China at War - Pacific War #0.5 DOCUMENTARY
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The new Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with a video on the early stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War, as we see how Japan attacked China and was able to take over a large swath of territory.
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@@draphotube4315 nope they cant be bothered to have playlists in episode order. they think a series playlist should start with the last episode and ends with the first episode.
Ur video 1,1K likes with only 109 views. Something wrong with RUclips for complementing China
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The Japanese attempt to defeat china remind me of how moustache guy and napoleon thought they would have defeated Russia if they captured Moscow.
China is so huge, it's almost the size of Europe
To be fair, mustache guy never took Moscow.
@@Billswiftgti the japanese lost lo
@@Billswiftgti "eagerly slaughtered" yeah chiang totally flooded the river cause he wanted to kill his own people (wow)
@@Billswiftgti the price of victory.
War with China tied up most of Japan resources throughout the war. This contributed greatly to success of US Pacific campaign. And also ruled out any ambitious propositions like say invasion of Australia.
they only went to war with europe and the us because of the war in china.
japan was initially very careful to not damage european and american areas.
it was supposed to be a 3-6 month war for them, china was suppose to surrender, allowing japan control of the north china plains. but as it dragged on for years, japan became low on everything, from fuel to men to metals, forcing them to either come into conflict with the soviets or the Europeans/americans for resources.
@@mxn1948 reminds me of the plans for another invasion undertaken on the other side of the continent…
If the Japanese didn't go to war with China, they would have eventually have to fight the Soviets. And they'd have no chance in a land war against them.
@@DoctorDeath147 Or, they might have opened a two front war with the Russians on the side of the Axis at the same time; severely curtailing Russia's ability to survive the German Blitzkrieg.
@@DoctorDeath147 They DID fight the soviets after invading China, at Khalkin Gol. They lost.
Would love to see more on the Warlordism of China from you guys!
that would be epic
YES! Their ambitions, goals...
@@RomeodaBIackRose the various Warlord eras of Chinese history are personal favorites and exceptionally fascinating
@@kerim63000 many of them would fill out videos on their own, the Dogmeat General, who infamously vowed to return victorious or in a coffin, then promptly rode back alive in a comfy coffin smoking a cigar, the Christian Warlord who had prayer groups before battles, the Warlord Santa (yes, that was a thing) the Warlords of the post Qing Warlord Era are fascinating
@@grandadmiralzaarin4962 Dogmeat General was the basest shitposter of his time. Couple of lines from his poem
"Yesterday one boy called me father,
I don't know who his mother is."
This is probably one of your best series. A topic that is very undercovered combined with your excellent quality makes for an award-winning combination.
Japanese: Hey, we defeated your army. Accept our demands!
Chinese: Nah, we have more than enough people to fight against you
Japanese: Ok, We conquered Shanghai, Nanking and defeated your army, again, including your elite soldiers. Accept our terms and surrender
Chinese: That thing? Nah, we have another capital already, here, have some river water
Japanese: Ok, we landed in South China, defeated you yet again, cut you off from foreign aid and conquered another one of your capitals, please surrender.
Chinese: Guess who has new capital?
Japanese: Omfg!
I think the Rape of Nanking caused the stubbornness of the Chinese. The proposition of surrender is far more scarier than fighting to the death. Also utter hate.
Crazy how the casualties of the first
Sino-Japanese war were 30k but the second war caused over 30,000,000.
@@stayhungry1503 haha nice joke
@@stayhungry1503 I have a feeling we would no longer call that a sino-japanese war though...
Just think the second Sino-Japonese war, a war between 2 countries was far deadlier then the entire ww1
@@alphagamer9505 China has had civil wars that are deadlier than WWI
@@DoctorDeath147 I know
I don't know if this is the first professional western produced retelling of the 2nd Sino Japanese war, but it is leaps and bounds beyond the others. It's almost like what Soviet Storm did for the Eastern Front.
