Hey guys. Again, my apologies for how long this took to finish. This one was a bit of a beast. Just to put the work into context, the script was 26,000 words (that's longer than my Master's Thesis, and I still skipped over a bunch of stuff), and when the videos are this detailed they just take a bunch of time. Its all more research, more writing, more text/audio/video editing, more maps, more image searches ect, so these big ones just take longer to finish. I promise, I am trying to get these out faster, but considering that hopefully people will be watching these in several years, I don't want to compromise in terms of quality just to get the video published a week or two earlier. I hope you all understand, but don't worry, I'll be rolling right into the next one!
there are not many videos longer than 2h that id watch. but out of this series i have watched all of them and some more than once. but whats up with the video in the list. its available but "not shown"?
Your videos are never late, they're right on time! Thank you for the amazing work you put into these. I love learning about the battles Americans leave out
Thanks to all the Australian Veterans who served and sacrificed so much. I spent 7 years in the Marine Corps Infantry and have nothing but admiration and respect for the brave Aussies who not only had to fight a formidable enemy in the unforgiving jungle but had to do it everyday while dragging a cumbersome ball and chain around their necks...a ball named Douglass and achain named Macarthur.
I first thought McArthur was one of the best Generals the Americans had . But , as Iread about some of the lesser known , but as deadly , battles that occurred in the SouthWest Pacific , I see that , from reading eyewitness accounts , McArthur wasn't all I thought he was cracked up to be . Supposedly , he was careful of not sending his troops against enemy positions head on curtailing casualties under his command , while the USMC in the Central Pacific campaigns , and the USAs Army commanders in Europe suffered high casualties due to head on assaults in a meat grinder battle with well entrenched , formidable Japanese , and German positions . Good example occurs in Europes' ,vGerman , Belgium boarder in the "Green Hell Of the Hurtgen " ,bor "Battle Of The Hurtgen Forrest" where the USAs 1st Army ,vAnd parts of the USAs 9thbArmy suffered 33000 casualties , and another 15000-2000 non- combat casualties from mid - 9 to early 12/44 .
@@JohnEglick-oz6cdHe wasn’t all that smart. He really underestimated the Chinese and misread their intentions in the Korean War. If he had have read the situation right he could have prevented the Chinese entering the war if he kept away from the Chinese border and just trapped the snotty Koreans into the very top of Korea. Instead he basically tried to push them into China and went right to the border on the Yalu and the Chinese entered the war. He also had a habit of expecting the impossible from Australian troops (which they often did). He also discredited Australian troops and officers. The fact is that most of MacArthurs troops in the SW pacific theatre were Australians and they pulled off some stunning actions. They also gave the Japanese their first defeat on land at Milne Bay and some of the men at Milne bay had just returned from North Africa having given the Afrika Korps the NAZI’s first major land defeat at the first siege of Tobruk. Some will claim Narvik was the first but the British basically landed and left Narvik
@@chrisbrent7487 The Korean Conflict McArthur miscalculated , and almost tired out to be a calamity . But , in the PTO he wasn't as wanton with his troops as some of ETO American Generals where , nearly 2/12 times more American troops were used as cannon fodder ; the Battle Of The Hurtgen Forrest" , just one of a quite a few examples of wanton , callous use of troops against we'll formidable German positions hit head on in costly frontal assaults cost the USAs 1st , and part of USAs 9th Armies 33000 , + 20000 non- combatant casualties just a little less what McArthur suffered combo USMC , And USA casualties in the PTO alone .
@@chrisbrent7487 Also, the over ambitious plan by Field Marshall General Bernard Montgomerys'' "Operation Market Garden " trying to curtail the WW2 in the ETO neared a calamity thanks to lackadaisical reconnaissance by the Allies , and captured plans , somehow , and to Field Marshall General Walter Model's quick maneuvering of his Panzer Grenadier divisions 2 of which were Waffen SS Panzer Grenadiers waiting a welcoming party for the 1st Brit Paratroopers @ Arnhem , which the Brits were mauled , My dad's dad served as a medic with the USAs 508 PIR s 82nd A/B Div , and was @ Nimwjegan , Holland during the whole bitter fighting . This is after his harrowing experience jumping into Normand'y's Frances "Bocage l" Hedgerow country , and the bloodletting in that bloody struggle . Grandpa was wounded in the Ardennes mid13/44 "Battle Of The Bulge " , which was another Allied/ American blunder in intelligence in not picking up Nazi- German troops movements along the thinly held American lines . Some of the American Div.s were sent to the Ardennes for RnR from the Hurtgen Forrest Grimm fighting .
Another documentary to add to my pacific collection. Im not going to lie, you can tell the passion and effort you put into this and its always good to listen too. Especially since it shines a light on the brave diggers who fought to stop and then push back Japan. Well done Hypo.
The fighting in New Guinea is all but ignored in the histories for several reasons. Firstly, it was just too tough a place for most correspondents. The country itself wanted to kill you. There were no back areas with bars & hotels so essential for a good media presence. The fighting was just a bloody slog. No dramatic bombardments with a heroic seaborne dash to a small confined battlefield with the opportunity for good action footage. The troops in New Guinea were fever ridden wreaks squatting in their own filth. The Japanese took no prisoners in the whole 3 years of the fighting in this campaign. Cannibalism was rife a Japanese survivor stated that you either ate the enemy dead or staved. Their own dead were just too skinny. You chance of death on Guadalcanal were 1 in 37. In New Guinea it was 1 in 11! There were 350,000 Japanese troops in the New Guinea campaign. In New Guinea the Australian’s were outnumbered by about 8 to one in the initial fighting on the Kokoda Track. Prior to American ground troops arrival. On Guadalcanal it was 32,000 Japanese against 60,000 Americans. Finally, it is overlooked probably because New Guinea was predominantly an Australian campaign with American support. Just about all the significant battles of attrition were fought by Australian Army units. This includes Buna where the Australian losses were greater that those of the US forces. Though you would not know this by reading or watching histories of the Pacific War. If mentioned at all the Australians are referred to as “allied “troops. Even in the TV series THE PACIFIC, by Spielberg there was no mention of New Guinea other than a brief mention of the Cape Gloucester landings by the USMC. The USMC had 6 Divisions engaged in the Pacific theater. The Australian Army fielded 12 Divisions! This from a population of about 7 million. It’s probably only natural that American’s only want the American perspective. Not necessarily a balanced one. The 6th 7th & 9th Australian divisions were probably the most combat hardened troops in any theater of WW2. They had already defeated The Italians, Germans in North Africa & French in Syria & Lebanon before they entered the war against Japan. How many movies would have been made about these men if they had been America formations? Rommel said it best after they beat him back at Tobruk. “Those dammed Australians “.. . “Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. Some of us may forget that, of all the allies, it was the Australians who first broke the invincibility of the Japanese army.” - William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
If you enjoy WW2 documentaries like I do then you've probably seen & heard most of the famous theatres of war over & over. So it's refreshing to hear in detail of a largely ignored theatre. Usually in the past the SE theatre was portrayed as Coral Sea Naval action with island hoping campaign's.
