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I must add that the fact that the Australia forces didn't have mortars to answer the Japanese was that General MacArthur refused to give them as he was advised that they couldn't penetrate the treetops,to which the Australian commander said in answer that maybe he could convince the Japanese of that fact.
@@lostinpa-dadenduro7555 I totally agree with you. It was very much to the credit of the Australian Armed Forces to defeat the battle-hardened and well-trained Japanese forces in the Kokoda campaign DESPITE the incompetence and bungling interference of MacArthur. For this I blame FDR and his poor judgement. FDR had insisted on stationing the US Pacific Fleet at Hawaii and when his chief naval advisor objected to this, he fired him. Then FDR blamed Admiral Kimmel for the tragedy of Pearl Harbour and fired him for that too. Nevertheless, even though forewarned, MacArthur totally bungled the defence of the Philippines, ignoring all pre-set, well-prepared plans that he was supposed to follow. Instead, he over-ruled them and he allowed his planes to be bombed on the ground and allowed a numerically smaller force of Japanese soldiers to completely overwhelm all his positions which he "skillfully" divided up to make easy picking for the Japanese, finally resulting in the biggest surrender in US history. (maybe he did not want to be out-shone by General Percival in Singapore). And did FDR fire him for that? No, instead he got promoted to Supreme Allied Commander in South Asia. Fortunately, the Pacific Campaign was mainly a naval war and Nimitz conducted it very well (again despite having to co-operate with MacArthur....luckily Nimitz did not need to serve under him). There are countless accounts of MacArthur's incompetence in the 2ndWW where commanding officers under him were impeded by his interference and led to many allied lives lost as a result. Despite all that, who did FDR choose to accept Japan's surrender? Not Nimitz, the person responsible for defeating the Japanese, but MacArthur. So although I consider MacArthur to be the most over-rated General in modern times, I blame FDR more because he let MacArthur rise to positions of power and authority only because of his connections and not from merit.
@@dbsmrosario Makes me respect Truman much more for finally dismissing the prick after his ingenious idea to nuke the Chinese/Korean border to keep Chinese reinforcements out.
Great to see this battle. Been waiting for this since the Pacific War started as I think it's one of the most underrated battles in the theater but had a major impact on the war.
I recommend James Duffy‘s “ war at the end of the world”. The whole book is just on MacArthur and Australia’s war against the Japanese in Papua New Guinea. This half of the Pacific war under MacArthur is not nearly as well known as the Central Pacific campaign led by Nimitz, Spruance, Halsey and so on
With this episode, this might be a good time this week to watch the 2006 Australian war film *Kokoda* , which depicts the experiences of the Australian soldiers fighting the Japanese in the Kokoda Track campaign.
Indeed Kokoda is great movie, but JPs in the scene were so caricatured that made me sad. Whatever the historical facts I realized that Japanese are still treated as monkeys.
Yes Great Movie. The Aussie diggers on the Kokoda Trail were basically had Very little training before sent to battle. The Fuzzy dizzy Angles am the Papua New guinea helpers that Carried the wounded out from the Front line save hundreds of lives..
Bravo for telling the story of these brave men who fought in countless action such as Kokoda. They all deserve to remembered for their heroism and sacrifice.
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Australia's contribution needs more recognition. They held the line in New Guinea. If that country fell, not would Australia have been in danger but it could've been used as another base for IJN. Much respect and Appreciation for Australias WW2 Veterans and thank you from America.
@@robdave1974 I did not know that. Possibly so many men were committed and already lost in the prior British failures in France, Africa, Greece and Singapore/Burma that those who were left were the least trained.
I walked the Kokoda track in 2013 and I cannot fully explain how insane the terrain is, let alone having someone trying to kill you. The troops that fought this campaign suffered intensely. it was a great experience walking the track, highly recommend it. Although I had gastro for 9 of the 10 days and it rained heavily every day except one just added to the realism....
Having walked that terrain, you’ll understand how intensely difficult it was to support troops in the Owen Stanley Ranges with food, ammunition and reinforcements. GHQ in Melbourne was told very bluntly what the track was like, and that troops sent up the Kokoda track ran some risk of starvation. Instead of accepting the Intel from Moresby, they persisted with the myth that the track could be upgraded to accept motorised transport.