Exactly. I think there has always been a lack of emphasis on how much of Japanese resources were locked in the Sino-Japanese front. If the battle of attrition did not take place on the sino front, the Americans would not have had such an easy time during their landings on pacific islands. The Japanese would have a lot more soldiers to send to positions like Iwo Jima and the marshall islands.
Soviet storm was one of the best documentries
@@alexsolosm I'm not American but they did play an enormous part when it comes to, essentially, mercenary troops. The Flying Tigers were basically the entire Chinese air force and they were very successful at stopping Japanese air power from dominating all of China. Interestingly the Flying Tigers became the company Federal Express.
@@HelicopterHatHacker at the risk of responding to a self-professed troll, I'm not saying K&G are better than Soviet Storm. Rather they are both bringing to western audiences a very large yet overlooked (at least to westerners) part of WWII. Soviet Storm is better but it's not a contest.
@@jaythompson5102 The mission of the Flying Tigers are merely to protect an international supply line. They do not operate in the entire area of China and certainly cannot stop Japanese air dominance with the little force they have. They are not even officially US army but volunteers that form part of the ROC air force.
Not that I am ungrateful to the American aid during China's difficult times, but let's not blown things out of proportion, which is disrespectful toward people that sacrificed much more.
Ah my favorite part of the Prelude Episodes ;)! So much history to shove into one episode! The Second Sino-Japanese War is such an overlooked part of the entire story and its amazing to see such a beautifully made video on it =)
@@gubruikertje i think their focus is Japan vs USA
sino japanese war are like japanese version of operation babarossa
I hope you guys continue to talk about Japan’s war effort in China. Too often, only 1937 - 1938 is talked about and as soon as the US enters the war, the whole front in China gets dropped from conversation. It comes up again during Operation Ichi-Go but that’s so late into the war and while very bloody, is ultimately inconsequential in the grand scheme of things.
Edit: “Inconsequential” was poor word choice on my part so I apologize. My point still stands in that China took so much of Japan’s war power, but a lot of the conversation in media is about the US island campaign. That’s why I was disappointed with Hardcore History’s Pacific War series.
Side note, the episode for this topic on the podcast was fantastic and went into more detail. Hopefully this series continues to talk about what happened in China up until 1945. Honestly, the only western source I can remember talking about it in detail is Rana Mitter’s book Forgotten Ally. I know there are more but I can’t recall off the top of my head.
Well it is true, but i don't believe it inconsequential, at the end of the day if severed US support to the Nationalists, and created a rift between them, allowing the Comunists to take over at the end of the day.
Also Ichi-Go, was the first serious attempt by the Japanese to win the war by conquest, althought it was too late
Dude Ichigo is not at all inconsequential. Literally more important than Normandy and Bagration.
@@owo5869 I wonder what the logic is behind "[Ichi-Go is] Literally more important than Normandy and Bagration."
@@otten5666 Basically, it greatly damaged support for the KMT, who did all of the retreating, and bolstered support for the CCP, paving the way for their success in the following Chinese Civil War, resulting in the world headache that is the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party today.
Just like the Russian who took on the majority of German Army. America likes to put themselves as the soul savior
I'm glad to say that this series is probably your best work so far. I'm just hooked (and the Pacific War - Week by Week companion podcast you guys created is even better, with even more information ♥️🔥😎).
Excellent job 🤝🏼
Thank you so much for your kind words!
@Nines lol stole what i was gonna say
@@ThePacificWarChannel my pleasure. 🤝🏼😎
wish the eastern front would get such good coverage!!
Great now america, uk and Australia are weak on every term by their wokeness and covit restrictions.
Easy to conquer.
An often overlooked fact is that Japan considered attacking the Soviet Union during Barbarossa. One main reason it decided to move south was due to the large number of troops tied up in China. In hindsight, that could have been one of the most critical moves for the Axis to win the war.
yes, exactly
Not really, it's not like Japan would conquer the entirety of Siberia, they would just stay by the coast and in a land war they would lose badly to the soviets
In 1941, Japan was running out of resources. It was in no shape to fight the Soviets. Their earlier attempt in 1939 already ended in failure.
