This video has been also dubbed into Spanish using an artificial voice to increase accessibility. You can change the Audio track language in the Settings menu. Este video se ha doblado al español utilizando una voz artificial para aumentar su accesibilidad. Puede cambiar el idioma de la Pista de audio en el menú Configuración. Pacific War Podcast: thepacificwar.podbean.com Pacific War #1 - Attack on Pearl Harbor: ua-cam.com/video/ZzS1ZAulpoY/v-deo.html Pacific War #2 - Japanese Invasion of Malaya: ua-cam.com/video/mpBGUC8OjE4/v-deo.html Pacific War #3 - Japanese attack on Guam, Wake and the Phillipines: ua-cam.com/video/MZ4d7Qeyivk/v-deo.html Pacific War #4 - Japan Continues Attacking: Borneo, Philippines: ua-cam.com/video/MhQrv82HHn8/v-deo.html Pacific War #5 - Fall of Wake Island: ua-cam.com/video/tgtagewcqKo/v-deo.html
I'm a Malaysian and my hometown is Kampar. Thank you Kings and Generals for bringing back one of the forgotten battle in Japanese conquest of Malaya. The late Mr. Chye Kooi Loong, our Kamparian historian, will be happy to see this video.
What do you think of this history? I think it's pretty solid reporting. I'm sure you had family that had to deal with all this. I would have liked to have heard Mr. Chye Kooi Loong's take on the era. Respectfully,
@@TheHypnogog WW2 history is a sad one. Yup, my grandparents went through that brutal Japanese occupation era and it ain't pretty.
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Holy crap I just realized this upload schedule is literally following the pace of the war. I'm actually baffled I didn't realize it sooner. Amazing. Just awesome. Thanks for making this even cooler than it already was.
I love these kind of “real time” series, because it illustrates how far apart in time these events were, and also provides a crucial window into understanding how the events were all linked together.
@@oddballsok I am pretty sure Tmb1112 meant that the events of the video are following what happened 80 years ago this week. That does not happen often, so it should be appreciated.
The channel "The Great War" did the same thing from 2014 to 2018 (obviously following WW1), and the people behind that are currently also featuring the Franco-Prussian War on the "Real Time History" channel. Both well worth checking out.
Thanks for the recent in depth coverage on the theatre in Malayan peninsular, its so often overlooked! Kampar is not relatively well known, its good this place get some exposure
As a Malaysian, I think it is worth highlighting the following: We often learned in our history books about how the British led the defence of Malaya when the Japanese invaded. However, what we didn't learn (or at least, not when I studied it in school) was how it was actually the British *_INDIAN_* Army who did most of the fighting. Which I feel is a huge oversight and disservice; especially when you further consider that Indians form one of the main (and smallest of the main three) ethnic groups of the country.
@@NathanCassidy721 I completely agree. And I feel anyone who spends time learning about the Pacific Theatre will very quickly come to that same realisation too. Though at the same time, I admit to being reluctant to speak positively of the Imperial Japanese military as I had family who suffered from the atrocities they committed.
Those Indian troops were well trained. Supplies and reinforcements was the main issue. The colonial officers (salon solders) also were not up to the task. The Japanese did an excellent job, as they only used a little over 100 thousand troops for this whole campaign, that captured the whole of south east Asia, from the Malaysian Peninsula, Borneo, the Philippines, to the Dutch East Indies.
@@NathanCassidy721 And their generals appear to have had a much greater ability to assess their enemy's situation. Most of these details are new to me, but I am getting the idea that underestimating both the IJA and the generals facing them was a major contributor to the defeats suffered by British (Indian) and American (Philippine) forces.
@@evilwelshman That's understandable. It sounds like you have to be careful to make sure everyone understands you are not admiring the IJA itself, only expressing how experienced and capable the IJA was at this time.
@@jkasiron2275 nope. US and UK knew that the SEA was done for. US isnt prepared for an immediate war. they could only delay. UK could not afford to send any huge force on towards east but Indian pawns as they are only hanging by themselves (if UK isnt divided by the SEA, it will be easily conquered by the Germans). the allied strategy for the pacific theater is to play defensive while they turn offensive against German but the JP midway disaster made the US to go on offensive early than expected
Honestly. All i knew was that McArthur lost and his remaining troops were brutalized during the Batan Death March. And the Siege of Manila during his return.
@@MrKIMBO345 Yes, although not a total failure, but a necessary sacrifice. This bought time to reinforce Australia thus saving it and providing safer and more accessible area as base of operations of the Allies. Later, the resistance's success caused the Japanese to only able to control twelve of the forty-eight provinces.
