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Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War continues with a video on Australia's New Guinea Campaign. In March 1943, the momentum in the Pacific had shifted, but Japan still held a powerful defensive network across New Guinea. This full-length documentary follows the Allied campaign from the destruction of a Japanese reinforcement convoy in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea to the capture of Finschhafen and the desperate counterattack at Scarlet Beach. After the air battles of Operation I-Go, Australian and American forces began grinding toward Salamaua through some of the harshest terrain of the war. The fighting at Bobdubi Ridge, Mubo, Mount Tambu and Roosevelt Ridge became part of a larger deception, drawing Japanese reinforcements away from Lae. That set the stage for Operation Postern, a coordinated amphibious landing east of Lae and an airborne assault at Nadzab. The video then follows the fall of Salamaua and Lae, the battle at Kaiapit, the advance through the Markham and Ramu valleys, and the landing at Scarlet Beach. With Finschhafen captured, the Japanese 20th Division launched a major counteroffensive to throw the Australians back into the sea. This is the complete story of the 1943 New Guinea Campaign, the offensive that secured the Huon Peninsula approach, weakened Japan’s outer perimeter and pushed MacArthur ever closer to the Philippines.
Island Hopping: The Strategy That Defeated Japan in the Pacific War: youtu.be/LAn1uD-gmSk
Japan’s First Major Land Defeat - Papua New Guinea Campaign 1942-1943: youtu.be/FWmvINEJuQY
How Japan Destroyed the Dutch Empire: youtu.be/xEtPsD5FVJ4
What Happened After Guadalcanal?: youtu.be/wdcntM5MDK8
From Pearl Harbor to Midway: How America Turned the Tables: youtu.be/4f_ooRSdddI
Philippines Campaign: youtu.be/Gx6WPpjvCc8
Malaya Campaign: youtu.be/mBKCuHBS-R8
Guadalcanal Campaign: youtu.be/FI4eNk69E8Q
Japanese Invasion of Alaska: youtu.be/LWggo0ORTks
South Africa’s Long War in Angola - youtu.be/StRksfQz3nU
Rhodesian Bush War 1964-1979 - Zimbabwean Independence War - youtu.be/aL-Uy_Wmcbc
India and Pakistan - All Wars - youtu.be/6gkJ6LCnCA8
War in Ukraine - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX5XWJ8IJd9MKucLnkAzK28E
Pacific War Series: youtu.be/MEgIHN63ojU?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx8gZ7CQyjweEg
Cold War channel: youtube.com/@TheColdWarTV
Modern Warfare series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4NYr_WkbaW5KfYwqTAxn08
Video: Zakuan Musa youtube.com/@vectorhistoria7767
Script: Ivan Moran, Craig Watson bit.ly/3UgWAbt
VO: Devin bit.ly/3XzSCgV & bit.ly/3GUO9iT
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00:00:00 - The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
00:10:18 - Allied Air Power Strikes the Convoy
00:18:50 - MacArthur, Nimitz and the Road to Rabaul
00:32:05 - Yamamoto Launches Operation I-Go
00:45:48 - Salamaua Becomes the Allied Decoy
00:56:49 - The Battle for Bobdubi Ridge
01:05:38 - Operation Cartwheel Takes Shape
01:10:46 - Planning the Road to Lae
01:28:02 - The Nassau Bay Landings
01:46:04 - Operation Doublet Begins
01:53:25 - Mubo Falls and the Advance Continues
01:56:39 - Mount Tambu and Roosevelt Ridge
02:25:38 - Operation Postern: The Plan to Capture Lae
02:34:25 - Allied Air Power Devastates Wewak
02:36:49 - The Final Push Toward Salamaua
02:46:53 - The Amphibious Invasion of Lae
02:51:57 - The Airborne Assault on Nadzab
02:57:46 - The Race for Salamaua and Lae
03:23:16 - Kaiapit and the Advance Beyond Lae
03:32:48 - Scarlet Beach and the Capture of Finschhafen
03:48:01 - Dumpu, Sattelberg and Japan’s Counterattack
04:10:02 - The Battle for Scarlet Beach
#Documentary #PacificWar #Japan
🎥 Watch 300+ exclusive videos on Youtube► youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join or Patreon ► patreon.com/kingsandgenerals
Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War continues with a video on Australia's New Guinea Campaign. In March 1943, the momentum in the Pacific had shifted, but Japan still held a powerful defensive network across New Guinea. This full-length documentary follows the Allied campaign from the destruction of a Japanese reinforcement convoy in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea to the capture of Finschhafen and the desperate counterattack at Scarlet Beach. After the air battles of Operation I-Go, Australian and American forces began grinding toward Salamaua through some of the harshest terrain of the war. The fighting at Bobdubi Ridge, Mubo, Mount Tambu and Roosevelt Ridge became part of a larger deception, drawing Japanese reinforcements away from Lae. That set the stage for Operation Postern, a coordinated amphibious landing east of Lae and an airborne assault at Nadzab. The video then follows the fall of Salamaua and Lae, the battle at Kaiapit, the advance through the Markham and Ramu valleys, and the landing at Scarlet Beach. With Finschhafen captured, the Japanese 20th Division launched a major counteroffensive to throw the Australians back into the sea. This is the complete story of the 1943 New Guinea Campaign, the offensive that secured the Huon Peninsula approach, weakened Japan’s outer perimeter and pushed MacArthur ever closer to the Philippines.