@@alphagamer9505yeah but stalin sent his siberian divisions to defend moscow image if they weren’t there. Between june-december Russia lost 4 million men. This could of tipped the balance to far.
Fun Fact---A group of Elite Chinese Soldiers (trained by the Germans) stayed behind in Shanghai and resisted the Japanese for so long and thus turning Shanghai into the Stalingrad of China. They caused the Japanese so much trouble. These soldiers were forced into the international section of the city where they would be interred for a longtime. Their commanding officer would refuse to support the Chinese collaborators and would be assassinated for it. Shame what happened to these guys. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.
What you're referring to is the Defense of Sihang Warehouse, at the end of the Battle of Shanghai in 1937. It was this battle that Chiang wanted to show the world that China was still fighting on, especially those looking on from the international zone. Yeah, the soldiers were German-trained professionals, not a ragtag of deserters like in the movie.
@@angusyang5917---Yeah I did hear that battle took place at a warehouse. Thanks.
K&G already made an episode specifically about Sihang warehouse months ago.
@@wisdomleader85---I might've already seen that video. But thanks anyway.
Elite is a strong word. They were elite for Chinese standards, but I would give them the dizzyingly high title of normal. Even so. That warehouse defense was badass
This has been a great series...and this is stuff that has not been covered by other channels in this kind of detail. Thank you for this and all your other great works. 💯✌
World War Two/World War One channels and Kings & Generals are the GOATs
I agree this subject matter is too heavy for so many people it's not covered correctly and this video is true moment in you tube history channel history
@@shgjjj2879 its why, the more america imperialists media keep poking on china and throwing mud in china, the more intelligent minds would want to know "why"... and in their search for answers of "why", intelligent minds would know the many many truths re china... like this "kings & generals" and "difference frames the world" and many other individual podcasters of what is all about this "china"...
@@shgjjj2879 the game is not over... tsai-dpp leadership in taiwan, region of china is presently acting "lady yodo and her henchmen mitsunari and others"...
As a HOI4 player, I appreciate the use of National focus icons and finally learning why Menchukuo/Mengjiang exists since English literature on separation isn’t movements from Qing China are sparse!
I knew very little about 2nd sino-japanese war apart from rape of Nanking and the fact that it raged for almost 9 years and yet barely covered is shocking (unlike Pacific war). This is very insightful. Please do a video in future about CCPs rise to power in the mainland China. It would be really interesting.
What's more impressive is that the Chinese were able to put their political differences aside for the duration of the war against a unified enemy.
@Carl to hold on to leadership of whole china, chiang advocated self-war against the communists...
@@theawesomeman9821 Not exactly, the United Front collapsed in 1941, when the KMT started attacking CCP troops, and toward the end of the war, when Japan was getting its butt kicked in the Pacific, the Chinese didn't launch any offensives, even though it would've been the perfect time to do so. Instead, the KMT and CCP stockpiled arms and men to prepare for the conflict against each other.
@@angusyang5917 the Chinese still held back millions of Japanese who could have been fighting the Americans.
@@theawesomeman9821 I was referring to the political differences part, not the holding back Japanese soldiers back part, which definitely did happen. Thanks for your clarification, though.
Thankyou for making such great vids on a criminally undercovered topic. Keep up the amazing work!
Most channels would begin a documentary on the Pacific War at 1941, sometimes 1939, and maybe MAYBE at 1937. The earliest you would see it start is 1931. You guys began your documentary all the way back at 1471, worked your way through 400 years of European colonialism, and then began the documentary in earnest from 1851. This is history done right.
I never ever get bored when Kings& Generals around
But throughout that waring between the two parties they revered only one man
Sun Yat Sen
Sun Yat-Sen was more a socialist, so in the early days of KMT they are more left leaning in ideology. This is one reason why Soviet Union was an active supporter of KMT in early days. Also, CCP is essentially the left wing faction of KMT, Mao Zedon and Zhou En-Lai being KMT party member, until Chiang Kai-Shek decide to purge them in 1927 starting the civil war.