@@MrKIMBO345 No your wrong, the US was the one in charged of defense of the Philippines. it clearly showed that they abandoned the defense in favor of defeating the German Reich in Europe first and then come back to Asia to deal with the Imperial Japan second. besides we got outdated ships we could barely call a navy and squadron of fighter planes we can hardly call Air Force in the face of the Imperial Japanese Navy it was nothing. If we look at it at a distance the US was simply careless with dealing with the Imperial Japan which led to the Attack on Pearl Harbor and fall of wake Island. Their President Roosevelt was so hell bent on participating in the War to prevent a Nazi victory in Europe they probably bait the Japanese to attack them in the Pacific and the rest is history. Our price from this war is over a hundred thousand casualties and our Capital in ruins.
@@MrKIMBO345 You mean it teaches us how the US failed to defend the Philippines against the Imperial Japanese. The Philippines was a US colony, or have you forgotten that?
What I really like is the detailed covering of the fighting the British, the Indians and the Gurkhas did in Malaya, instead of the usual broad paint brush that I've seen on earlier documentaries. The British and Empire troops in Malaya were not top quality, but they did the best they could under the circumstances.
@@stephenchappell7512 yes and no... rather , the japanese had CRAZY AMOUNTS of Air superiority, and that was ESSENTIAL in their strategy (see the Dutch East Indies..."just" navy supremacy wouldnt have gotten them that far, so fast..)...while the allies had planes but obsolete and a LOT LESS. But these King & General videos do NOT give CONSTANT insight to the MASSIVE japanese airforce potential it used everywhere and all the time ... ..
What I feel is really interesting is how the bulk of the fighting appears to have been done by the Indians and Gurkhas. Yet, this is often overlooked and the defence instead often simply described as being conducted by the British. Even in Malaysian history textbooks.
@@evilwelshman i don't know about your text books son. But pakcik's text book clearly stated that the British Indian Army as one of the main army in Malaya defence. That's Indian, from India, recruited as soldiers serving under the Great Britain. Their commanding officers must have been the British.
Terima Kasih Kings And General untuk masa anda dalam menceritakan pegerakan Perang Dunia Kedua di Semenanjung Malaya , sebagai peminat dari Malaysia , saya bangga atas usaha ni👍 , Keep It Up👍
Thank you for this series. My Dad was a little kid when Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur were taken over. My grandfather and uncles were part of the Indian forces fighting. Thanks again, answers a lot of questions on what happened. Growing up here in California and even serving in the US Military, plus college, you never hear about the battle of Malaya. Just knew about it from the direct impact on my family.
As a Malaysian and having families close to the battle site (Tapah about 10km south of Kampar), appreciate your efforts and the videos. With good artillery placement along the ridge, the British managed to hold the Japanese for about 4 days and inflicted considerable damage. However, they failed to check the Japanese landings on the west coast. Looking forward to the next battle; Slim River.
As a Filipino, I thank Kings and Generals for such an amazing work here. I already knew that Manila will soon fall in this episode but seeing it in full details was quite surreal. :)
Nicely portrayed - these are one of those battlefields that seem to be overshadowed or glazed over to the more glamorized parts of the war in the Pacific.
Hello, Even though I am an Indian, I love your channel so much. Whenever I see one of your Pacific War documentaries, I rush to click it and see and I am also watching your channel for years.
As a Japanese, I am grateful for the the depth and details of this series. In Japanese schools, we are only taught about war crimes, air raids and atomic bombs, and the last part of the war like the New Guinea front, Operation Imphal, and the Battle of Okinawa, so we don't know much about how and in what order Japan expanded its power. edit: why do some people glorify war in this reply? plz STOP ;/
@Idk Idk Still atomic bomb is a war crime, they used it to the women and children as well. They could have just used it in the battlefield. If the Japanese where to win the war, they could have tried Truman for his war crimes.
Not just there. Too many countries have either whitewashed or retconned their behavior or contribution throughout history, not just WW2. I prefer to study history in all its warts - only then can we actually learn anything from it.
@@alexrider2597 In Japan we have annual lessons on peace in elementary and middle schools learn about Okinawa/Hiroshima tragedies, at least one visit to a war museum in elementary school, and have many films/manga mention about atrocities by the both Allies and Japanese troops.There are many references to war crimes in textbooks. In the West, there is a great deal of prejudice about Japanese history education (probably due to the information strategies of right-wing lobby groups in Korea and China).
@@tenzinnyima2792 The difference between Truman vs Alexander or Saladdin is that the latter doesnt have an option to use an atomic bomb to innocent civilians.