The Kakoda trail is a fine example of how to conduct a rear guard action, even though it wasn't seen at the time. I recommend Those Ragged Bloody Heroes for those who wish to know more. As for Stillwell, his hatred for Chiang Kai Chek is legendary.
Who would fckng agree to his proposal to execute officers and men in the Chinese army, can you do that with the US Army? It goes to shows that he's a fcking racist.
Great video as always. The story of the Kokoda track makes up a huge part of Australian culture. Here in Australia we generally pronounce the name as as co-co-da and not coc-a-da, so I found it a little jarring hearing the different pronunciation. But otherwise a great summary
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Been following the series weekly since the beginning - fantastic stuff, well done! Would be great if one of your forthcoming videos could provide a map of the Pacific + East Asia outlining the total strength of Japanese and allied positions at each location, including the ocean, to give a sense of how the chessboard was arranged at the end of summer 1942.
As an Australian, this is a very significant battle. Heck, it and the New Guinea campaign is overlooked especially by Australia (or used to be) as our country live was at stake because if we lost New Guinea to Japan, then Australia faces more attacks and maybe a land operation in Australia due to it. While Gallipoli is important and worth remembering for what it is, you shouldn't just look at it too much over this battle especially the what ifs behind it.
@@Drspeco well now snice the 90s yes but compared to Gallipoli which has been alot longer by comparison, see? True Gallipoli happened earlier and was about the frist snice federation, but still...
Chennault's Flying Tigers later became the company we today know as FedEx. The Flying Tigers are a super underrated part of this war so I hope we see more out of them in the future.
Another amazing video in your unrivaled series on the Pacific War! So much of these battles are lost to "major battles" in documentaries. It is so good to see you be so thorough in putting this documentary out. Great work K&G!
Must agree as an Australian, the pronunciation of Kokoda I found very grating. I even had to check it was the same iconic battle that was the topic. Has me wondering if for years we have been getting it wrong?
Brilliant video as usual. Only admirable K&G made a series that explain the moves of EVERY sides of the Pacific War in such detail and systematically with wonderful regenerated maps. The actions blamed after the battle are told as atrocities when the executioner were IJA/N and told as brave when the executioner were the Allied men, but it’ll be something I had better accustom.
@@kellyowens1868 All of your abracadabra is just a faded excuse to justify Allied atrocity. Talking about A-bombs, there are many arguments in English that I saw claimed these are heroic acts to end the war. Look again at the cases I wrote once and omitted earlier, limited from 1941 this time. Plainclothes, scorching earth, sacking cities or refugees, and bombing of civilians and massacre of surrendered soldiers by KMT or US. If you could only find war crimes by the Japanese from these, you are far more "regrettable" than I am.
@@kellyowens1868 I don't mean "who is guilty" but "both are guilty", but well ok. I repeat that most of JP POWs were simply killed by Allies. Very few exceptions reached to the camps or were accepted as POWs on paper. There was not death march but death. This is inhumane, right? And comes to inhumanity to survived POWs, look into Japanese Surrendered Personnel, for ex. They got all of the inhumane acts and neglect you listed from victors, then there was more cases in wartime. I don't wanna make any more trouble to wonderful K&G channel, so check the details yourself. Over.
@@kellyowens1868 I said "What the Japanese soldiers were given was not a death march, but death itself.'" How can you say something so out of place? For you who haven't looked into any of the things I mentioned, give you an overview of "Japanese surrendered personnel". It was the label for more than 100,000 JP soldiers who surrendered on the SEA but were not treated as POW by Allies, so they were subjected to inhumane labor and abuse by the US and Brits.If you still claim that the Allies were innocent, check out this case first. Very sorry K&G.
I didn't even notice they skipped the number #23! Must be labeling by weeks. At the end of #22, they said they would skip that next week and return for Coral Sea, which they did and labeled it #24. I didn't even notice. I can't remember when or if they said they would do a Flying Tigers episode! But it rings a bell.
@@salammuliadi9200, and the coup to prevent the government from surrendering... Maybe even covering the beginning of the US and Russian occupations and the beginning of the final phase of the Chinese Civil War?