True that
@@muic4880 Dude didn’t want foreign support. But those warlords are all backed by other foreign powers.
that is china peoples... nation leaders of beneficial great achievements are revered generation to generation... for political leaders, for nurturing harmony of different sentiments...
"One called him the Father of the Nation. The other called him the Forerunner of the Democratic Revolution. Yet it was the same man: Sun Yat-sen"
I appreciate you made these detailed documentaries, especially mentioning the Nanking massacre, for which we were holding mourning ceremonies yesterday
Truly one of the best channel for learning history on RUclips. Thanks Kings and generals.
'Epic History TV' is another great channel if you want to check it out:)
@@FreeFallingAir Watch that too.
I strongly recommend anyone interested in this video reading 'The Rape of Nanking'. What the Japanese did in Nanking is, and shouldn't be, overshadowed by German atrocities in Europe.
The author later committed suicide after receiving a lot of death threats from who I suspect are Japanese ultranationalists.
Great job making this amazing video thank you for your hard work👍
The amount of detail and production value in this series so far is simply astonishing. To think this is still a prelude is just insane and I'm so exited for the rest of the series!
Fun-fact: More than 60% japanese troops deploy war at China, 10% war at Malaysia, Philippine, Singapore, Brunei, Burma , Vietnam, Indonesia. 15% at pacific war with US . 10% japan troop successfully conquer south east asia , while more than 60% troops can’t manage conquer China at the end
Yet most of the japanese resources were not sent to the war in china. the pacific war was far more resource intensive due to the needs of the navy and transportation.
Hard to conquer a land with a billion people that the government is more than willing to sacrifice to buy time (e.g. yellow river flooding sacrificing half a million of their civilians)
kinda like Germany in USSR.
@@corneliali7747 I'd agree. the USSR and china both got destroyed by germany/japan. but with large proportions of their forces required in northern and western europe and north africa for the germans and southeast asia and the pacific for the japanese they couldn't concentrate their resources to finish what they had started.
And like the USSR a large part of they supplies for the KMT came from the western allies.
@@danielbromwich1827 and both China and USSR leaders were willing to suffer very high casualties in wars of attrition.
"China is an attractive piece of meat coveted by all, but very tough, and for years no one has been able to bite into it"
- Zhou Enlai (周恩来)
Sounds like Afghanistan
Seems about right considering its people are starving right now
Kublai Khan: cough...cough...
don't make me come back and conquer you again...
@@yllbardh took even the great Khan multiple attempts, and in the end China conquered him when he decided to raise his children as Chinese
Except perhaps Genghis Khan
Just watching those arrows move toward Nanking had my stomach in knots, one of the most awful events I've ever had to research and write about
Grow up much worse things have happened throughout human history. This one is only talked about because of CCP propaganda and some surviving footage.
@@whodis3489 your statements is too dismissive. The horrors that happened in Nanking is mind boggling even for its time and for our time.
@@summersong5876 No they aren't, read some history snowflake, much worse atrocities have occurred.
@@whodis3489 I know worse has happened, I just know more about Nanking because I’ve had to research and write about it, getting into the eye witness accounts and photos was brutal stuff, makes this event worse than others to me because it’s not just numbers on a page
@@whodis3489 if you don't care about the Nanjing Massacre, why do you even care about the people mentioning it snowflake?
This shaping up to be one of your best series!
This series has been very good and I have been looking forward to the new episodes on RUclips and on the podcast each week. Just caught up with the podcast yesterday.
can't wait for next episode, love the series
This is a great depiction of how strong Chinese resistance was. Yes, they lost territory, but they never lost the ability to resist and keep fighting.
That said, I'm curious about the internal politics of the KMT whenever Chiang decided to keep fighting. Were there people in the KMT government who would have settled for peace rather than a long war? In the UK there were some who were willing to sign a peace treaty with Germany after all. Internal politics are just as important as battlefield results.
Most of the KMT hign command were determined to resist, including Chiang himself, though he did took control of the CCP elite army under his command and kept a close eye on them.