Thank you for covering the Battle of Kampar. With this video, those poor souls of Argylls, Sikh, Gurkhas and Indian soldiers that died defending middle Malaya will always be remembered for their gallantry effort. As I can remember my reading, those Japs that managed to operate the Broadcasting radio in Penang send a wish which sounds "Merry Christmas and Unhappy New Year" through the radio to the British soldiers hold up in Kampar since the battle occurred at the end of December 1941. Looking forward for the Battle of Slim River video!
As a Malaysian and fan of history of ww2 ,i feel grateful of your thorough explanation history of Japanese invasion on Malaya. Its event seldomly talk or expose very detail by others. Me my self didnt know details every battle happened in Malaya. Thank you for information.
As a Kamparian, I'm glad to see this. There is a preserved historical site here to learn about this history, it's called green ridge. In Ipoh some underground air raid shelters were discovered in recent years too.
Dear K&G team, Well done 👍🏻 and thank you for this video. Am sure the channel's fans especially the Malaysians would be thrilled to watch this. Terima kasih! 🙂
I honestly didn't know that multiple indian regiments were involved in the pacific theater! Thank you for shedding light on these regiments of color that have been forgotten in our history books!
Amazing content! I would really love if you guys would consider covering King Phillip's War, a hugely underrepresented war in American History. This channel is one of the few that I have seen give so much attention and accurate portrayal to indigenous history throughout the world. Keep it up!
@@CorePathway British were not like that tho. They were always gentlemen at least royalty of old. They left dirty work for local lords. Their regulars didn't loot and rape as that was punishable by execution, executions of soldiers who commited such acts was very common. They had to buy products from locals(sometimes at lower price but still) There's reason why they held power with so little force over so much land for long. They didn't do it out of their goodness but always avoided to do anything that could be used against them as bad guys so they always had allies. There were examples of brutality but only on those who were alone and were on bad terms with everyone including British. Smart politics to the core. Doesn't mean they were good but to compare them to Japanese or Germans is a joke. Not the fan of Brits but it's the fact. Their strategy due to lack of land manpower and distance was always to apear as good guys no matter the cost. No other Empire of the time had so many different peoples and cultures employed and all working toghether the same way.
@@abcdc197 Boer war, sunshine. They were pretty fucking evil in that one. Opium war for another. Britain caused much misery for many, many (non-British) people. Maybe a little less rape among the troops, I’ll give them that.
Great video! A tip when pronouncing spanish names: the U letter is generally mute after a consonant so you'd say San Migel instead of San MigUel. There are a few exceptions tho, in those cases you'd see the letter like this Ü with a dieresis (dots) on top.
Great video!!! I know these towns well...Kampar, Bidor, Telok Anson, Kuantan, Slim River...... I look forward to watching the next installment. Happy New Year, K&G!!!!
Let us just acknowledge the awsome effort this will take. K&G will document each week (effectively realtime) from Dec 1 1941 through Sep 2 1945 - a total of about 196 videos on this subject.
Hey Kings and Generals! your work are perfect and they will always fascinate me whenever i watch them! But i’m still waiting for a documentary video about Safavids! Tysm for your efforts!
I always feel like Changsha is the most underrated front in WW2 history. That city held out against Japan for nearly four years across three major offensives. It would eventually take Japan committing over 11 divisions to take the city - about the same as they used to launch their entire south east asia campaign.
As a Kamparian, we thank you for the coverage of the British - Indian Division defenders in Kampar. It's a shame that our Government prefers to ignore our real historical events and focusing on other countries history. Bless you all!
i look forward to this each week more than anything else! I get so excited when i see one of these posted. keep rocking it this is the best wwii content literally to this date in history, if you manage to finish this entire series you will have done the world a service, such great history so greatly covered!
My Grandfather served as a surgeon in the US Army and was stationed in Burma, from the beginning of '44 to the end of the Pacific War in August '45. My other grandfather served on a bomber (a B-17 I believe) in the Pacific, though I'm not sure of the dates and all the locations. Though I know for a fact he was stationed in Japan in the post war occupation and luckily my grandmother took many photographs of their time stationed overseas. So when I see any video on the Pacific War, especially if it is about the areas West of the Philippines I'm always that much more interested.
7.32 The US soldier shown is late war airborne. Troops in the PI were equipped in much the same way as at the end of WWI, piss pot lid helmets and bolt action rifles.
Advance Happy New Year Kings and Generals. Your pronunciation on the provinces of the Philippines is nice and I am learning more about the Pacific War on WW2. I am from The Philippines.
Wow! Great Video! Well done! And thank you Kings And General! Great Job! I will waiting the next video for Battle of Slim River. Ambush at Gemas, Battle of Muar, Battle of Singapore, Final at Opium Hill.