Hollywood produces motion pictures of seductive quality. And a great many people are only capable, or competent, or lazy enough, to get their "history" from such productions. They are, because of both corporations and finance, US centric. In US interest. Just like TV broadcasts and Newspapers are "national" throughout the world. What did you expect?
I find it more difficult to learn the Australian view and actions in WW2 than almost any other participating force. Thank you for making this documentary, I appreciate all your work.
Wow! Didn’t think there’d be more of this series. Thrilled to see it! Best content I’ve come across on RUclips for these very meaningful but generally (for us Yanks) unknown battles. The Aussie’s did a ton of the dirty work necessary.
That is one of the best documentaries I have ever watched. As an old infantry sergeant in the Royal Australian Regiment, it's so good to have our history told to the world instead of being told after Kokoda it's just moping operations. Love your work.
One of the best most detailed reports of action fighting the Japanese in the Pacific! Great stuff! Much appreciated "valid","relevant", and informative pictures and maps
I knew elderly man in Merewether/ Cooks Hill, Newcastle NSW who was a 9th Div. man and with Derrick when he was killed. I think he said that it was on Borneo or Tarrakan . He helped carry Derrick after he was shot . He died shortly after the incident. I think he also helped with his burial. He said that Derrick was suffering from what we would call PTSD (battle fatigue). By this time in the war, he had had enough. He had taken “. The bucket to the well to many times." His words. He himself had been though the middle east, Tobruk etc & Sattleberg. It’s a long time ago that I spoke to him. My recollection is that he said that Derrick men were pinned down by a Japanese machine gun on a hill. The situation was similar to the one that wone him the VC. Derrick told his men to get down & he stood up in full view in front of the Japanese gun. He engaged it with his Owen gun. He felt that it was a very courageous almost suicidal act. There were very few original men who were left in the battalion. The war ended not long afterward.
As a student of military history, disturbing stories of Gen. Douglas McArthurs less-than-sterling decision making during the Pacific campaigns would periodically pop-up. As a result of these excellent documentaries, the high regard with which McArthur was held by many as an exceptional senior commander seems to have been ill placed.
There was the problem of the different command management between the Australians & Americans. MacArthur was a micromanager. American commanders like a more structured step by step battle plan. Australian command was less structured. Australian commanders would give subordinates a broad outline of what was required & then give them a free hand to move forward as they best saw fit. Particularly at this stage of the war the Australians had been fighting for almost 3 years. They knew how a battle ebbed and flowed. MacArthur had a tendency to panic if things were not progressing as he thought they should . He also did not take the time to look at the battlefield to try to understand the realities on the ground. The Australian higher command were all WW1 veterans with years of experience. One Australian, General Savage had started his career as a private in WW1. He had advanced through every rank from private up to General! The Australians knew their stuff! MacArthur & the US officers either had very little WW1 experience or no battlefield experience other than the Philippines. They were ignorant of the Australian Commanders & their history. It has to be said they were arrogant, cocky and condescending towards the Australians. Some American commanders refused to follow Blamey’s orders. Blamey was 2nd only to MacArthur. He was a difficult & unpleasant human being not popular with his troops ;but not a bad commander. He was also the land force Commander of all ground troops US & Australian! An interesting observation is to look at the 2 men MacArthur & Blamey standing side by side. There are photos out there. MacArthur is beribboned with many lines of awards on his chest. Blamey has very few decorations. You got respect in the Australian Army through respect and competence. and reputation. If you see a ribbon on an Australian soldier, you can be sure he has done something really outstanding. There are no equivalates to bronze stars silver stars purple hearts etc. There were accessions where these awards were offered to Australians by grateful Americans. The Australian Army would never allow them to be awarded. Blamey had fought through the whole of WW1 & risen through the ranks by ability. In WW2 He had fought through the Middle East, Syria, Crete & Greece. Blamey was by far the more accomplished soldier. Yet no Australians were allowed into MacArthur’s inner cycle. They were the so called “Bataan Gang “.
@@paulobrien9248McArthur led from the front the only problem with this was it was the home front What can you say about a person who abandoned his own troops in the Philippines and was prepared to sacrifice the lives of his troops for his own self promotion
Mac kept deciding he was an expert on "The Asiatic Mind" as a whole, learning the hard way that Chinese Communists don't think the same way as Koreans don't think the same way as Japanese don't think the same way as Philippinos. The one thing he gets heat for but shouldn't is the advance to the Yalu River. He was just following the ROKs who were too bent on reuniting their country and avenging their families to listen to him.
I agree with you. I think McArthur had some very good abilities, but overall he was a bad leader, especially as the supreme leader of any force and even more a multi national force. This makes the leadership and abilities of Eisenhower stand out, he actually was a good leader, one who had good subordinates, and he had had faith in them, only getting hands on when needed. America, Britain and the other allied powers had some good generals, but all to often the shear numerical superiority, and multi force and nation cooperation to weaken the enemy over time, covered up the ineptitude, folly, and inability of too many allied generals.
The australians never seem to get the praise they so richly deserve from ww11 to Nam i'm proud to have served with them as an American soldier in Nam God bless this great crountry .
Our guys put all the hard learnt lessons from the South West Pacific, The Malayan Emergency and the Indonesian Confrontation to work in Vietnam. They patrolled relentlessly and kept pushing out further and further. The SASR were very good at long range patrolling and gathering intelligence for the task force to use. I believe by the time 1ATF left in October 1971 Phuoc Tuy province was the only one that had been completely "pacified. Though that of course changed some time after the withdrawal. Considering it is just south of the Iron Triangle which was a stronghold for the whole war it was no mean feat.
Well the australians turned away the japanese at hey key moment when the americans were ready to strike and thus american on the back of the australian victories on SEA drove the nail home all the way to okinawa.
Outstanding. You are writing Australian history. In 100 years time you will be treated as Blainey , Searle and Manning Clark were acknowledged in the 20th century.
I am loving these films on the Australians in New Guinea. I used the term films because they are worthy of the title. I don't think that there's anyone else doing such great work on any topic on RUclips. I'm looking forward to what comes next in this series with great anticipation, as I'm sure many others will be. The series is also a great memorial to the 9th Division and its great men. So I say thank you for all your hard work. I assure you that it's worth all your efforts. 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤😊😊😊
My father was fighting on Tarakan in '45 when Derrick was killed and had a photo of the grave, such was the popularity of this man that many servicemen came by to pay tribute.