Those who were willing to sign peace with the japanese were mostly warlord leaders, such ad Yan Xishan and Tang Enbo, these figures seek to preserve their power during the conflict and fought passively and never achieve dominace within the chinese politics.
In 1938 Wang Jingwei, Chiang`s main political rival within KMT, declared peace with the japanese after failed to convince Chiang to do so. He soon became the puppet ruler of Janpanese occupied China (Reorganized National Government), and thus is condemned as national traitor to this day.
Politically high commands that’s with Chiang since the Northern expedition are determined all others are iffy.
Since they’re offered so many chances I think it’s evident.
chinese Wartime capital Chongking was originally a city under warlord control, when chiang lost his capital nanking, he had to flee to the city which was still under control of warlord just several years ago
From the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese war, China got some knowlege about Japan's gambler inclination on decisive battle and quick resolution of wars.
the said "peace" is just to stall time... the kmt was a minority who saw the communists as threat to their leadership... only a DECISIVE BATTLE can put the country at peace, the VICTORIOUS would lead the overall china... whatever would be said, the VICTORIOUS IS TO LEAD CHINA... mao-ccp won... what is there more to say but that the victorious leadership are to reclaim the captured lands of china...
Japan occupied Manchuria.
Japan: Sign treaty.
China: No
Japan Invaded Rehe and Inner Mongolia.
Japan: Sign treaty.
China: No
Japan invaded Beijing.
China attacks Shanghai.
Japan full invasion and took Nanjing.
Japan: Surrender and cede land!
China: No, you should return all my land, moved to Wuhan
Japan occupied Wuhan
Japan: Surrender
China: No, you should return all my land, and moved to Chongqing
Japan: ???
Japanese: Sir we are out of fuel.
Best channel that covers historical battles tactically!
and cant be bothered to have playlists in episode order. they seem to think that a playlist that starts with the last episode and ends with the first episodes is how playlist should work
Yeah they are not that good just the animation and narration makes the videos good. They also make many mistakes with the history they’re presenting.
@@saabit_0321 aye they do but alas one cant wholely escape bais with humans.
@@gubruikertje aye i like the format but the OCD part of my mind cant forgive something as basic as make episodic content playlist in proper order. one does not require much time and effort to make a playlist play in episode order. yet they fail at this
@@gubruikertje The podcast is top notch.
Loving this series. Great to see some history exploring China’s experience in the war as it’s often overlooked.
Its not taught in western schools.
Loving every time this comes out. I'm buckled in and ready for the long haul.
While being in a civil war china still manage to fight off the more industrialised japanese, yet we don't hear about it 😔😔
well, it barely did manage to fight against the Japanese.
@@armandovaiandando6472 What do you expect? China is having its own civil war and not prepared to face a total war with Japan.
@@armandovaiandando6472 dude China stil have ongoing war between communist vs nationalist vs warlord when Japan declared total on them
@@summersong5876 leave that commenter to his/her own assessment... anyways, the japanese finally got driven out..
What you also didn’t hear about is China fought a civil war, then fought off a Japanese full scale invasion, then continued the civil war for another 3-4 years, then fought the US and UN army in Korea to a stalemate without taking a break. The country literally fought for half a century non stop.
And before Korea war, McArthur thought Chinese army is some kinda of a joke.
thank you so much I haven't been able to find any good series on the pacific war
What an amazing series! The pod cast is also a great companion but truly a new benchmark for Kings and Generals! You guys are a gifted team can’t wait for more keep up to outstanding work!!!
Cant wait for the Next Part 🙏🏻🔥🔥🔥
One of the most interesting theatres of WW2, thanks for all your videos bro, really.
Please do Indonesia, there is little to no coverage of the Dutch colonies and Japan in indonesia. Such an important part of Southeast Asia that everyone seems to forget
well the Dutch had fuck all - navy or police force (We didnt have an army there, we had police with helmets on) so i suppose it's little wonder seeing as it was the most royal ass kicking we've had in all our history)
My deepest respects for you effort making these videos
Love this content. My ten year old brother watches this series with me every Tuesday. Can't beat that. Keep up the great work.