Enjoying this pacific war series. You explain everything in very details seems like some fantastic movie is going on. I watched all your videos no matter what even if they are 2 hours long. I love your ottoman empire series very much. Please continue with that too
The trunk road from Ipoh to Kampar would have been a Thermopylae for the Japanese if not for the landings at Teluk Anson forcing the British to withdraw or being cut-off. The trunk road from Ipoh just b4 Kampar town was mountains to the left and tin mine to the right.
The British were too focused on the defensive line regardless of the possibility that they would be flanked by the Japanese from the sea. this British strategy turned out to be following the style of trench warfare in the first world war which was outdated.
The japanese knew malaya more than the British troops. Before the war, there was a street in the city of Ipoh, 30 minutes drive from the north of kampar called Tojo street. It was named Cockman street after the war and currently called Onn Jaafar road. There was a large japanese community at Tojo street. Most of them were doing business since the 1920's maybe as a cover.
I hope you guys cover victories that the Chinese inflicted against the Japanese not just all the battles they lost. The Chinese won in Burma, securing British supply lines, successfully invaded Vietnam, and helped the Soviets mop up the remainder of Japanese forces in Manchuria.
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 The Chinese were very useful in Burma, considering that the British were forced to wage guerilla warfare and only greatly less in number until the huge Chinese army came to reinforce them
The Chinese army is very complicated. At this point in my eyes it's doomed. Without the capcity to rotate supplies in theaters to significant degree. The Chinese army is increasingly hollowed out from the army it was in 1937 with a strong core that was being built on.
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Pacific War Podcast: thepacificwar.podbean.com
Pacific War #1 - Attack on Pearl Harbor: ua-cam.com/video/ZzS1ZAulpoY/v-deo.html
Pacific War #2 - Japanese Invasion of Malaya: ua-cam.com/video/mpBGUC8OjE4/v-deo.html
Pacific War #3 - Japanese attack on Guam, Wake and the Phillipines: ua-cam.com/video/MZ4d7Qeyivk/v-deo.html
Pacific War #4 - Japan Continues Attacking: Borneo, Philippines: ua-cam.com/video/MhQrv82HHn8/v-deo.html
Pacific War #5 - Fall of Wake Island: ua-cam.com/video/tgtagewcqKo/v-deo.html
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80 years of Battle Of Kampar
Love this series... Please do the Fall of Singapore... thanks!
" Take the upper hand, and beat them off" 😂🤣
Muchísimas gracias. Fue una grata sorpresa
I'm a Malaysian and my hometown is Kampar. Thank you Kings and Generals for bringing back one of the forgotten battle in Japanese conquest of Malaya. The late Mr. Chye Kooi Loong, our Kamparian historian, will be happy to see this video.
Sounds very nice
The late Mr. Kamparian will be happy to see the video ?
🤔
Can someone explain … never mind
@@C0wb0yBebop he's a prominent historian in my town. He passed away few years ago. He will be happy to see this video if he's still alive.
What do you think of this history? I think it's pretty solid reporting. I'm sure you had family that had to deal with all this. I would have liked to have heard Mr. Chye Kooi Loong's take on the era.
Respectfully,
@@TheHypnogog WW2 history is a sad one. Yup, my grandparents went through that brutal Japanese occupation era and it ain't pretty.
Holy crap I just realized this upload schedule is literally following the pace of the war. I'm actually baffled I didn't realize it sooner. Amazing. Just awesome. Thanks for making this even cooler than it already was.
I love these kind of “real time” series, because it illustrates how far apart in time these events were, and also provides a crucial window into understanding how the events were all linked together.
it is called "chronologically"..and happens most of the time..
@@oddballsok I am pretty sure Tmb1112 meant that the events of the video are following what happened 80 years ago this week. That does not happen often, so it should be appreciated.
The channel "The Great War" did the same thing from 2014 to 2018 (obviously following WW1), and the people behind that are currently also featuring the Franco-Prussian War on the "Real Time History" channel.
Both well worth checking out.
Thanks for the recent in depth coverage on the theatre in Malayan peninsular, its so often overlooked! Kampar is not relatively well known, its good this place get some exposure
I highly recommend the channel Historigraph for anyone more interested in the Malaysian Campaign. They just completed a series on it!
As a Malaysian, I think it is worth highlighting the following: We often learned in our history books about how the British led the defence of Malaya when the Japanese invaded. However, what we didn't learn (or at least, not when I studied it in school) was how it was actually the British *_INDIAN_* Army who did most of the fighting. Which I feel is a huge oversight and disservice; especially when you further consider that Indians form one of the main (and smallest of the main three) ethnic groups of the country.
