Frenchy Reacts to Wake Island

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  • Опубліковано 23 тра 2024
  • A Frenchy Reacts to Wake Island ! Let's react to the battle of Wake Island, where 450 Brave Marines fought the Imperial Japanese Navy on a remote island.
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    • 450 Marines Vs The Imp...
    #ww2 #wakeisland #pearlharbor #pacificwar
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  • @ToonStory-fh4gn
    @ToonStory-fh4gn  Місяць тому +7

    I hope you enjoy it ! The audio sounds a bit weird from time to time (apologies), I had to record it under special circumstances

    • @ripvanwinkle2002
      @ripvanwinkle2002 Місяць тому +2

      first video of yours ive watched.
      im impressed at your basic background knowledge of history, so that the events in context are more meaningful to you.
      in simple terms
      you see a documentary
      not an action movie
      Bravo!

  • @Cody38Super
    @Cody38Super Місяць тому +15

    Ace is 5. We just lost "Bud" Anderson on the 17th, a triple Ace P-51 pilot with 16 kills. He was 102 years old. His Mustang was named "Old Crow".

    • @ToonStory-fh4gn
      @ToonStory-fh4gn  Місяць тому +4

      Thank you for this, I did not know about him may he rest in peace

  • @StoriesFromHistory-rv4oi
    @StoriesFromHistory-rv4oi Місяць тому +6

    Insane story. Love this guys storytelling abilities. World class

  • @deborahdanhauer8525
    @deborahdanhauer8525 Місяць тому +3

    I’ve always been amazed at how Japan could misunderstand Americans so badly, that they thought attacking Pearl Harbor would keep us out of the war. I can’t think of a better example of not knowing your enemy. Only the man with the famous quote had any idea of who he was dealing with.❤️🐝🤗

    • @ToonStory-fh4gn
      @ToonStory-fh4gn  Місяць тому +2

      That's very true. I think here we are dealing with a mix of endoctrination, racists bias, and a lack of understanding of the US willingness to fight. Also a lack of proper coordination between the various branches within the Japanese government, an army in pursuit of its personal agenda, and so on. Thank you very much :)

    • @deborahdanhauer8525
      @deborahdanhauer8525 Місяць тому

      @@ToonStory-fh4gn Yes, absolutely! And you’re welcome❤️🐝🤗

  • @user-es4bd6xp1w
    @user-es4bd6xp1w Місяць тому +3

    Is it just me as an army soldier. This is the first French man we love. Show him love guys.

  • @pamforrester844
    @pamforrester844 Місяць тому +6

    What a triple treat for me today? It's Friday, my favorite history channel watching one of my favorite content creators, could life get any better? What a story! Never underestimate marines and ticked off construction workers! I love how he tells a story, this was a time to need a morale boost and boy did they come through. Thank you as always for the video and commentary, happy Friday everyone, a safe and fun weekend

    • @ToonStory-fh4gn
      @ToonStory-fh4gn  Місяць тому +2

      Thank you very much, what kind of metal are these guys made of? Have a very nice weekend 😀

  • @george217
    @george217 Місяць тому +4

    The quote was from his Dan Daly Bio...

  • @Onnabote
    @Onnabote Місяць тому +1

    "I guess this is kind of embarrassing for you."
    Stop giving the British credit for the art of understatement, immediately.

  • @StephenLuke
    @StephenLuke Місяць тому +2

    Wake Island (1942) was a great film! I watched it on DVD and it wasn't bad at all despite being made in the middle of World War II.

    • @ToonStory-fh4gn
      @ToonStory-fh4gn  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you, I am curious about it now!

    • @StephenLuke
      @StephenLuke Місяць тому +1

      @@ToonStory-fh4gn You should look up the battle on the internet, watch a documentary called Wake Island: Alamo of the Pacific, or there's a video made by The Operations Room you can watch.

  • @jeffreybaker4399
    @jeffreybaker4399 29 днів тому

    More additional informative commentary on your part. Subscribed. Edit: If someone can suggest to you a good video on Bir Hakeim, I'd enjoy hearing your comments.

    • @ToonStory-fh4gn
      @ToonStory-fh4gn  28 днів тому

      Thank you! I am considering doing a video on my own on Bir Hakeim :)

  • @joecrazy9896
    @joecrazy9896 Місяць тому +3

    A US pilot is considered an "ace" once he or she destroys 5 or more enemy aircrafts.