That name unfortunately doesn’t ring a bell, however I just read General slim’s book about his war in Burma and he had many great things to say about the Indian troops under his command. particularly fond of his 15th Indian division, triple V’s. He made it clear that they did fantastic fighting and he was as happy to have them as any British division. in fact he seem to enjoy them more because they needed less logistical supplies than full British divisions
@@carveraugustus3840 Lol Bose leads the anti British forces that collaborate with the Japanese, the Azad Hind/Indian National Army. They fight against the British in Imphal
@@nicolasbroaddus8819 ah yes that makes sense. Slim didn’t seem to think they were very effective fighting units, but I’m sure it was really upsetting to the British in India to have this rebel army joining to enemy at the gates.
Please do a video on the entire KOKODA battle. As a Papua new Gueanean I am dying of curiosity to learn of the sacrifice on those that fought and died in my Land.
Well I'm not indonesian but I'd pronounce it cócoda? Man english really needs written accents, tbh it needs a full phonetic rework but accents would be a good start.
It should be noted as well that the Australian 39th battalion was a militia battalion made up of men who weren't old or fit enough to serve in the AIF. They only received a few weeks training before being chucked into face the Japanese on the Kokoda trail
As a historical note, GHQ in Melbourne was informed very bluntly that the Kokoda track was only suitable for foot traffic, and that supplies could not be adequately provided for troops deployed up the track. They ignored that advice and Morris was ORDERED to deploy men to Kokoda. GHQ also rejected assessments that the Japanese were present in force greatly exceeding that of the Australian formations. New Guinea Force had just three transport planes available for the entire theatre, and supply by air in that kind of terrain had not been previously attempted. It was literally being invented “on the fly”. Some modern “histories” do Morris a great injustice. He was well aware of the conditions and difficulties and his judgement was subsequently vindicated. The officer who succeeded him in command of military forces in New Guinea - General Rowell - assessed his work as “A job well done, under difficult circumstances and with inadequate resources” (B.M. Morris, personal papers).
I wouldn't trust anything that comes out of his mouth tbf, I've read some of his biographies but the author is chair of an organisation that propagates lies and misinformation on a daily basis nor is he actually qualified to be writing about such stuff. He is a Journalist and a former Rugby player NOT a historian with primary sources.
FitzSimons is not a historian worth the name. He ignores primary sources, adopts a narrative that suits him and makes up “facts” to suit himself. Modern populist historians write books in order to sell books, and they will not do that if they simply admit that previous historians got it right. The reality is that the Commanders and the troops involved - both Australian and American - were a mixed bag. Politics played far too great a part. I would recommend a far older book, “Retreat From Kokoda”, by Raymond Paul. It was the first serious analysis of the Kokoda campaign, setting out the conditions and difficulties of a fighting withdrawal and the success of the Australians involved. It had the added advantage of being written at a time that the major players involved were still alive and available to comment and critique where the author erred.
In australia we called them chocos or chocolate soldiers because it was thought they would not stand a chance sacrifices for the chance at a homeland defence
those 2 planes that didn't land were piloted by US pilots, the aussies at kokoda were clearing the landing strip of to allow them to land, the aussies on board told them to land but the pilots thought the japanese were too close (not sure if the radioed for advice) but the troops on the ground were gutted to see them fly away
Looks like Stillwell moved heaven and earth to make his plans accepted by the Chinese, British and Americans. Dude was the personitfication of Perseverance
Midway, Milne Bay, Kokoda and Guadalcanal must have all hit the previously invincible Japanese like bricks to the head. As if some guy you had beaten up gets up and lands a four punch combo with Mike Tyson power.
It should also be mentioned that the 39th Battalion were poorly trained militia who had been used to unload ships at Port Moresby until news of the landings at Buna and Gona. They weren't considered front line troops.
Just finished this battle in Arma 3. One of the most underrated battle. This part of the Pacific War is quite unknown to the eye of some historian or history enthusiast. Overshadowed by Saipan and etc. Just like Operation Dragoon as well, overshadowed by Overlord. This battle shows how important it is during the pacific war. Thank you for sharing this part of historical event.
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I love your videos but have to skip this 1 because the way you pronounce Kokoda may be the correct way but its like nails on the chalk board to me. Can't wait for future content on all 3 of your channels.
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Great information and vid but as an Aussie(knew/know people who have fought there), you're mispronouncing Kokoda and Maroubra.