@@NathanCassidy721 I completely agree. And I feel anyone who spends time learning about the Pacific Theatre will very quickly come to that same realisation too. Though at the same time, I admit to being reluctant to speak positively of the Imperial Japanese military as I had family who suffered from the atrocities they committed.
Those Indian troops were well trained. Supplies and reinforcements was the main issue. The colonial officers (salon solders) also were not up to the task. The Japanese did an excellent job, as they only used a little over 100 thousand troops for this whole campaign, that captured the whole of south east Asia, from the Malaysian Peninsula, Borneo, the Philippines, to the Dutch East Indies.
@@NathanCassidy721 And their generals appear to have had a much greater ability to assess their enemy's situation. Most of these details are new to me, but I am getting the idea that underestimating both the IJA and the generals facing them was a major contributor to the defeats suffered by British (Indian) and American (Philippine) forces.
@@evilwelshman That's understandable. It sounds like you have to be careful to make sure everyone understands you are not admiring the IJA itself, only expressing how experienced and capable the IJA was at this time.
@@jkasiron2275 nope. US and UK knew that the SEA was done for. US isnt prepared for an immediate war. they could only delay. UK could not afford to send any huge force on towards east but Indian pawns as they are only hanging by themselves (if UK isnt divided by the SEA, it will be easily conquered by the Germans). the allied strategy for the pacific theater is to play defensive while they turn offensive against German but the JP midway disaster made the US to go on offensive early than expected
In behalf of Filipino thank you for presenting PH during the WW2.
I hope you make more.
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Honestly. All i knew was that McArthur lost and his remaining troops were brutalized during the Batan Death March. And the Siege of Manila during his return.
This piece of history teachs us of the how Philippines fail to defend against the Imperial Japanese.
@@MrKIMBO345 Yes, although not a total failure, but a necessary sacrifice. This bought time to reinforce Australia thus saving it and providing safer and more accessible area as base of operations of the Allies. Later, the resistance's success caused the Japanese to only able to control twelve of the forty-eight provinces.
@@MrKIMBO345 No your wrong, the US was the one in charged of defense of the Philippines. it clearly showed that they abandoned the defense in favor of defeating the German Reich in Europe first and then come back to Asia to deal with the Imperial Japan second. besides we got outdated ships we could barely call a navy and squadron of fighter planes we can hardly call Air Force in the face of the Imperial Japanese Navy it was nothing. If we look at it at a distance the US was simply careless with dealing with the Imperial Japan which led to the Attack on Pearl Harbor and fall of wake Island. Their President Roosevelt was so hell bent on participating in the War to prevent a Nazi victory in Europe they probably bait the Japanese to attack them in the Pacific and the rest is history. Our price from this war is over a hundred thousand casualties and our Capital in ruins.
@@MrKIMBO345 You mean it teaches us how the US failed to defend the Philippines against the Imperial Japanese. The Philippines was a US colony, or have you forgotten that?
As a Malaysian this was really fun to watch, very educational too
What I really like is the detailed covering of the fighting the British, the Indians and the Gurkhas did in Malaya, instead of the usual broad paint brush that I've seen on earlier documentaries.
The British and Empire troops in Malaya were not top quality, but they did the best they could under the circumstances.
@@stephenchappell7512 yes and no...
rather , the japanese had CRAZY AMOUNTS of Air superiority, and that was ESSENTIAL in their strategy (see the Dutch East Indies..."just" navy supremacy wouldnt have gotten them that far, so fast..)...while the allies had planes but obsolete and a LOT LESS.
But these King & General videos do NOT give CONSTANT insight to the MASSIVE japanese airforce potential it used everywhere and all the time ...
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What I feel is really interesting is how the bulk of the fighting appears to have been done by the Indians and Gurkhas. Yet, this is often overlooked and the defence instead often simply described as being conducted by the British. Even in Malaysian history textbooks.
I was a bit surprised to learn that the British had forces fighting Japan considering Hitler was planning an all out invasion on England
Also surprised to learn that China was British ally
@@evilwelshman i don't know about your text books son. But pakcik's text book clearly stated that the British Indian Army as one of the main army in Malaya defence. That's Indian, from India, recruited as soldiers serving under the Great Britain. Their commanding officers must have been the British.
Terima Kasih Kings And General untuk masa anda dalam menceritakan pegerakan Perang Dunia Kedua di Semenanjung Malaya , sebagai peminat dari Malaysia , saya bangga atas usaha ni👍 , Keep It Up👍
Ada pon komen org asal..scroll punya scroll semua komen dr org luar
@@mukhtarsyajaratun1025 salah seorang auditor dia "malay archer" org malaysia..sejarah islam dgn asia tenggara ni mungkin hasil dari air tangan dia
Thank you for this series. My Dad was a little kid when Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur were taken over. My grandfather and uncles were part of the Indian forces fighting. Thanks again, answers a lot of questions on what happened. Growing up here in California and even serving in the US Military, plus college, you never hear about the battle of Malaya. Just knew about it from the direct impact on my family.