Tremendous work. What a comprehensive and understandable explanation of a tremendously complicated action. My my father carried Australian troops in New Guinea on his USN landing ship, and had a funny story about rascally Aussies stealing beer from a Dutch merchant in Finschaven. I hope they were from the 9th!
Brilliant,....just brilliant,.....a wonderful, incredible tale rivetingly told,..with expertise and style. 10 out 10. You without doubt the best long form Military storyteller on RUclips!
I've probably said this before but you will never see a more detailed documentary of any campaign in history let alone about Aussie soldiers. Absolutely brilliant mate, there are so many more from WW1 and WW2 and others watch this space 👍 Fantastic job mate, you deserve all the bloody credit that you get full stop, please keep going. I think you know that there are plenty of other amazing stories of Aussie soldiers and Nurses in all wars. The story of Narrelle Hobbes is truly heart breaking, read the book Oceans of Love this lady deserves a mention in our history written by Melanie Oppenheimer. Some people today complain that they have to get up and go to work? Well look at the work ethic of this lady and stop complaining you have no idea how good you have it!
The historical shorthand--after the airfields of Salamaewa/ Lae, Wao of ''the Australians finished the remnants of Japanese forces on New Guinea' is quite abbreviated, as your work clearly shows. I am quite impressed with the Australian command, especially the boldness of claiming the Pabu point--a bold initiative adding tons of pressure, brilliantly executed, likely saving many lives. The locals were also essential and under recognized. Thank you. Well done.
When I did the Jungle Warfare Course in Canunga in 1982, We were initially told that ordinary soldiers considered the jungle was lurking with enemy. What we were about to learn was that Australian soldiers did the lurking. This Pacific Campaign is obviously the creation of this mindset. Cheers.
Your scripts are written with intense detail and clarity from the strategic to the personal stories of the men on the ground. It reminds me of the late great James D Hornfischer and I really can’t praise your work much more than that
I studied military history years ago and military tactics. I studied this for years and I also studied those who were leaders or part of the lower and higher ranks. I have to take my hat off to the Australian forces for the hell that they went through, not only in dealing with MacArthur, the narcissist, and the person who wanted to take credit for every action that ever happened also for his blunders, which we never would atone to like the one in the Philippines, he like, so many others of his kind were not willing to do, according to the higher, ranking commanders, laying out a situation in which should be done according to clockwork he was a rogue general when he decided to do things he wanted to do the way he wanted them done. The only reason he succeeded in some of these actions, because of the men who fought for him sacrifice so much, including the Australians they had to literally beg him for damn landing craft, I’m sorry, but MacArthur was not the Great leader the world makes him out to be after studying his life and the things he did and the way he treated some people I probably would’ve shot the son of a bitch if I had him as a commander, and he was the type of person who is not willing to go higher up to get something past, he took it upon himself to act before he asked the higher ranking officials in Washington. What do I think this is why there was so many casualties and so many situations that did not have to be. He will never try to clear it from above weather the they like the idea or not or what they would except I think that history was kind to him that’s all I can say if the truth came out about a lot of the blunders he committed they probably would’ve fired his ass long ago, but considering he had some political pull in Washington, I think that’s one of the reasons he was able to stay in the position I don’t envy anybody trying to deal with him. Oh great program love it well done gentleman well done don’t underestimate Australians we had them in Vietnam. They were the damn best unit I ever saw. They didn’t know the word retreat. You actually had to pull them out of a battle and I mean to get them to move back and they show that more than once and they were willing to stand and fight and they did so. God bless every damn one of those guys I think God to this day we had them even for the short time they were there long live Australian and her people and the best damn soldiers the world has ever seen glory to the Australian forces
Aussies seem to think that their little corner of the war was the only situation that Mac and the US Joint Chiefs had to worry about. Mac didn't control shipping or landing craft. He had to fight King et al for every bullet and gallon of gas. I'll give you that the Aussie soldiers was among the best the Allies had.
Derrick the gigachad takes a position after being told to pull back. That letter at 1:44:30 is pure copium, not something you should be showing your enemy. Another amazing video. I think these are well worth your effort, thank you.
You mentioned Sargeant Derrick dying at Tarakan. I think the Borneo battles have definitely slept way way under the radar and might make a very good video for this channel. Taakan and Balikpapan are almost never discussed by either fans or experts and I think it would be awesome to see your take on it.😊
@@StromBugSlayer sorry but I'm disabled and have to use voice to text and it almost always gets everything wrong. Sometimes I go back and spell check it but it's on my phone and not very big so I miss stuff.
I was in Balikpapan and Kalimantan generally in the 1980s. Locals would often come up to tell me how fierce the Australian soldiers were in WW 2. They said there was no fortification the aussies wouldn’t storm and they never took prisoners. I confess I know next to nothing about that campaign and I would definitely watch a hypo series from beginning to end.
@@daviddou1408 you can’t expect people from different countries to know how to pronounce names in documentaries. It’s like Americans trying to pronounce Australian place names or Australians trying to pronounce American place names. If he does a series on the Borneo campaign there’s going to be a lot of mispronunciations, but unless youvspeak Indonesian you probably won’t notice. But I’d advise you not to watch it just in case.
Epic story telling that captivates for almost 3 hours instead of relying on animations. On a side note: One of the best Japanese weapon, tactic or strategy was MacArthur.
So many superlatives given to you, so many more apt and worthy comments than I could write... All I can do is humbly thank you for these important videos.
This an outstanding documentation. I could not stop watching it. It is inspiring story of the Australian Army's skill and determination. I have never seen a better example of "improvise, adapt, overcome" as this. I had no idea these battles even existed.
Thankyou for the well detailed Documentary. My Paternal Grandfather being a Native served with the Allied forces in the Finchafen battle, while my Maternal Grandfather also a Local served with the Japanes forces in Rabaul.
I recently returned from this area (September 2023) and an underappreciated area in Australia's WW2 campaign's in Papua New Guinea. Without visiting these places and walking the terrain you have less of an appetition of the sacrifices and efforts made in the liberation of PNG. Over 40 years I have visited many of the WW2 areas in Papua New Guinea. What is especially poignant is seeing the photo (59.30) of Pte Ted Woodroofe, a stretcher bearer 2/48 Batt) carrying out Pte George Shaw, Ted Woodroofe was shot dead later that day while going to the aid of another wounded man.
What a series. You are amazing. Thank you very much for this detailed amazing piece of history telling. Your hard work will forever teach all about how this vital part of the battle of the Pacific. Amazing what Australia was able to accomplish.
Oh my god, at last. Extremely well researched, and I will finish it in the morning. I would still like to hear some of your thoughts on the current strategic situation for Australia, from someone worth listening to. In particular, your historical research makes your thoughts on current events important. I have my own informed thoughts, but always wanting to hear others thoughts. In particular people that have some idea what they are talking about. Very happy to chat privately, but I think all of your followers would love to hear your take on the situation in, and of Australia today.