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@@syamkumarkaturi9761 hey look it's a biased guy biasing others
I must add that the fact that the Australia forces didn't have mortars to answer the Japanese was that General MacArthur refused to give them as he was advised that they couldn't penetrate the treetops,to which the Australian commander said in answer that maybe he could convince the Japanese of that fact.
Actually tree bursts are more effective because they turn into more shrapnel.
I feel like we were successful in the Pacific in spite of MacArthur.
@@lostinpa-dadenduro7555 Imagine defeating both the Japanese army and MacArthur's ego. Quite an accomplishment.
@@lostinpa-dadenduro7555 I totally agree with you. It was very much to the credit of the Australian Armed Forces to defeat the battle-hardened and well-trained Japanese forces in the Kokoda campaign DESPITE the incompetence and bungling interference of MacArthur. For this I blame FDR and his poor judgement. FDR had insisted on stationing the US Pacific Fleet at Hawaii and when his chief naval advisor objected to this, he fired him. Then FDR blamed Admiral Kimmel for the tragedy of Pearl Harbour and fired him for that too. Nevertheless, even though forewarned, MacArthur totally bungled the defence of the Philippines, ignoring all pre-set, well-prepared plans that he was supposed to follow. Instead, he over-ruled them and he allowed his planes to be bombed on the ground and allowed a numerically smaller force of Japanese soldiers to completely overwhelm all his positions which he "skillfully" divided up to make easy picking for the Japanese, finally resulting in the biggest surrender in US history. (maybe he did not want to be out-shone by General Percival in Singapore). And did FDR fire him for that? No, instead he got promoted to Supreme Allied Commander in South Asia. Fortunately, the Pacific Campaign was mainly a naval war and Nimitz conducted it very well (again despite having to co-operate with MacArthur....luckily Nimitz did not need to serve under him). There are countless accounts of MacArthur's incompetence in the 2ndWW where commanding officers under him were impeded by his interference and led to many allied lives lost as a result. Despite all that, who did FDR choose to accept Japan's surrender? Not Nimitz, the person responsible for defeating the Japanese, but MacArthur. So although I consider MacArthur to be the most over-rated General in modern times, I blame FDR more because he let MacArthur rise to positions of power and authority only because of his connections and not from merit.
@@dbsmrosario Makes me respect Truman much more for finally dismissing the prick after his ingenious idea to nuke the Chinese/Korean border to keep Chinese reinforcements out.
Great to see this battle. Been waiting for this since the Pacific War started as I think it's one of the most underrated battles in the theater but had a major impact on the war.
I recommend James Duffy‘s “ war at the end of the world”. The whole book is just on MacArthur and Australia’s war against the Japanese in Papua New Guinea. This half of the Pacific war under MacArthur is not nearly as well known as the Central Pacific campaign led by Nimitz, Spruance, Halsey and so on
With this episode, this might be a good time this week to watch the 2006 Australian war film *Kokoda* , which depicts the experiences of the Australian soldiers fighting the Japanese in the Kokoda Track campaign.
It is really good.
Indeed Kokoda is great movie, but JPs in the scene were so caricatured that made me sad. Whatever the historical facts I realized that Japanese are still treated as monkeys.
Yes Great Movie. The Aussie diggers on the Kokoda Trail were basically had Very little training before sent to battle. The Fuzzy dizzy Angles am the Papua New guinea helpers that Carried the wounded out from the Front line save hundreds of lives..
@@patrioticaussiesams8581 Fuzzy wuzzy
Bravo for telling the story of these brave men who fought in countless action such as Kokoda. They all deserve to remembered for their heroism and sacrifice.
If you want a great read on that story lookup William Manchester's autobiography, Goodbye Darkness. Stunning
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Awesome to see a video about this battle up. Very touching too as my Great Grandfather fought at this battle
If so ( and I don’t doubt) your Great Grandfather served with my Great Uncle’s. Gday I guess, lol
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Australia's contribution needs more recognition. They held the line in New Guinea. If that country fell, not would Australia have been in danger but it could've been used as another base for IJN. Much respect and Appreciation for Australias WW2 Veterans and thank you from America.
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So true. Mac actually complained on the Aussie effort, even though he never set foot in New Guinea.
@@richardmeo2503 Half of Australia's forces were fighting in Europe. They were holding a very Thin Line.
A lot of the Australian forces were only militia, and lightly trained.
