Though the British plans to defend Singapore with the Royal Navy and Air Force never materialize, Air Marshal...

Professor Mikhal Dekel joins me to talk about her book, covering Jewish Polish refugees, as 1000 children make an...

The Japanese troops push the British led forces as well as the Dutch troops around Borneo, taking coastal towns and...

After the raid on Pearl Harbor, two Japanese destroyers are sent to damage the American facilities at Midway Island....

Broken by overwhelming numbers, Gen. Maltby and Gov. Young surrender the cause of Hong Kong. But in some ways, the...

As Christmas approaches, the overwhelming Japanese forces reduce the British holdings throughout Hong Kong. Still,...

With the eastern half of Hong Kong Island practically lost, it's up to the West Brigade, under Brig. John Lawson to...

Gen. Sakai begins his invasion of Hong Kong, but Gen. Maltby has his troops ready and his Motor Torpedo Boats, which...

With the Gin Drinker's Line pierced, Gen. Maltby pulls back his men to Hong Kong Island. The Japanese will ask the...

As the Japanese military has been able to take the port cities of China by 1941, the British held Hong Kong is still...

London had decided that Hong Kong was to be sacrificed to the Japanese, but after Canada offered up two battalions,...

The marines on Wake Island are holding out, due to discipline and Japanese tactical mistakes. Yet Maj. Devereux is...

Wake Island becomes the focal point of US resistance to Japanese aggression. Adm. Kimmel will send a relief force to...

The Marines on Wake Island are down to four Wildcat fighters, but are determined to resist any Japanese invasion, no...

With MacArthur's airfields still smoldering, the Japanese attack Guam and Wake Island. But the Marines on Wake, though...

Gen. Douglas MacArthur, in command of all U.S. forces in The Philippines, is convinced that the Japanese will not...

As Japan launches Operation No. 1, the invasion of SE Asia, numerous transport ships head out to attack The...

Author Walter Borneman joins us to talk about his book, Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and The Fate of the Many Brothers...

As the Japanese invasion fleet comes closer to Malaya, the various plans established by each side will be tested. Yet,...

As Axis victories cause colonial powers to become vulnerable in the Far East, Japan decides to enter the war. With a...

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With details of the Pearl Harbor attack still coming in, President Roosevelt knows he needs to inform but also calm...

The Second attack wave comes and goes at Pearl Harbor. Now, FDR, Adm. Nimitz, Adm. Halsey and Gen. Douglas MacArthur...

The Americans with Canadian help attempt to drive away or capture the Japanese troops stationed on Attu and Kiska. Yet...

The Americans continue to bomb Kiska, but the Japanese troops are not leaving. Worse, the Imperial Japanese High...

As the Japanese grab a second Aleutian Island, the US military, though denying the Japanese advance, makes plans to...

Adm. Yamamoto wants to occupy the Midway Islands, but first needs to confuse his opponent Adm. Chester Nimitz with a...

Shot Down covers the events leading up to and after the crew of the B 17 Susan Ruth is shot down over the...

As the carrier USS Enterprise is late for its return to Pearl Harbor, Adm. Bull Halsey sends on ahead Scouting and...

Dr. Jonathan Fennell discusses the big battles and issues such as morale, doctrine and social change in his latest...

As the Japanese bombs and bullets begin to destroy American equipment and lives, the mostly young men are about to...

This episode is a crossover from The Cold War Podcast that I co-host with Cameron Reilly. With us is historian Andrew...

Back with us is Flint Whitlock as we discuss his book Depths of Courage:American Submariners at War with Japan,...

Laszlo Montgomery of The China History Podcast joins me to discuss Claire Chennault and the Flying Tigers. Just after...

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With the Allies being held up in southern Italy by The Gustav Line, near the end of 1943, Gen. Mark Clark decides to...

The 2nd Air Wave comes at Pearl Harbor to finish what the First Wave started. Yet, their target selection will be...

While the official government story has always been that no Allied POWs were held in German concentration camps, 168...

This episode covers the first attack wave of Japanese aircraft, from the Japanese point of view. Battleship Row is...

The first air wave of attacking Japanese warplanes reaches Oahu, on their way to Pearl Harbor. But before they reach...

Writer Robin Hutton talks about her latest book which tells of the animals who contributed to the Allied effort of...

In the predawn darkness, the Japanese Strike Force has prepared to launch its first wave of bombers and fighters....

Writer Mary Jo McConahay comes on the show to discuss her latest book, The Tango War: The Struggle for the Hearts,...

On December 7, 1941, Ambassador Nomura and Special Envoy Kurusu are about to give Secretary of State Hull and FDR...

Multiple Japanese Assault Fleets are on the move, but with so much incoming information, President Roosevelt and his...

Attacked on 30 July 1945, the heavy cruiser was torpedoed by the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58, and sank in 12...

Emperor Hirohito reluctantly gives his approval for the attack on Pearl Harbor. As Tojo said, "With war, if you don't...

Through MAGIC, the US's ability to read Japan's diplomatic messages, FDR learns of a final deadline and a coming...

Tokyo and Washington seem to be making progress in their peace talks. And yet, the Japanese 1st Air Fleet departs for...

Prince Konoye's government collapses as Gen. Tojo demands war with the U.S. Emperor Hirohito then orders Tojo to form...

Dr. Vinogradova comes back to the show to discuss her latest book, Defending the Motherland: The Soviet Women Who...

As the various issues with attacking Pearl Harbor are overcome, the Japanese Military evades telling the truth to...

Washington and Tokyo continue their diplomatic dance but neither side is willing to give in. The Americans have broken...

With Washington and Tokyo trying to bend the other to its will, President Roosevelt seeks to strangle Japan's...

Chiang Kai-Shek struggles to keep China in the war, knowing the Soviet-German Non Aggression Pact can not last. The...

Having chased Chiang Kai-Shek back to Chongqing, the Japanese Empire is still unable to get him to surrender. So, on...

Chiang Kai-Shek starts over, again, in Chongqing, as the Japanese military seek to deny him the east coast. First...

Chiang Kai-Shek is staking everything on his defense of Wuhan. As such, the various Japanese forces attempt to...

As Chiang Kai-Shek moves his capital and military Head Quarters west and Hideki Tojo becomes directly involved in the...

Chiang Kai-Shek's forces are barely holding out. But when a second enemy Expeditionary Force lands, it spells the end...