As a Malaysian and having families close to the battle site (Tapah about 10km south of Kampar), appreciate your efforts and the videos. With good artillery placement along the ridge, the British managed to hold the Japanese for about 4 days and inflicted considerable damage. However, they failed to check the Japanese landings on the west coast. Looking forward to the next battle; Slim River.
As a Filipino, I thank Kings and Generals for such an amazing work here.
I already knew that Manila will soon fall in this episode but seeing it in full details was quite surreal. :)
And very sad too :/ Seeing the Philippine regiments slowly fall to the japanese despite being backed up by the American armor
Nicely portrayed - these are one of those battlefields that seem to be overshadowed or glazed over to the more glamorized parts of the war in the Pacific.
Hello, Even though I am an Indian, I love your channel so much.
Whenever I see one of your Pacific War documentaries, I rush to click it and see and I am also watching your channel for years.
As a Japanese, I am grateful for the the depth and details of this series.
In Japanese schools, we are only taught about war crimes, air raids and atomic bombs, and the last part of the war like the New Guinea front, Operation Imphal, and the Battle of Okinawa, so we don't know much about how and in what order Japan expanded its power.
edit: why do some people glorify war in this reply? plz STOP ;/
@Idk Idk Still atomic bomb is a war crime, they used it to the women and children as well. They could have just used it in the battlefield. If the Japanese where to win the war, they could have tried Truman for his war crimes.
Not just there. Too many countries have either whitewashed or retconned their behavior or contribution throughout history, not just WW2. I prefer to study history in all its warts - only then can we actually learn anything from it.
@@alexrider2597 In Japan we have annual lessons on peace in elementary and middle schools learn about Okinawa/Hiroshima tragedies, at least one visit to a war museum in elementary school, and have many films/manga mention about atrocities by the both Allies and Japanese troops.There are many references to war crimes in textbooks.
In the West, there is a great deal of prejudice about Japanese history education (probably due to the information strategies of right-wing lobby groups in Korea and China).
Japan education teaches about war crimes? AHHAHAHAHAHAHA dead victims by the IJN are rolling now in their graves for so much laugh
@@tenzinnyima2792 The difference between Truman vs Alexander or Saladdin is that the latter doesnt have an option to use an atomic bomb to innocent civilians.
Thank you for covering the Battle of Kampar. With this video, those poor souls of Argylls, Sikh, Gurkhas and Indian soldiers that died defending middle Malaya will always be remembered for their gallantry effort. As I can remember my reading, those Japs that managed to operate the Broadcasting radio in Penang send a wish which sounds "Merry Christmas and Unhappy New Year" through the radio to the British soldiers hold up in Kampar since the battle occurred at the end of December 1941. Looking forward for the Battle of Slim River video!
Great video! Thanks 😊
As a Malaysian and fan of history of ww2 ,i feel grateful of your thorough explanation history of Japanese invasion on Malaya. Its event seldomly talk or expose very detail by others. Me my self didnt know details every battle happened in Malaya. Thank you for information.
Thanks!
I'm Filipino, this is the series I've been waiting years to watch.
The Malayan Campaign by General Yamashita truly was an impressive one.
Yep he was great shame he never got to go head to head with Slim
As a Kamparian, I'm glad to see this. There is a preserved historical site here to learn about this history, it's called green ridge.
In Ipoh some underground air raid shelters were discovered in recent years too.
I can see Paradox creating new Focus Trees for the Philippine Commonwealth, British Malaya, Thailand, and the Dutch East Indies for the next DLC.
That would be pretty epic ngl
They hadn't already?
@@dominicguye8058 all generic for now apparently
Brilliantly done, definitely the best series on the channel right now.
Dear K&G team,
Well done 👍🏻 and thank you for this video. Am sure the channel's fans especially the Malaysians would be thrilled to watch this.
Terima kasih! 🙂
I'm in love with this channel
You guys are amazing
Quality of videos is just on the next level
I appreciate you guys
An episode that concerns where I live - Malaysia!
Kampar incidentally is 160 km north to where I'm now.
I honestly didn't know that multiple indian regiments were involved in the pacific theater! Thank you for shedding light on these regiments of color that have been forgotten in our history books!