@@robdave1974 I did not know that. Possibly so many men were committed and already lost in the prior British failures in France, Africa, Greece and Singapore/Burma that those who were left were the least trained.
I walked the Kokoda track in 2013 and I cannot fully explain how insane the terrain is, let alone having someone trying to kill you. The troops that fought this campaign suffered intensely.
it was a great experience walking the track, highly recommend it. Although I had gastro for 9 of the 10 days and it rained heavily every day except one just added to the realism....
Having walked that terrain, you’ll understand how intensely difficult it was to support troops in the Owen Stanley Ranges with food, ammunition and reinforcements.
GHQ in Melbourne was told very bluntly what the track was like, and that troops sent up the Kokoda track ran some risk of starvation. Instead of accepting the Intel from Moresby, they persisted with the myth that the track could be upgraded to accept motorised transport.
I walked it in 99', wow you were 14 years behind me!
@@mcake1234 No wonder I didn’t see you!!!
@@mcake1234 I've done it twice, 1998 and 2016 with Mates4Mates when I was 60 years old and loved every minute of it.
The Kakoda trail is a fine example of how to conduct a rear guard action, even though it wasn't seen at the time. I recommend Those Ragged Bloody Heroes for those who wish to know more.
As for Stillwell, his hatred for Chiang Kai Chek is legendary.
Who would fckng agree to his proposal to execute officers and men in the Chinese army, can you do that with the US Army? It goes to shows that he's a fcking racist.
A Bastard of a Place is a good book on the subject as well. It also covers Milne Bay and Buna, Gona and Sanananda,
Track not trail.
Great video as always. The story of the Kokoda track makes up a huge part of Australian culture. Here in Australia we generally pronounce the name as as co-co-da and not coc-a-da, so I found it a little jarring hearing the different pronunciation. But otherwise a great summary
I am questioning my life after hearing it pronounced coc-a-da.... Does every Australian pronounce it wrong
He always mispronounces things, it's really annoying.
@@lolagyable no we pronounce it correct everyone else says wrong since it was our battle haha
You pronounce it as the locals do....."Co-co-duh".
I'm of the mind that these print-to-speech robots are getting better, but need more work.
The best WWII documentary I've ever seen. And I've watched a lot about...
Thank you very much, excellent work!
It makes my morning when K&G has a new vid. This series is outstanding! I know there are a lot of people that think the series doesn't mention their country or troops, but as a detailed overview the vids are supurb. Keep up the great work. Thanks for your hard work. Cheers.
Been following the series weekly since the beginning - fantastic stuff, well done! Would be great if one of your forthcoming videos could provide a map of the Pacific + East Asia outlining the total strength of Japanese and allied positions at each location, including the ocean, to give a sense of how the chessboard was arranged at the end of summer 1942.
As an Australian, this is a very significant battle. Heck, it and the New Guinea campaign is overlooked especially by Australia (or used to be) as our country live was at stake because if we lost New Guinea to Japan, then Australia faces more attacks and maybe a land operation in Australia due to it.
While Gallipoli is important and worth remembering for what it is, you shouldn't just look at it too much over this battle especially the what ifs behind it.
Don’t they teach about the _Kokoda trail_ anymore? It was everywhere (throughout school) in the 90’s and was celebrated extensively.
They teach Australiains about the kokoda track, Guadalcanal and the Burma campaign.
@@Drspeco well now snice the 90s yes but compared to Gallipoli which has been alot longer by comparison, see?
True Gallipoli happened earlier and was about the frist snice federation, but still...
@@Timbo6669 in the 90s and snice but Gallipoli goes further as an example.
I appreciate what your country did
Chennault's Flying Tigers later became the company we today know as FedEx. The Flying Tigers are a super underrated part of this war so I hope we see more out of them in the future.
There is a book I would recommend "A Bastard of a Place". The name sums up this battle well.
Another amazing video in your unrivaled series on the Pacific War! So much of these battles are lost to "major battles" in documentaries. It is so good to see you be so thorough in putting this documentary out. Great work K&G!
My grandfather was a communications line runner in Papua. Thank you for this comprehensive series!
Mine was a body guard for them "Aux Signalman Unit". For months post war he taught commandos near Townsville.
Great video. I am learning so much about different campaigns that I never knew existed from this series!