Extraordinary content. I salute you sir. As the grandson of a man who fought at Shaggy Ridge, I eagerly await the next video of yours, which I suspect will be on shaggy ridge.
Finally sat down and watched Finschhafen and this - lovely work. I love your presentation. You explain the entire thing from start to finish with operational and on-the-ground perspectives nicely mixed. THEN the 25 minute analysis starts! Thank you for your work, definitely subscribed.
Once Allied soldiers and command learned that surrendering to the Japanese was a fate worse than death, they rarely lost a major campaign. Aussie soldiers especially learned this during the early stages of Japan's drive through Southeast Asia. These videos you've made are extremely well done, and surprisingly , so many who have never read books have no idea of these numerous campaigns in PNG and SE Asia. I will say that you seem to have an obsession with MacArthur......perhaps occasionally you could mention the British scuttle in the Singapore area, and how it left Australia hanging off a steep cliff.
This video on the Battle of Sattelberg is outstanding! The detailed analysis and engaging storytelling really bring this pivotal moment in history to life. I appreciate the effort put into the visuals and the context surrounding the battle. It’s fascinating to learn about the strategies used and the experiences of those involved. Thank you for sharing such an informative and well-crafted video!
Thank you for your research and communication. My maternal grandpa was in the 7th div Cav that were destroyed in Sanananda Track. He was late to the show so when they were disbanded rather than joining the Commandos, he joined the YMCA. From then on his war was how many gallons of tea were brewed as survivors from these battles made their way to the rear.
Thanks for the amazing content at the 2:24:00 mark hearing that a pilot dropped a hand drawn map of enemy positions onto the HQ is truly unexpected concept to the modern military
hey ho, brit here; the pasific conflicts ww2 and cold war were not taught to me. but i have to say that the way you speak so well, in a way that im just captavated by. its truely something that i truely care abotut. id love to hear more forom you about more current events. perhaps on a diffrent channel. this one is defonatly for wholy accruate annalisis and commentary and muddying that clean water isnt the right move. idk i jsut wanna hear you talking more ooh ooh and i also cant wait to youre follow-up to the iraq war. it might not be a bad idea to do a premier to it. id defonatly be there; anyway love youre stuff, keep doing whatever, all the best. some dislexic percson
Hi! Thank you for your videos. Your "The Ultimate Guide to Nuclear Weapons" is the best documentary on that topic i have ever seen. Unfortunately, it was removed from YT for some "violation". A real shame, as similar documetaries by BBC and others are not nearly as perfect and informative as yours is. Can i watch it somewhere else? A link maybe? Please?
Your videos are fantastic!! I appreciate your time and effort. I love your videos on WW2 pacific campaigns especially Kokoda, and Tarawa!! Great job and please please make more videos on pacific campaigns. Glad this lesser known WW2 history of the Australians in the pacific war is being explored. Love your videos keep the pacific campaigns coming! Much appreciated
I'm glad you're doing these, though I do wish you'd splice in more real photos and stock footage. I've never heard much about Australia's WW2 combat history, though I've been studying WW2 history for almost 40 years. You might also consider splitting long vids like this one into chapters; taking on a 2-hour, 46-minute vid can be an intimidating prospect.
As always, an excellent presentation with significant information presented in a masterful manner. Well done, I look forward to Shaggy Ridge in the not too distant future.
This video is the tour de force for an explanation of the Huon Peninsula campaign. Great effort ! Can I also recommend a book called "War Correspondent" by Frank Legg - a WW2 ABC War Correspondent who was also the RSM of the 2/49th Battalion in North Africa. Legg gives a closer and more personal account of Derricks assault on "the great mountain" ... when Derrick actually said "Bugger the CO" and attacked the Japanese positions.
We have never had any foreign documentary of World War II here in the United States. It’s great to hear about World War II from the other countries that were involved instead of the United States all the time.
Hey guys. Again, my apologies for how long this took to finish. This one was a bit of a beast. Just to put the work into context, the script was 26,000 words (that's longer than my Master's Thesis, and I still skipped over a bunch of stuff), and when the videos are this detailed they just take a bunch of time. Its all more research, more writing, more text/audio/video editing, more maps, more image searches ect, so these big ones just take longer to finish. I promise, I am trying to get these out faster, but considering that hopefully people will be watching these in several years, I don't want to compromise in terms of quality just to get the video published a week or two earlier. I hope you all understand, but don't worry, I'll be rolling right into the next one!
Never apologise these videos are worth the wait love your stuff man and I will watch this on repeat like 3 time so it sinks in
there are not many videos longer than 2h that id watch. but out of this series i have watched all of them and some more than once.
but whats up with the video in the list. its available but "not shown"?
No probs, just keep them coming and keep them quality.
Your videos are never late, they're right on time! Thank you for the amazing work you put into these. I love learning about the battles Americans leave out
The wait is always worth it.
Thanks to all the Australian Veterans who served and sacrificed so much. I spent 7 years in the Marine Corps Infantry and have nothing but admiration and respect for the brave Aussies who not only had to fight a formidable enemy in the unforgiving jungle but had to do it everyday while dragging a cumbersome ball and chain around their necks...a ball named Douglass and achain named Macarthur.
I first thought McArthur was one of the best Generals the Americans had . But , as Iread about some of the lesser known , but as deadly , battles that occurred in the SouthWest Pacific , I see that , from reading eyewitness accounts , McArthur wasn't all I thought he was cracked up to be . Supposedly , he was careful of not sending his troops against enemy positions head on curtailing casualties under his command , while the USMC in the Central Pacific campaigns , and the USAs Army commanders in Europe suffered high casualties due to head on assaults in a meat grinder battle with well entrenched , formidable Japanese , and German positions . Good example occurs in Europes' ,vGerman , Belgium boarder in the "Green Hell Of the Hurtgen " ,bor "Battle Of The Hurtgen Forrest" where the USAs 1st Army ,vAnd parts of the USAs 9thbArmy suffered 33000 casualties , and another 15000-2000 non- combat casualties from mid - 9 to early 12/44 .
