complete restoration of the massively damaged Yorktown in 2 days is the ultimate pean to the American worker.

  • @NSResponder
    @NSResponder Před 2 lety +3

    The defeat of Japan became inevitable on December 7, 1941. They had no way to compete with a fully provoked USA. The only question was how long Japan could hold out before they were destroyed.

    • @dukecraig2402
      @dukecraig2402 Před 2 lety +1

      About 4 years.

    • @scottmacadam6599
      @scottmacadam6599 Před 2 lety

      @@dukecraig2402 I wonder what would have happened had we simply focused the total war effort in the pacific

  • @kevinpiacente3456
    @kevinpiacente3456 Před 2 lety +1

    My grandfather was on a support ship around the enterprise

  • @BAThePickle
    @BAThePickle Před 3 lety

    The US Naval Institute has a great video on CZcams analyzing he Battle of Midway

  • @rogersledz6793
    @rogersledz6793 Před rokem

    Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

  • @gamewizardks
    @gamewizardks Před 2 lety +6

    Those piecemeal attacks, though ineffective on their own, kept the Japanese on their heels the entire time at Midway until the Cavalry arrived and that was key. God Bless those young men in those planes that gave the ultimate sacrifice in order to keep the Japanese fleet off balance. Americans were seen as weak and lacking courage by the Japanese at first, but the Battle of Midway proved our resolve in this war.

  • @unklscrufy
    @unklscrufy Před 4 lety +20

    You might want to change the title and description. This is a different video.

    • @rackets7991
      @rackets7991 Před 3 lety

      called "Bait & Switch" old sales ploy.. Or which video does this title go with..

    • @allandavis8201
      @allandavis8201 Před 3 lety

      Wrong, the onscreen title is WWII, BATTLES WON AND LOST, the ONLY TITLE THAT MENTIONS THE PACIFIC THEATRE IS THE CHANNEL OWNERS TITLE, TRY READING THE ONSCREEN TITLE.

    • @itsmehighguy7639
      @itsmehighguy7639 Před 3 lety

      @@allandavis8201 YOU DO KNOW THIS COMMENT IS REFERRING TO THE CZcams CHANNEL THAT STATED THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT THE PACIFIC THEATER..... its literally in the title of the youtube video we are all commenting on

  • @zeronzemesh7718
    @zeronzemesh7718 Před 3 lety +2

    Is there any way I could get more footage of 2 men moving Army/Navy figurines around on a Snooker table? What I really want is footage of 2 men playing the classic Milton Bradley game "Battleship", on a fine antique maple coffee table, but I realize this is a big ask. Just the thought of being able to witness the moment when the one player screams at the other, "You sank my Battleship" gives me chicken skin running all through my loins.

  • @yodawg517
    @yodawg517 Před 2 lety +1

    The documentary is great, but those dudes on the map, making faces at each other, is just lol

  • @ben-jam-in6941
    @ben-jam-in6941 Před 4 lety +9

    This series is good except for the strange looks the two actors give each other across the table. I appreciate the map because it helps me visualize the location and other things but the odd looks like they are playing the kids card game “go fish” is strange.

    • @odinncool
      @odinncool Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah if they are supposed to represent opposing generals at least make them put on the uniforms so we can get an actual representation of their uniforms. Cool for edification and is more cinematic.
      If they are giving respect by not donning the uniform they have not fought in, I suppose I understand that.

    • @icetroll734
      @icetroll734 Před 2 lety

      Thank you! Both A pair of clowns! Who are they? Didn't this channel know about graphics?

  • @BasedSurfer
    @BasedSurfer Před 2 lety +1

    It's crazy Japanese people used to be crazy imprealists and now they are all on passive hello Kitty mode lmao

  • @Stephen-cr3sc
    @Stephen-cr3sc Před 2 lety +1

    The U.S. was giving Russia massive amounts of firepower, something that was seriously downplayed during the cold war. To this day, Russia doesn't speak of U.S. help during WWII.

  • @maulcoal
    @maulcoal Před 4 lety +13

    “The British have a tradition of leaders who bring to the art of war”
    General Percival: whattt??!!

    • @javodzabetian9483
      @javodzabetian9483 Před 4 lety +2

      British are to blame for both world wars!

    • @Neil-jm6om
      @Neil-jm6om Před 4 lety +5

      ​@@javodzabetian9483 nah they weren't.

    • @rackets7991
      @rackets7991 Před 3 lety +3

      @@javodzabetian9483 in both world wars the U.S. was the last country to enter and if keeping treaty commitment is a blame for entering a war then you are correct..And Germany had nothing to do with starting either world war.. Only Britain was to blame..You learned that is school did you?

    • @rackets7991
      @rackets7991 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Neil-jm6om They must have..He got a tweet saying so..

    • @colin2709
      @colin2709 Před 3 lety +2

      @@javodzabetian9483 and your momma

  • @jasperangel2057
    @jasperangel2057 Před 2 lety

    I'm a fan here in the Philippines 🌴😁💗

  • @kennethmgwenya5274
    @kennethmgwenya5274 Před 3 lety +1

    some of this footage is rather gruesome!

  • @draco2xx
    @draco2xx Před 2 lety +1

    wish i was born back then to experience ww2 in combat

  • @leandrorafael3318
    @leandrorafael3318 Před 2 lety

    Shouts out to all the cameraman from the ww1/2 👌

  • @alwaysmanandwoman
    @alwaysmanandwoman Před 3 lety +1

    Just a little point, Paulus was not a von, just Paulus.

  • @knotkool1
    @knotkool1 Před 2 lety

    my daddy always said,"it's better to be lucky than good".

  • @pipperxxx
    @pipperxxx Před 3 lety

    Bait and switch?
    Interesting.

  • @joeyotremba9508
    @joeyotremba9508 Před 2 lety

    My friends Grandfather was a captain of a small ship in Switzerland Pacific. I guess it was a ship to transport soldiers or supplies very quickly back n forth. John Rowell was his name. I was just reading up on him yesterday, then this vid showed up.

  • @juliohernandez9372
    @juliohernandez9372 Před 3 lety +1

    Any chance you can put more ads? I dont think there's enough.

  • @hulguiniiiadolfo
    @hulguiniiiadolfo Před 2 lety +2

    The great raid was the historic battles of the Pacific theater