Great work so far on the series K&G!
To the team of kings and generals, you guys are awesome!!!
I take delight in every video from this series that comes out.
I've never seen an upload the same day! This was very cool and I'm happy to support the other channels and TikTok. Please keep up the great work!!!!!
I am loving this series! As always, can't wait til the next one!
Wait, how is 'Kokoda' pronounced? We pronounce it very differently in Australia and now I'm curious.
Must agree as an Australian, the pronunciation of Kokoda I found very grating. I even had to check it was the same iconic battle that was the topic. Has me wondering if for years we have been getting it wrong?
Kokoda is pronounced co co da. Maroubra is mah roo bra.
Here after so long, well worth it
I've been loving these episodes! It has inspired me to start painting some Pacific War miniatures :) love it!
Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job
Love your work man
It's pronounced Coe-coe-dah fella, other than that a good video. A great defensive battle by Australian forces.
Thanks for a good video 👍🏻
It would have been useful if you could have explained the horrendous conditions under which the Kokoda Track battles were fought.
Brilliant video as usual.
Only admirable K&G made a series that explain the moves of EVERY sides of the Pacific War in such detail and systematically with wonderful regenerated maps.
The actions blamed after the battle are told as atrocities when the executioner were IJA/N and told as brave when the executioner were the Allied men, but it’ll be something I had better accustom.
Thanks for watching!
@@kellyowens1868 The most obvious was the A-bomb as a peacemaker.
Some cases have also appeared in this series.
@@kellyowens1868 All of your abracadabra is just a faded excuse to justify Allied atrocity. Talking about A-bombs, there are many arguments in English that I saw claimed these are heroic acts to end the war.
Look again at the cases I wrote once and omitted earlier, limited from 1941 this time. Plainclothes, scorching earth, sacking cities or refugees, and bombing of civilians and massacre of surrendered soldiers by KMT or US. If you could only find war crimes by the Japanese from these, you are far more "regrettable" than I am.
@@kellyowens1868 I don't mean "who is guilty" but "both are guilty", but well ok.
I repeat that most of JP POWs were simply killed by Allies. Very few exceptions reached to the camps or were accepted as POWs on paper. There was not death march but death. This is inhumane, right?
And comes to inhumanity to survived POWs, look into Japanese Surrendered Personnel, for ex. They got all of the inhumane acts and neglect you listed from victors, then there was more cases in wartime.
I don't wanna make any more trouble to wonderful K&G channel, so check the details yourself. Over.
@@kellyowens1868 I said "What the Japanese soldiers were given was not a death march, but death itself.'" How can you say something so out of place?
For you who haven't looked into any of the things I mentioned, give you an overview of "Japanese surrendered personnel". It was the label for more than 100,000 JP soldiers who surrendered on the SEA but were not treated as POW by Allies, so they were subjected to inhumane labor and abuse by the US and Brits.If you still claim that the Allies were innocent, check out this case first.
Very sorry K&G.
Templeton was such a badass, and a hero. 🔥
Very nice documentary
Hey Kings and Generals, great job for this video. I have a question, how’s the Chennault and the flying tigers episode going (episode #23)?
I didn't even notice they skipped the number #23! Must be labeling by weeks.
At the end of #22, they said they would skip that next week and return for Coral Sea, which they did and labeled it #24. I didn't even notice.
I can't remember when or if they said they would do a Flying Tigers episode! But it rings a bell.
Thank you very much for the video
Are you guys gonna do this until 1945? If so, very impressive.
Ending with nuke dude
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@@salammuliadi9200, and the coup to prevent the government from surrendering...
Maybe even covering the beginning of the US and Russian occupations and the beginning of the final phase of the Chinese Civil War?
As an Indian, I am eagerly waiting for the role of the INA of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in WWII and the Battle of Imphal. Great videos btw
That name unfortunately doesn’t ring a bell, however I just read General slim’s book about his war in Burma and he had many great things to say about the Indian troops under his command. particularly fond of his 15th Indian division, triple V’s. He made it clear that they did fantastic fighting and he was as happy to have them as any British division. in fact he seem to enjoy them more because they needed less logistical supplies than full British divisions
@@carveraugustus3840 Lol Bose leads the anti British forces that collaborate with the Japanese, the Azad Hind/Indian National Army. They fight against the British in Imphal
@@nicolasbroaddus8819 ah yes that makes sense. Slim didn’t seem to think they were very effective fighting units, but I’m sure it was really upsetting to the British in India to have this rebel army joining to enemy at the gates.