@@JohnEglick-oz6cdHe wasn’t all that smart. He really underestimated the Chinese and misread their intentions in the Korean War. If he had have read the situation right he could have prevented the Chinese entering the war if he kept away from the Chinese border and just trapped the snotty Koreans into the very top of Korea. Instead he basically tried to push them into China and went right to the border on the Yalu and the Chinese entered the war. He also had a habit of expecting the impossible from Australian troops (which they often did). He also discredited Australian troops and officers. The fact is that most of MacArthurs troops in the SW pacific theatre were Australians and they pulled off some stunning actions. They also gave the Japanese their first defeat on land at Milne Bay and some of the men at Milne bay had just returned from North Africa having given the Afrika Korps the NAZI’s first major land defeat at the first siege of Tobruk. Some will claim Narvik was the first but the British basically landed and left Narvik
@@chrisbrent7487 The Korean Conflict McArthur miscalculated , and almost tired out to be a calamity . But , in the PTO he wasn't as wanton with his troops as some of ETO American Generals where , nearly 2/12 times more American troops were used as cannon fodder ; the Battle Of The Hurtgen Forrest" , just one of a quite a few examples of wanton , callous use of troops against we'll formidable German positions hit head on in costly frontal assaults cost the USAs 1st , and part of USAs 9th Armies 33000 , + 20000 non- combatant casualties just a little less what McArthur suffered combo USMC , And USA casualties in the PTO alone .
@@JohnEglick-oz6cd Absolutely, the Hurtgen Forest was a needless meat grinder and could have been dealt with much differently.
@@chrisbrent7487 Also, the over ambitious plan by Field Marshall General Bernard Montgomerys'' "Operation Market Garden " trying to curtail the WW2 in the ETO neared a calamity thanks to lackadaisical reconnaissance by the Allies , and captured plans , somehow , and to Field Marshall General Walter Model's quick maneuvering of his Panzer Grenadier divisions 2 of which were Waffen SS Panzer Grenadiers waiting a welcoming party for the 1st Brit Paratroopers @ Arnhem , which the Brits were mauled ,
My dad's dad served as a medic with the USAs 508 PIR s 82nd A/B Div , and was @ Nimwjegan , Holland during the whole bitter fighting . This is after his harrowing experience jumping into Normand'y's Frances "Bocage l" Hedgerow country , and the bloodletting in that bloody struggle .
Grandpa was wounded in the Ardennes mid13/44 "Battle Of The Bulge " , which was another Allied/ American blunder in intelligence in not picking up Nazi- German troops movements along the thinly held American lines . Some of the American Div.s were sent to the Ardennes for RnR from the Hurtgen Forrest Grimm fighting .
Another documentary to add to my pacific collection.
Im not going to lie, you can tell the passion and effort you put into this and its always good to listen too. Especially since it shines a light on the brave diggers who fought to stop and then push back Japan.
Well done Hypo.
As an American I rarely learned of the Australian battles in WW2 so I truly appreciate your work. It’s a shame these stories aren’t more well known.
The fighting in New Guinea is all but ignored in the histories for several reasons. Firstly, it was just too tough a place for most correspondents. The country itself wanted to kill you. There were no back areas with bars & hotels so essential for a good media presence. The fighting was just a bloody slog. No dramatic bombardments with a heroic seaborne dash to a small confined battlefield with the opportunity for good action footage. The troops in New Guinea were fever ridden wreaks squatting in their own filth. The Japanese took no prisoners in the whole 3 years of the fighting in this campaign. Cannibalism was rife a Japanese survivor stated that you either ate the enemy dead or staved. Their own dead were just too skinny. You chance of death on Guadalcanal were 1 in 37. In New Guinea it was 1 in 11! There were 350,000 Japanese troops in the New Guinea campaign. In New Guinea the Australian’s were outnumbered by about 8 to one in the initial fighting on the Kokoda Track. Prior to American ground troops arrival. On Guadalcanal it was 32,000 Japanese against 60,000 Americans. Finally, it is overlooked probably because New Guinea was predominantly an Australian campaign with American support. Just about all the significant battles of attrition were fought by Australian Army units. This includes Buna where the Australian losses were greater that those of the US forces. Though you would not know this by reading or watching histories of the Pacific War. If mentioned at all the Australians are referred to as “allied “troops. Even in the TV series THE PACIFIC, by Spielberg there was no mention of New Guinea other than a brief mention of the Cape Gloucester landings by the USMC. The USMC had 6 Divisions engaged in the Pacific theater. The Australian Army fielded 12 Divisions! This from a population of about 7 million. It’s probably only natural that American’s only want the American perspective. Not necessarily a balanced one. The 6th 7th & 9th Australian divisions were probably the most combat hardened troops in any theater of WW2. They had already defeated The Italians, Germans in North Africa & French in Syria & Lebanon before they entered the war against Japan. How many movies would have been made about these men if they had been America formations?
Rommel said it best after they beat him back at Tobruk. “Those dammed Australians “..
. “Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. Some of us may forget that, of all the allies, it was the Australians who first broke the invincibility of the Japanese army.”
- William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
I guess you forgot all the US Army division all over the South Pacific (not to take away all the fighting done by the Aussies)@@paulobrien9248
If you enjoy WW2 documentaries like I do then you've probably seen & heard most of the famous theatres of war over & over. So it's refreshing to hear in detail of a largely ignored theatre. Usually in the past the SE theatre was portrayed as Coral Sea Naval action with island hoping campaign's.
@paulobrien9248 considering we had 1million ppl involved in the war with 500,000 serving overseas that shows our determination.
Hollywood produces motion pictures of seductive quality. And a great many people are only capable, or competent, or lazy enough, to get their "history" from such productions. They are, because of both corporations and finance, US centric. In US interest. Just like TV broadcasts and Newspapers are "national" throughout the world. What did you expect?
I find it more difficult to learn the Australian view and actions in WW2 than almost any other participating force. Thank you for making this documentary, I appreciate all your work.
Wow! Didn’t think there’d be more of this series. Thrilled to see it! Best content I’ve come across on RUclips for these very meaningful but generally (for us Yanks) unknown battles. The Aussie’s did a ton of the dirty work necessary.
The New Guinea campaign cost Japan 150,000 dead, against 7,500 Australian and 7,500 Americans fallen heroes.
That is one of the best documentaries I have ever watched. As an old infantry sergeant in the Royal Australian Regiment, it's so good to have our history told to the world instead of being told after Kokoda it's just moping operations. Love your work.
One of the best most detailed reports of action fighting the Japanese in the Pacific! Great stuff! Much appreciated "valid","relevant", and informative pictures and maps
It’s insane seeing all the effort that goes into these documentaries. Very well done, again
I knew elderly man in Merewether/ Cooks Hill, Newcastle NSW who was a 9th Div. man and with Derrick when he was killed.
I think he said that it was on Borneo or Tarrakan .
He helped carry Derrick after he was shot .
He died shortly after the incident.
I think he also helped with his burial.
He said that Derrick was suffering from what we would call PTSD (battle fatigue).
By this time in the war, he had had enough.
He had taken “. The bucket to the well to many times." His words.
He himself had been though the middle east, Tobruk etc & Sattleberg.
It’s a long time ago that I spoke to him.
My recollection is that he said that Derrick men were pinned down by a Japanese machine gun on a hill.
The situation was similar to the one that wone him the VC.