Amazing content! I would really love if you guys would consider covering King Phillip's War, a hugely underrepresented war in American History. This channel is one of the few that I have seen give so much attention and accurate portrayal to indigenous history throughout the world. Keep it up!
*As A Malaysian this one of most greatesy gift As King And General Fan well done and thank you 🥺👍🇲🇾*
The extend of IJA operation within such a short and swift time is truly impressive.
War is easier when you conduct it like imperial colonists of old: wholesale rape and murder. They learned from the best.
@@CorePathway British were not like that tho. They were always gentlemen at least royalty of old. They left dirty work for local lords. Their regulars didn't loot and rape as that was punishable by execution, executions of soldiers who commited such acts was very common. They had to buy products from locals(sometimes at lower price but still) There's reason why they held power with so little force over so much land for long. They didn't do it out of their goodness but always avoided to do anything that could be used against them as bad guys so they always had allies. There were examples of brutality but only on those who were alone and were on bad terms with everyone including British. Smart politics to the core. Doesn't mean they were good but to compare them to Japanese or Germans is a joke. Not the fan of Brits but it's the fact. Their strategy due to lack of land manpower and distance was always to apear as good guys no matter the cost. No other Empire of the time had so many different peoples and cultures employed and all working toghether the same way.
@ABC DC Couldn't agree more. Very well written and explained. 👍
@@abcdc197 Boer war, sunshine. They were pretty fucking evil in that one. Opium war for another. Britain caused much misery for many, many (non-British) people. Maybe a little less rape among the troops, I’ll give them that.
Great video! A tip when pronouncing spanish names: the U letter is generally mute after a consonant so you'd say San Migel instead of San MigUel. There are a few exceptions tho, in those cases you'd see the letter like this Ü with a dieresis (dots) on top.
The city of Baguio in the previous episode was also supposed to be pronounced as Bagio.
Great video!!! I know these towns well...Kampar, Bidor, Telok Anson, Kuantan, Slim River...... I look forward to watching the next installment. Happy New Year, K&G!!!!
Happy new year!
Once again, very well done!
Let us just acknowledge the awsome effort this will take. K&G will document each week (effectively realtime) from Dec 1 1941 through Sep 2 1945 - a total of about 196 videos on this subject.
Hey Kings and Generals! your work are perfect and they will always fascinate me whenever i watch them!
But i’m still waiting for a documentary video about Safavids!
Tysm for your efforts!
Details details! Always great work 🇨🇦
I always feel like Changsha is the most underrated front in WW2 history. That city held out against Japan for nearly four years across three major offensives. It would eventually take Japan committing over 11 divisions to take the city - about the same as they used to launch their entire south east asia campaign.
So fine these Pacific videos!
As a Kamparian, we thank you for the coverage of the British - Indian Division defenders in Kampar. It's a shame that our Government prefers to ignore our real historical events and focusing on other countries history. Bless you all!
Gurkha army mate
@@harry77998 the Gurkhas are legendary in our town
It's nice to see some forgotten battles get some recognition. Nice lob. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.
I've really been looking for good pacific war content and Kings and Generals has been a treat in this area, you all are doing excellent work!
My brain is now wired to make me smile whenever a new episode launches. Good job on achieving that!
like a wing road, from many directions, thanks for K&G chanel 👍🏻
Thank you very much for covering about Malaya I am Malaysian , now studying my university in Kampar 🥰 thank you very much
i look forward to this each week more than anything else! I get so excited when i see one of these posted. keep rocking it this is the best wwii content literally to this date in history, if you manage to finish this entire series you will have done the world a service, such great history so greatly covered!
My Grandfather served as a surgeon in the US Army and was stationed in Burma, from the beginning of '44 to the end of the Pacific War in August '45. My other grandfather served on a bomber (a B-17 I believe) in the Pacific, though I'm not sure of the dates and all the locations. Though I know for a fact he was stationed in Japan in the post war occupation and luckily my grandmother took many photographs of their time stationed overseas. So when I see any video on the Pacific War, especially if it is about the areas West of the Philippines I'm always that much more interested.
Looking foreward to the Battles of Changsha, in which Chinese general Xue Yue won a series of key battles agaisnt Japanese.
Thank you , K&G .
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Tyvm for making this video, top notch work!
7.32 The US soldier shown is late war airborne. Troops in the PI were equipped in much the same way as at the end of WWI, piss pot lid helmets and bolt action rifles.
You are literally my favourite Youpube channel! :D Please keep the content coming!
Legendary channel 🙌 people want an episode every day ❤🇲🇦🇸🇦
It's out omg it's out.. today is Christmas 28th because this gift is awesome. Thankyou
Advance Happy New Year Kings and Generals.