Bose is a traitor and he died a fitting death burning in an aircraft accident away from Indian Raj soil.
Yeah, as Japanese collaborators. Real smart move on their part, and this is coming from someone who hates the British Empire.
Please do a video on the entire KOKODA battle. As a Papua new Gueanean I am dying of curiosity to learn of the sacrifice on those that fought and died in my Land.
Thank you , K&G .
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I have never heard Kokoda said like coco-dea before being an Australian Ive always heard it as kaakooda.
Well I'm not indonesian but I'd pronounce it cócoda? Man english really needs written accents, tbh it needs a full phonetic rework but accents would be a good start.
Great stuff.
It should be noted as well that the Australian 39th battalion was a militia battalion made up of men who weren't old or fit enough to serve in the AIF. They only received a few weeks training before being chucked into face the Japanese on the Kokoda trail
And they kicked arse💪
Yeah and they still defeated veteran troops
Good to see, you guys took the feed back from the last video about the pronouncation of Kokoda 😑
Great workkkk 🥳🥳🥳 Thank you 💜💜💜
Thanks
For language lessons. Spend it wisely
Please keep up the good work!
my favorite channel has come back for a new episode!!!..
War is so morbidly fascinating.
As a historical note, GHQ in Melbourne was informed very bluntly that the Kokoda track was only suitable for foot traffic, and that supplies could not be adequately provided for troops deployed up the track. They ignored that advice and Morris was ORDERED to deploy men to Kokoda. GHQ also rejected assessments that the Japanese were present in force greatly exceeding that of the Australian formations.
New Guinea Force had just three transport planes available for the entire theatre, and supply by air in that kind of terrain had not been previously attempted. It was literally being invented “on the fly”.
Some modern “histories” do Morris a great injustice. He was well aware of the conditions and difficulties and his judgement was subsequently vindicated. The officer who succeeded him in command of military forces in New Guinea - General Rowell - assessed his work as “A job well done, under difficult circumstances and with inadequate resources” (B.M. Morris, personal papers).
"kuh-koh-da"
"mah-roo-brah"
Mon-Ar -O
You should really make a playlist on british wars during it's campaign of colonizing new territories around the world.
Love the videos!
A bit surprised that this is the first one to mention the Flying Tigers in much detail (I would have expected it in the "0.x videos")
Oh man if only historian/teacher use this type of presentation or lecture etc. It wouldn't boring class or subject.
Zoom that thumbnail in for a higher CTR. Love the channel man!
Your videos are very informative. Could you make a video on Bangladesh liberation war/ India Pakistan 1971 war?
As a avid reader, I highly recommend “Kakoda” by Peter Fitzsimmons. Historically accurate and great narrative flow.
Love me some Kings and Generals
Absolutely. Great Book
I wouldn't trust anything that comes out of his mouth tbf, I've read some of his biographies but the author is chair of an organisation that propagates lies and misinformation on a daily basis nor is he actually qualified to be writing about such stuff. He is a Journalist and a former Rugby player NOT a historian with primary sources.
Paul Hams book is better, easy to read, well written covering both sides without Fitzsimmons patriotism perspective.
@@pbeccas Fitzsimmons is an absolute tool.
FitzSimons is not a historian worth the name. He ignores primary sources, adopts a narrative that suits him and makes up “facts” to suit himself. Modern populist historians write books in order to sell books, and they will not do that if they simply admit that previous historians got it right.
The reality is that the Commanders and the troops involved - both Australian and American - were a mixed bag. Politics played far too great a part.
I would recommend a far older book, “Retreat From Kokoda”, by Raymond Paul. It was the first serious analysis of the Kokoda campaign, setting out the conditions and difficulties of a fighting withdrawal and the success of the Australians involved. It had the added advantage of being written at a time that the major players involved were still alive and available to comment and critique where the author erred.
I appreciate what the Boys from Down Under did to protect the world.
In australia we called them chocos or chocolate soldiers because it was thought they would not stand a chance sacrifices for the chance at a homeland defence
One would think, that before doing a video on Kokoda, one would learn how to say Kokoda.