Derrick told his men to get down & he stood up in full view in front of the Japanese gun.
He engaged it with his Owen gun.
He felt that it was a very courageous almost suicidal act.
There were very few original men who were left in the battalion. The war ended not long afterward.
It appears Australia's greatest export nowadays is PowerPoint History and Modern War Analysis RUclipsrs. Love your videos!
As a student of military history, disturbing stories of Gen. Douglas McArthurs less-than-sterling decision making during the Pacific campaigns would periodically pop-up. As a result of these excellent documentaries, the high regard with which McArthur was held by many as an exceptional senior commander seems to have been ill placed.
There was the problem of the different command management between the Australians & Americans.
MacArthur was a micromanager.
American commanders like a more structured step by step battle plan.
Australian command was less structured.
Australian commanders would give subordinates a broad outline of what was required & then give them a free hand to move forward as they best saw fit.
Particularly at this stage of the war the Australians had been fighting for almost 3 years.
They knew how a battle ebbed and flowed.
MacArthur had a tendency to panic if things were not progressing as he thought they should .
He also did not take the time to look at the battlefield to try to understand the realities on the ground.
The Australian higher command were all WW1 veterans with years of experience.
One Australian, General Savage had started his career as a private in WW1.
He had advanced through every rank from private up to General!
The Australians knew their stuff!
MacArthur & the US officers either had very little WW1 experience or no battlefield experience other than the Philippines.
They were ignorant of the Australian Commanders & their history.
It has to be said they were arrogant, cocky and condescending towards the Australians.
Some American commanders refused to follow Blamey’s orders.
Blamey was 2nd only to MacArthur.
He was a difficult & unpleasant human being not popular with his troops ;but not a bad commander.
He was also the land force Commander of all ground troops US & Australian!
An interesting observation is to look at the 2 men MacArthur & Blamey standing side by side.
There are photos out there.
MacArthur is beribboned with many lines of awards on his chest.
Blamey has very few decorations.
You got respect in the Australian Army through respect and competence. and reputation.
If you see a ribbon on an Australian soldier, you can be sure he has done something really outstanding.
There are no equivalates to bronze stars silver stars purple hearts etc.
There were accessions where these awards were offered to Australians by grateful Americans.
The Australian Army would never allow them to be awarded.
Blamey had fought through the whole of WW1 & risen through the ranks by ability.
In WW2 He had fought through the Middle East, Syria, Crete & Greece.
Blamey was by far the more accomplished soldier.
Yet no Australians were allowed into MacArthur’s inner cycle.
They were the so called “Bataan Gang “.
@@paulobrien9248McArthur led from the front the only problem with this was it was the home front
What can you say about a person who abandoned his own troops in the Philippines and was prepared to sacrifice the lives of his troops for his own self promotion
I was brought up thinking MacArthur was a god, what rubbish. Apologies especially to the Filipinos on my behalf.
Mac kept deciding he was an expert on "The Asiatic Mind" as a whole, learning the hard way that Chinese Communists don't think the same way as Koreans don't think the same way as Japanese don't think the same way as Philippinos. The one thing he gets heat for but shouldn't is the advance to the Yalu River. He was just following the ROKs who were too bent on reuniting their country and avenging their families to listen to him.
I agree with you. I think McArthur had some very good abilities, but overall he was a bad leader, especially as the supreme leader of any force and even more a multi national force. This makes the leadership and abilities of Eisenhower stand out, he actually was a good leader, one who had good subordinates, and he had had faith in them, only getting hands on when needed. America, Britain and the other allied powers had some good generals, but all to often the shear numerical superiority, and multi force and nation cooperation to weaken the enemy over time, covered up the ineptitude, folly, and inability of too many allied generals.
The australians never seem to get the praise they so richly deserve from ww11 to Nam i'm proud to have served with them as an American soldier in Nam God bless this great crountry .
Our guys put all the hard learnt lessons from the South West Pacific, The Malayan Emergency and the Indonesian Confrontation to work in Vietnam. They patrolled relentlessly and kept pushing out further and further. The SASR were very good at long range patrolling and gathering intelligence for the task force to use. I believe by the time 1ATF left in October 1971 Phuoc Tuy province was the only one that had been completely "pacified. Though that of course changed some time after the withdrawal. Considering it is just south of the Iron Triangle which was a stronghold for the whole war it was no mean feat.
Well the australians turned away the japanese at hey key moment when the americans were ready to strike and thus american on the back of the australian victories on SEA drove the nail home all the way to okinawa.
Outstanding. You are writing Australian history. In 100 years time you will be treated as Blainey , Searle and Manning Clark were acknowledged in the 20th century.
I am loving these films on the Australians in New Guinea. I used the term films because they are worthy of the title. I don't think that there's anyone else doing such great work on any topic on RUclips. I'm looking forward to what comes next in this series with great anticipation, as I'm sure many others will be. The series is also a great memorial to the 9th Division and its great men.
So I say thank you for all your hard work. I assure you that it's worth all your efforts. 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤😊😊😊
My father was fighting on Tarakan in '45 when Derrick was killed and had a photo of the grave, such was the popularity of this man that many servicemen came by to pay tribute.
Once again your attention to detail is second to none. Thank you for the history lesson.
Tremendous work. What a comprehensive and understandable explanation of a tremendously complicated action. My my father carried Australian troops in New Guinea on his USN landing ship, and had a funny story about rascally Aussies stealing beer from a Dutch merchant in Finschaven.
I hope they were from the 9th!
You truly make the best WW2 documentaries on this site
Is it because they all about Australia.
Brilliant,....just brilliant,.....a wonderful, incredible tale rivetingly told,..with expertise and style. 10 out 10. You without doubt the best long form Military storyteller on RUclips!
I've probably said this before but you will never see a more detailed documentary of any campaign in history let alone about Aussie soldiers. Absolutely brilliant mate, there are so many more from WW1 and WW2 and others watch this space 👍
Fantastic job mate, you deserve all the bloody credit that you get full stop, please keep going. I think you know that there are plenty of other amazing stories of Aussie soldiers and Nurses in all wars.
The story of Narrelle Hobbes is truly heart breaking, read the book Oceans of Love this lady deserves a mention in our history written by Melanie Oppenheimer. Some people today complain that they have to get up and go to work? Well look at the work ethic of this lady and stop complaining you have no idea how good you have it!
I really enjoy the amount of detail and care you place in every episode. So please take as long as you need. And thank you for your efforts.
Thanks mate another outstanding detailed presentation of our history. Please keep them coming!
From an academic and lover of history to another, thank you for all your battle content!!!
The historical shorthand--after the airfields of Salamaewa/ Lae, Wao of ''the Australians finished the remnants of Japanese forces on New Guinea' is quite abbreviated, as your work clearly shows. I am quite impressed with the Australian command, especially the boldness of claiming the Pabu point--a bold initiative adding tons of pressure, brilliantly executed, likely saving many lives. The locals were also essential and under recognized.