Your pronunciation on the provinces of the Philippines is nice and I am learning more about the Pacific War on WW2.
I am from The Philippines.
Wow! Great Video! Well done! And thank you Kings And General! Great Job! I will waiting the next video for Battle of Slim River.
Ambush at Gemas,
Battle of Muar,
Battle of Singapore,
Final at Opium Hill.
Great as always! Looking forward to more! Happy Holidays and Happy New Years! Cheers!
Thank you for the Spanish translation
Love ❤️ king and general Greetings from Malaysia.
Yes, next is Slim River, which should be film. SLIM RIVER. Is a town next to my home tome
this video was awesome! (as usual)...thanks for continuing to pull together this great content!
Fantastic ! Congratulations from Brasil!
Enjoying this pacific war series. You explain everything in very details seems like some fantastic movie is going on. I watched all your videos no matter what even if they are 2 hours long.
I love your ottoman empire series very much. Please continue with that too
The sound track is amazing
Finally a UA-cam doing a Malaysia ww2 history video
Love your channel ❤️
i love this series the neat detail, every important battle big or small keep it up.
Bataan. You pronounce all of the a's. Ba ta an. Thank you for this series.
How many Empires would you like to bring to its knees?
Japan: Yes
The irony of that answer is: It also includes the last Empire that Japan destroyed: The Japanese Empire.
Thank you so much for the Spanish version! Try to implement it in more videos 😁
Brilliant video
Wait for next part
Yeo I was there like a week ago. Major thanks for covering this. I'll always remember when I see the town and its name.
The suspense is real. These battles were crazy
This series is really beatin' off the competition
I just love the music that plays in the end.💙
The trunk road from Ipoh to Kampar would have been a Thermopylae for the Japanese if not for the landings at Teluk Anson forcing the British to withdraw or being cut-off.
The trunk road from Ipoh just b4 Kampar town was mountains to the left and tin mine to the right.
The British doesn't learned from previous losses. They're being outflanked from the sea repeatedly...
The British were too focused on the defensive line regardless of the possibility that they would be flanked by the Japanese from the sea. this British strategy turned out to be following the style of trench warfare in the first world war which was outdated.
Great stuff thanks for posting
As a Malaysian I am really excited for the next vid about the battle of slim river 🤩😆😆
I am not regretting for subscribing this channel 3/4 years ago
Battle of Slim River, one of the heaviest...
The imaging and Video quality is just IIRRRREESSIISSTTAABBLLEE
Japan really is on a tear
This video reminds me of my history project i made during my high school year. Thanks for covering my country.
The japanese knew malaya more than the British troops. Before the war, there was a street in the city of Ipoh, 30 minutes drive from the north of kampar called Tojo street. It was named Cockman street after the war and currently called Onn Jaafar road. There was a large japanese community at Tojo street. Most of them were doing business since the 1920's maybe as a cover.
Awesome content.. Would love to watch more about it also from the Japanese invasion of Indonesia. There up until now many Japanese bunkers remaining
Just wait untill the fall of Malaya and Singapore. Dutch East Indies will ensues...😋
12:20 tiny nitpick the model shown looks like M3 Lee while its should have been M3 Stuart.
@Kings and Generals, what music are you all using from 0:11 to 0:53? I love the Pacific War ambience it gives.
This has become my fave channel :)
best channel on youtube
Man I love that background music!
Crazy seeing Clark airfield on the screen. Been there in person.
I hope you guys cover victories that the Chinese inflicted against the Japanese not just all the battles they lost. The Chinese won in Burma, securing British supply lines, successfully invaded Vietnam, and helped the Soviets mop up the remainder of Japanese forces in Manchuria.
chinese were next to useless in burma had it caused some trouble for the british
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 The Chinese were very useful in Burma, considering that the British were forced to wage guerilla warfare and only greatly less in number until the huge Chinese army came to reinforce them
The Chinese army is very complicated. At this point in my eyes it's doomed. Without the capcity to rotate supplies in theaters to significant degree. The Chinese army is increasingly hollowed out from the army it was in 1937 with a strong core that was being built on.
@@seanmac1793 they survived the Japanese, that's saying something
great stuff
Makin rancak admin upload video...keep it up
This is a fantastic documentary. Thank you…and subscribe.
@Kings and Generals I've ben waiting a few months so I can binge watch 10+ episodes for a good time
Very good explanation
Video was great, I am moved to comment but have nothing to say. Really enjoying your work here.
Amazing in-depth video!
Thanks for covering this criminally under-discussed theatre. Keep up the good work.
Awesome as always.
Excellent video (as usual)!
Just wanted to note that to pronounce "Miguel", the "U" is silent