Crusade In The Pacific: The Rise And Fall Of Hirohito’s Empire | Battlezone | War Stories
When Hirohito became Emperor of Japan in 1926, the program for extending Japan’s rule began to gain momentum. Initially their aggression brought them a lot of success, but the empire’s days were numbered once the major global powers got involved.
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00:00 Introduction
01:27 Rise Of Japan’s Empire
04:10 Geneva
05:10 HH Promo
05:54 China
14:29 Further South
16:50 WW2
22:18 Pearl Harbor
23:53 Reaction
26:34 Crusade In The Pacific