Yeah wombat. This is just so jarring to listen to and I find it insulting to the hero's that fought there
More Pacific war documentary 😵💫 MORE!!!! 🤤
those 2 planes that didn't land were piloted by US pilots, the aussies at kokoda were clearing the landing strip of to allow them to land, the aussies on board told them to land but the pilots thought the japanese were too close (not sure if the radioed for advice) but the troops on the ground were gutted to see them fly away
A minute in and already struggling with the pronunciation of Kokoda lol
His pronounciation of Maroubra force is a bit off too.
Kokoda - Ko-koe-da. The first ko sounds like ko as in coconut followed by a ko with a similar sound to Poe.
The second syllabus for coconut is the first Ko in kokoda co(co)nut
Looks like Stillwell moved heaven and earth to make his plans accepted by the Chinese, British and Americans. Dude was the personitfication of Perseverance
@D G :O
Guess we'll see more of that in the next videos
Moved a fair bit along his road too...
When speaking the word "Kokoda", think of the car make Toyota. This is how "Kokoda" is pronounced.
Midway, Milne Bay, Kokoda and Guadalcanal must have all hit the previously invincible Japanese like bricks to the head. As if some guy you had beaten up gets up and lands a four punch combo with Mike Tyson power.
Even though I know what happens it's still exciting.
It should also be mentioned that the 39th Battalion were poorly trained militia who had been used to unload ships at Port Moresby until news of the landings at Buna and Gona. They weren't considered front line troops.
Seen this Underated Australian movie Kokoda.
It's hard to imagine but it happened, China and America once fought side by side as allies.
The US and Taiwan are still allies
@@jessejojojohnson I'm refering to mainland China not a semi-independent state
Please make a playlist on indian history.
And keep all your works up👍
My Grandfather served on Kokoda as a radio man
My father also fought on kokoda, him and his mate where the last 2 left in their platoon.
Thanks to these micro description of the battles we can find the coward commanders like Maj. William Watson.
Just finished this battle in Arma 3. One of the most underrated battle. This part of the Pacific War is quite unknown to the eye of some historian or history enthusiast. Overshadowed by Saipan and etc. Just like Operation Dragoon as well, overshadowed by Overlord.
This battle shows how important it is during the pacific war. Thank you for sharing this part of historical event.
Wait what mod allows you to fight Kokoda
Hi, please do battle of Badr! It would be a very interesting video! :D
wish he's pronounce Kokoda properly, great vid guys :)
What you don't like "Cockada"?
@@SpeedyCM 😂
Great
Ok so it's ka-code-da in Strine.
So, is the plan for this series to run for 3 more years? Weekly updates until VJ Day 2025?
yep
@@KingsandGenerals Awesome! Looking forward to it.
next week going to be good we finally get the long and bloody air land and sea of Guadalcanal
I liked your documentary contents, wish you can make a docu about 1300 Jews refugee into the philippines, thank you for reading my request.
Yokoyama Yosuke looks like some sort of Lovecraftian horror, perhaps it's just a bad picture?
Yes
Do you have video of battle of 3 kingdom of ancient korea
Chennault = Shen - NAULT
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yo, you should add a compass to the screen so we know which way is north south east and west
where did you hear how Templeton was killed i understand they didn't know how he died apparently shot after that i didn't know no trace of him was ever found would be intrested to know where ifo of his actual death happened if you could let me know I'd be very intrested thank you.
All I can say is f yeah to the captain
Could you do a series of chinese civil war? I would like to know the truth and details about this controversial topic!
I love your videos but have to skip this 1 because the way you pronounce Kokoda may be the correct way but its like nails on the chalk board to me.
Can't wait for future content on all 3 of your channels.
You need to cite your references whenever you make these videos. Very important. It takes 5 seconds to post them.
Oof that pronuciation of Kokoda is painful but i'll allow it cos KNG is the GOAT
It might be an unpopular opinion but the Aussies are the first military to stop and push back both the Japanese and the Germans. Tobruk and Kokoda
Could u do konebaung and tango empire of the Burmese empire
The pronunciation of Kokoda is like Cocoa
Making a video/ post on the demographic of your channel would be good
First time I hear of a Chinese air force before 1950.
Did they have American or Soviet planes?
Toyotas
@@Caznainthehouse that's a joke right?