Island Hopping: The Strategy That Defeated Japan in the Pacific War: youtu.be/LAn1uD-gmSk
Japan’s First Major Land Defeat - Papua New Guinea Campaign 1942-1943: youtu.be/FWmvINEJuQY
How Japan Destroyed the Dutch Empire: youtu.be/xEtPsD5FVJ4
What Happened After Guadalcanal?: youtu.be/wdcntM5MDK8
From Pearl Harbor to Midway: How America Turned the Tables: youtu.be/4f_ooRSdddI
Philippines Campaign: youtu.be/Gx6WPpjvCc8
Malaya Campaign: youtu.be/mBKCuHBS-R8
Guadalcanal Campaign: youtu.be/FI4eNk69E8Q
Japanese Invasion of Alaska: youtu.be/LWggo0ORTks
South Africa’s Long War in Angola - youtu.be/StRksfQz3nU
Rhodesian Bush War 1964-1979 - Zimbabwean Independence War - youtu.be/aL-Uy_Wmcbc
India and Pakistan - All Wars - youtu.be/6gkJ6LCnCA8
War in Ukraine - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX5XWJ8IJd9MKucLnkAzK28E
Pacific War Series: youtu.be/MEgIHN63ojU?list=PLaBYW76inbX4kE52CPUvx8gZ7CQyjweEg
Cold War channel: youtube.com/@TheColdWarTV
Modern Warfare series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaBYW76inbX4NYr_WkbaW5KfYwqTAxn08
Video: Zakuan Musa youtube.com/@vectorhistoria7767
Script: Ivan Moran, Craig Watson bit.ly/3UgWAbt
VO: Devin bit.ly/3XzSCgV & bit.ly/3GUO9iT
✔ Merch store ► teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals
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✔ Podcast ► kingsandgenerals.net/podcast
✔ PayPal ► paypal.me/kingsandgenerals
✔ Twitter ► twitter.com/KingsGenerals
Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com
00:00:00 - The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
00:10:18 - Allied Air Power Strikes the Convoy
00:18:50 - MacArthur, Nimitz and the Road to Rabaul
00:32:05 - Yamamoto Launches Operation I-Go
00:45:48 - Salamaua Becomes the Allied Decoy
00:56:49 - The Battle for Bobdubi Ridge
01:05:38 - Operation Cartwheel Takes Shape
01:10:46 - Planning the Road to Lae
01:28:02 - The Nassau Bay Landings
01:46:04 - Operation Doublet Begins
01:53:25 - Mubo Falls and the Advance Continues
01:56:39 - Mount Tambu and Roosevelt Ridge
02:25:38 - Operation Postern: The Plan to Capture Lae
02:34:25 - Allied Air Power Devastates Wewak
02:36:49 - The Final Push Toward Salamaua
02:46:53 - The Amphibious Invasion of Lae
02:51:57 - The Airborne Assault on Nadzab
02:57:46 - The Race for Salamaua and Lae
03:23:16 - Kaiapit and the Advance Beyond Lae
03:32:48 - Scarlet Beach and the Capture of Finschhafen
03:48:01 - Dumpu, Sattelberg and Japan’s Counterattack
04:10:02 - The Battle for Scarlet Beach
#Documentary #PacificWar #Japan
