First published at 09:32 UTC on October 30th, 2022.
Japan would create arguably the greatest fighter in the Second World War - the Mitsubishi Zero, but their failed War Factories would ultimately reduce the Zero to a Kamikaze plane.
Having recovered from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour a few year…
MORE
Japan would create arguably the greatest fighter in the Second World War - the Mitsubishi Zero, but their failed War Factories would ultimately reduce the Zero to a Kamikaze plane.
Having recovered from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour a few years prior, America was now ready to take the fight to Japan. This led to 5 major 'carrier-versus-carrier' engagements, the last of which was The Battle of the Philippine Sea. Japan had the better planes, but America had the superior pilots. What followed was an American victory so dominant that the aerial part of the battle was dubbed the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.
Features: Guy Walters (Author & Historian), Alexandra Churchill (Author & Historian), Tony Holmes (Aviation expert), Phillips Payson O'Brien (Military and Economic Historian), Dr Stephen Davies (Insitute of Ecomonic Affairs).
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:15 Pearl Harbor
01:52 The A6M Zero
17:28 Japan's Weakness
22:24 Battle of Midway
26:13 Pilot Shortage
27:16 Battle of the Philippine Sea
32:58 Factory Bombing
33:52 Kamikaze
35:19 The A-Bomb
36:25 Post WW2
40:12 The Bullet Train
Source: War Stories
https://www.youtube.com/c/WarStoriesChannel
-- This is shared without profit for educational and historical purposes ---
LESS