Thank you. Well done.
When I did the Jungle Warfare Course in Canunga in 1982, We were initially told that ordinary soldiers considered the jungle was lurking with enemy. What we were about to learn was that Australian soldiers did the lurking. This Pacific Campaign is obviously the creation of this mindset. Cheers.
Your scripts are written with intense detail and clarity from the strategic to the personal stories of the men on the ground.
It reminds me of the late great James D Hornfischer and I really can’t praise your work much more than that
I think I've said it on every one of these videos, but I'll say it again. It's a good thing the Aussies are on our side.
I absolutely love your videos on military technology and weapons procurement! I can’t wait to see this one though, so happy you dropped one today!
I studied military history years ago and military tactics. I studied this for years and I also studied those who were leaders or part of the lower and higher ranks. I have to take my hat off to the Australian forces for the hell that they went through, not only in dealing with MacArthur, the narcissist, and the person who wanted to take credit for every action that ever happened also for his blunders, which we never would atone to like the one in the Philippines, he like, so many others of his kind were not willing to do, according to the higher, ranking commanders, laying out a situation in which should be done according to clockwork he was a rogue general when he decided to do things he wanted to do the way he wanted them done. The only reason he succeeded in some of these actions, because of the men who fought for him sacrifice so much, including the Australians they had to literally beg him for damn landing craft, I’m sorry, but MacArthur was not the Great leader the world makes him out to be after studying his life and the things he did and the way he treated some people I probably would’ve shot the son of a bitch if I had him as a commander, and he was the type of person who is not willing to go higher up to get something past, he took it upon himself to act before he asked the higher ranking officials in Washington. What do I think this is why there was so many casualties and so many situations that did not have to be. He will never try to clear it from above weather the they like the idea or not or what they would except I think that history was kind to him that’s all I can say if the truth came out about a lot of the blunders he committed they probably would’ve fired his ass long ago, but considering he had some political pull in Washington, I think that’s one of the reasons he was able to stay in the position I don’t envy anybody trying to deal with him. Oh great program love it well done gentleman well done don’t underestimate Australians we had them in Vietnam. They were the damn best unit I ever saw. They didn’t know the word retreat. You actually had to pull them out of a battle and I mean to get them to move back and they show that more than once and they were willing to stand and fight and they did so. God bless every damn one of those guys I think God to this day we had them even for the short time they were there long live Australian and her people and the best damn soldiers the world has ever seen glory to the Australian forces
Aussies seem to think that their little corner of the war was the only situation that Mac and the US Joint Chiefs had to worry about. Mac didn't control shipping or landing craft. He had to fight King et al for every bullet and gallon of gas. I'll give you that the Aussie soldiers was among the best the Allies had.
@@coreyandnathanielchartier3749 I agree with what you say very much so
Derrick the gigachad takes a position after being told to pull back. That letter at 1:44:30 is pure copium, not something you should be showing your enemy. Another amazing video. I think these are well worth your effort, thank you.
“NOOOOO YOU ONLY WON BECAUSE OF YOUR FIREPOWER, REEEEE”
*Completely deaf Digger operating a 25pdr*
“Sorry, what was that mate?”
Yeah, I can only imagine how the diggers would've reacted to that letter XD
@@some_random_wallaby I imagine they would have been laughing all week lol.
You mentioned Sargeant Derrick dying at Tarakan. I think the Borneo battles have definitely slept way way under the radar and might make a very good video for this channel. Taakan and Balikpapan are almost never discussed by either fans or experts and I think it would be awesome to see your take on it.😊
slipped, not slept. But I agree with you.
@@StromBugSlayer sorry but I'm disabled and have to use voice to text and it almost always gets everything wrong. Sometimes I go back and spell check it but it's on my phone and not very big so I miss stuff.
I was in Balikpapan and Kalimantan generally in the 1980s. Locals would often come up to tell me how fierce the Australian soldiers were in WW 2. They said there was no fortification the aussies wouldn’t storm and they never took prisoners. I confess I know next to nothing about that campaign and I would definitely watch a hypo series from beginning to end.
@@daviddou1408 you can’t expect people from different countries to know how to pronounce names in documentaries. It’s like Americans trying to pronounce Australian place names or Australians trying to pronounce American place names. If he does a series on the Borneo campaign there’s going to be a lot of mispronunciations, but unless youvspeak Indonesian you probably won’t notice. But I’d advise you not to watch it just in case.
Epic story telling that captivates for almost 3 hours instead of relying on animations. On a side note: One of the best Japanese weapon, tactic or strategy was MacArthur.
So many superlatives given to you, so many more apt and worthy comments than I could write...
All I can do is humbly thank you for these important videos.
Well worth the wait. Please don't ever trade quality for quantity.
Thank you for this. I just discovered your work recently but this is an astonishing attention to detail and spectacular historical document.
I love the detail you go into on your channel. I look forward to every upload.
This an outstanding documentation. I could not stop watching it. It is inspiring story of the Australian Army's skill and determination. I have never seen a better example of "improvise, adapt, overcome" as this. I had no idea these battles even existed.
Kudos for documenting a forgotten campaign with scant resources to make the fighting come alive!
Thankyou for the well detailed Documentary. My Paternal Grandfather being a Native served with the Allied forces in the Finchafen battle, while my Maternal Grandfather also a Local served with the Japanes forces in Rabaul.
Superb work. Incredibly interesting. Excellent diagrams, maps and photographs. This is first class work
This really is an excellent narrative of the New Guinea campaign. Detailed and gripping.
Seriously how is Derrick’s story not a damn movie?!?
I'm 1.5 hours in and I've felt tears well up plenty of times...i'm just in awe of these blokes. What an amazing story.
I recently returned from this area (September 2023) and an underappreciated area in Australia's WW2 campaign's in Papua New Guinea. Without visiting these places and walking the terrain you have less of an appetition of the sacrifices and efforts made in the liberation of PNG. Over 40 years I have visited many of the WW2 areas in Papua New Guinea. What is especially poignant is seeing the photo (59.30) of Pte Ted Woodroofe, a stretcher bearer 2/48 Batt) carrying out Pte George Shaw, Ted Woodroofe was shot dead later that day while going to the aid of another wounded man.
One of my favorite channels on RUclips always excited when I see a new video posted.
What a series. You are amazing. Thank you very much for this detailed amazing piece of history telling. Your hard work will forever teach all about how this vital part of the battle of the Pacific. Amazing what Australia was able to accomplish.
These videos are few but they're always phenomenal.