  • @PhycoKrusk
    @PhycoKrusk Місяць тому +3

    Bushido in imperial Japan after the Meiji Restoration was presented very differently than it was in feudal Japan: Whereas in imperial Japan it was very much a tool of propaganda to condition soldiers in "proper" battlefield conduct, classical bushido was more in line with the code of chivalry in Europe; it was not a code of battlefield conduct, but of conduct _period._ It included the battlefield, but also social etiquette, ritual etiquette, religious conduct, and so on.
    I'm sure you have in your mind of how a French knight was supposed to conduct himself whether he was on the battlefield or in the king's palace; bushido _should_ be presented like that.
    Additionally, something I find interesting is that Yamamoto also said after Pearl Harbor, paraphrased, "I expect to conduct myself as I please for six months or perhaps one year, but after that, defeat is all but inevitable." Six months to the day after he said that was the Battle of Midway, generally accepted as the point where the war had decisively turned against Japan.

    • @ToonStory-fh4gn
      @ToonStory-fh4gn  Місяць тому +1

      The way I understand Bushido is that it's a generic term to describe a way of behaving for members of the same warrior class. A bit like the French chivalry, and both have been heavily romanticised and exaggerated in culture but are nevertheless based on solid facts.
      I really like The Shogunate's videos on the subject.
      Thanks for the insightful comment!

  • @dakotachristensen3397
    @dakotachristensen3397 Місяць тому +2

    My favor video of his is “the most gangster marine”

    • @ToonStory-fh4gn
      @ToonStory-fh4gn  Місяць тому

      I'll react to that one too for sure 😀

    • @adamskeans2515
      @adamskeans2515 Місяць тому

      @@ToonStory-fh4gn anything he's done, but America's Secret Underground Cheese Bunkers, The Most Gangster Politician of All Time

  • @ripvanwinkle2002
    @ripvanwinkle2002 Місяць тому +2

    Wake Island
    USMC Bad ASS defined
    Semper FI
    RIP

  • @derkhart6019
    @derkhart6019 Місяць тому

    Wow fantastic,woke the sleeping gaint,may that just fills you with dread.
    Nobody came to help them,an they fought on,believing they would be killed anyway,that's a powerful motivator.
    An two planes against 50,unbelievable an they shot down over twenty enemy planes.
    This would make a fantastic movie.
    Also I agree with the fat electrician I would of kept the rugs too.
    Fantastic video again my French friend,your content is amazing.

    • @ToonStory-fh4gn
      @ToonStory-fh4gn  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you very much, I'd keep the rugs too! And these marines a freaking beasts

    • @derkhart6019
      @derkhart6019 Місяць тому

      Yes an loosing officers doesn't hinder them,they just fight harder,very impressive.

  • @knightspearhead5718
    @knightspearhead5718 28 днів тому

    7:30 The worst Defeat and you are part of a country that has one of the strongest sentiments for "Victory or Death" the soldiers would rather die in battle then retreat especially towards the end of the war(thats the main reason for US dropping the bombs that people always conveniently leave out when talking about that subject"
    9:00 yes "forced into a war" in the combat perspective but the US was supplying the allies long before japan attacked, and are also the ones that empowered japan to want to expand.
    I had to google to double check but Japan signed the Geneva Convention in 1929.

  • @ethanlewis1459
    @ethanlewis1459 Місяць тому +1

    Epic History has just released a new video about Napoleon’s Coup of 1799 will you react to it

  • @jehoiakimelidoronila5450
    @jehoiakimelidoronila5450 Місяць тому

    The imperial Japanese did sign the Geneva convention, if I remember correctly. *but they never abide with it.*
    Worst of all, they got away with their war crimes (thanks to America)

    • @ToonStory-fh4gn
      @ToonStory-fh4gn  Місяць тому

      There is a series on Netflix about the post-war trial of Japanese officials called ‘Tokyo Trial’. Quite interesting if I remember correctly, and highlights the legal difficulties of trying high ranking officials. Plus the geopolitical stakes of quickly turning Japan back into an ally effectively. Thank you very much!

  • @da7433
    @da7433 Місяць тому

    Brumaire Coup by Epic History TV!

  • @usmcdevildog3497
    @usmcdevildog3497 Місяць тому

    Tossing in 'Drawn of History' - ua-cam.com/video/YeTzeRXf-Xo/v-deo.htmlsi=CST49m-Vf4gDar5x