Oh my god, at last. Extremely well researched, and I will finish it in the morning. I would still like to hear some of your thoughts on the current strategic situation for Australia, from someone worth listening to. In particular, your historical research makes your thoughts on current events important. I have my own informed thoughts, but always wanting to hear others thoughts. In particular people that have some idea what they are talking about. Very happy to chat privately, but I think all of your followers would love to hear your take on the situation in, and of Australia today.
Love your work Tim!
Extraordinary content. I salute you sir. As the grandson of a man who fought at Shaggy Ridge, I eagerly await the next video of yours, which I suspect will be on shaggy ridge.
Another brilliant and informative Documentary. Thankyou so much.
Finally sat down and watched Finschhafen and this - lovely work. I love your presentation. You explain the entire thing from start to finish with operational and on-the-ground perspectives nicely mixed. THEN the 25 minute analysis starts! Thank you for your work, definitely subscribed.
This series you are doing is awesome. It's so detailed and extensive; I love it! Thank you for your hardwork!
The king has returned again with the best series for WW2 Pacific! Please keep this going! I can't wait till you cover the late stage campaigns in PNG
I haven't come across your work before but this was thoroughly absorbing. I was fascinated throughout and I've learned a lot. Thanks very much
Once Allied soldiers and command learned that surrendering to the Japanese was a fate worse than death, they rarely lost a major campaign. Aussie soldiers especially learned this during the early stages of Japan's drive through Southeast Asia. These videos you've made are extremely well done, and surprisingly , so many who have never read books have no idea of these numerous campaigns in PNG and SE Asia. I will say that you seem to have an obsession with MacArthur......perhaps occasionally you could mention the British scuttle in the Singapore area, and how it left Australia hanging off a steep cliff.
This is another work of historical brilliance Mr.HHH.
These videos are amazing, please know that your hard work and dedication is greatly appreciated.
Wonderful documentary, many thanks!
Mate do what you have to do because your product is pristine. Lest we forget!
High quality work as usual.
Thanks!
This video on the Battle of Sattelberg is outstanding! The detailed analysis and engaging storytelling really bring this pivotal moment in history to life. I appreciate the effort put into the visuals and the context surrounding the battle. It’s fascinating to learn about the strategies used and the experiences of those involved. Thank you for sharing such an informative and well-crafted video!
Another great production of really good research and telling of important history . . . Well done
Thank you for your research and communication. My maternal grandpa was in the 7th div Cav that were destroyed in Sanananda Track. He was late to the show so when they were disbanded rather than joining the Commandos, he joined the YMCA. From then on his war was how many gallons of tea were brewed as survivors from these battles made their way to the rear.
can you link me to your nuclear weapons video? I'd really like to revisit it, but its private?
Thanks for the amazing content
at the 2:24:00 mark hearing that a pilot dropped a hand drawn map of enemy positions onto the HQ is truly unexpected concept to the modern military
My favorite channel. Can't beat this.
Oh man, I love this channel.
Hi ! Great presentation ! I love long presentations , Thank you very much !!
hey ho, brit here; the pasific conflicts ww2 and cold war were not taught to me. but i have to say that the way you speak so well, in a way that im just captavated by. its truely something that i truely care abotut.
id love to hear more forom you about more current events. perhaps on a diffrent channel. this one is defonatly for wholy accruate annalisis and commentary and muddying that clean water isnt the right move. idk i jsut wanna hear you talking more
ooh ooh and i also cant wait to youre follow-up to the iraq war. it might not be a bad idea to do a premier to it. id defonatly be there;
anyway love youre stuff, keep doing whatever, all the best. some dislexic percson
For more current events, go watch hypohystericalhistory on tiktok. Warning - budget many hours to watch the hundreds of clips on the channel
This is a brilliant documentary. ❤
Thanks for your hard work, mate. I really enjoy your efforts.
These videos are incredible, thanks!
Yes! Can't wait to watch this later! Id absolutely pay for these videos if I had to
Thanks for this brother. Only way I get to sleep at night. Low drone man. Low drone.
Hi! Thank you for your videos. Your "The Ultimate Guide to Nuclear Weapons" is the best documentary on that topic i have ever seen. Unfortunately, it was removed from YT for some "violation". A real shame, as similar documetaries by BBC and others are not nearly as perfect and informative as yours is. Can i watch it somewhere else? A link maybe? Please?
i made it to the (current) end of the playlist, words cannot suffice, thank you
Brigadier Evens. Relieved of his command because he didn't win harder. Sounds like something the Japanese Navy would do.
What happened to the nuclear weapons video?
Your videos are fantastic!! I appreciate your time and effort. I love your videos on WW2 pacific campaigns especially Kokoda, and Tarawa!! Great job and please please make more videos on pacific campaigns. Glad this lesser known WW2 history of the Australians in the pacific war is being explored. Love your videos keep the pacific campaigns coming! Much appreciated
Brilliant work, mate!
Love it! Thank you soooo much for all the hours you put in to that beauty!
Great vid as usual. You should do a collab with Perun! Our favorite war analysts from the land down under!
Excellent presentation! Hats off to the soldiers on both sides of the conflict for their courage and bravery!
I'm glad you're doing these, though I do wish you'd splice in more real photos and stock footage. I've never heard much about Australia's WW2 combat history, though I've been studying WW2 history for almost 40 years. You might also consider splitting long vids like this one into chapters; taking on a 2-hour, 46-minute vid can be an intimidating prospect.
Very informative document about these valiant Australian soldiers. Well told. Thank You!
As always, an excellent presentation with significant information presented in a masterful manner. Well done, I look forward to Shaggy Ridge in the not too distant future.
Excellent as always. Thanks for all the hard work!
So very very well done.
Always a good day when Hypo uploads a video!
God this channel is incredible. I hope you know just how brilliant and unique thus channel is. You are truly exceptional at what you do
This video is the tour de force for an explanation of the Huon Peninsula campaign. Great effort ! Can I also recommend a book called "War Correspondent" by Frank Legg - a WW2 ABC War Correspondent who was also the RSM of the 2/49th Battalion in North Africa. Legg gives a closer and more personal account of Derricks assault on "the great mountain" ... when Derrick actually said "Bugger the CO" and attacked the Japanese positions.
I suspect that a stronger word than "bugger" was probably used .
Excellent documentaries, many thanks
A fine report. Thank you for sharing. 🐿
Done well mate, your channel is exceptionally excellent, almost like one is their, so proud of our heroe🙏🦘
Gee McArthur and crew batting 1,000 (as usual) With friends like him?? (you know the rest) Excellent presentation, as always.
We have never had any foreign documentary of World War II here in the United States. It’s great to hear about World War II from the other countries that were involved instead of the United States all the time.
A great work as always- I'm interested in what sources you have for these battles?
@hypohystericalhistory8133 what happened to the atomic weapons video?
Someone said it was nuked. I dunno