That's fantastic man
A K&G vid in the morning. What better way is there to start your day? Thanks for this awesome series.
@Nines very true... teaching true history in a movie-like atmosphere...
Last time I was this early the Shang Dynasty was still ruling in China. Great video!
shang dynasty people called themselves Yin people by one of their capital name.And i wouldn't say they rule china, a better way to say is they were on the way of creating china.
Thanks for all the hard work
Good work! Can't wait for the next episode.
Exellent series, i love this channel. Im hoping for an in depth series of the battle of Norway , since they did the Finnish/ Russian winter war in 39/40.
I can't believe this type of content is free
Damn, the level of detail you do in the battles is incredible! So much I didn't know. Your research must take forever.
This is such a cool series, loving it so far.
Great video!
Props for showing WWII that doesn't obsess with keeping an American POV
I just discovered this channel and this video already looks so good. Can’t wait to dive into another great history channel
Probably your best series so far 👏🏼
Quality series lads.
Another step in covering the China theatre of war in WW2.
Great video, K&G channel is always so interesting and wonderful
What a splendid video. Cant wait for the next one
The raliway lines are awesome. Their inclusion in Hoi4 will be lit
And I hope it would help China to hold against Japanese until 1941. Because I've seen too many times China swallowed by Japan before 1939 in my games...
Japan : ok its over now right?
China : I didn't hear no bell
I think meant "Gong", either way never underestimate a country that would kill millions of its own people, just to prove a point.
Japan honouring war criminals as heroes and in a state of denial of their war crimes didnt help the situation at all.
@@srteoh Personally, I think the war criminals at the Yasakuni Shrine should be placed in a sector of the shrine similar to that of Plot E at the Aisne cemetery in France, an anti-memorial for those who are executed for crimes.
You guys are amazing Keep it up
Thank You Kings & Generals for making history back into life!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Wow thanks for knowledge
Another great vid! This is just absolutely fantastic.I throughly enjoyed this one, Manchuria isn't covered nearly enough.🧐 I appreciate all the work you all put in, keep up the great work😁
It’s a prelude qwq the whole thing’s rushed
Beautifully made video on this very complex topic.
Great videos and series always looking forward to the next episode. One small suggestion would be to keep a Year stamp always on the right hand corner so that whenever you say a month or date one dont have to go back in the video to find which year the event is happening...
I’m really enjoying this Pacific War series! Very well made and very informative.
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A big thanks to This amazing Chanel . This serie is a work of art ! 🔥
Thank you for your work !
Hoi4 really showing up in these graphics I love it
All of China was united in resisting Japan, even ideological enemies like the KMT and CCP. It was a major turning point in the formation of modern Chinese identity. After a century of humiliation, foreign rule and the fight for a fledgling republic, China collectively said “enough was enough” and decided to fight a very unequal fight to the very end. With US help they managed to win and liberate their country.
Unfortunately, the civil war resumed right after...
Great video! History was greatly impacted by the events in WWII China.
Graphic is truly beautiful!
It's easy to understand contemporary China when you watch this.
Amazing to see the Sino-Japanese war covered in such detail, feel like it is often overlooked and most media focuses only on the American island-hopping campaign. Hope to see more of it!
Yeah. The Chinese did the bulk of the fighting against Japan, they deserve respect.
@@theawesomeman9821 thank you... sadly, praises on china make west leaders angry with china... to the extent that some commenter/s would make themselves sinners of truths...
Indeed, China tied down a lot of Japanese forces in their territory, resulting in less than optimal resources to defend against the U.S. invasion in the east.
Yes, there are few commentaries that properly explain that Chiang Kai-shek first started by attacking the Japanese in the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai.
In this video, Chiang Kai-shek's declaration of invasion of Manchuria is omitted.
Chiang Kai-shek's invasion of Shanghai and his declaration of invasion of Manchuria was the beginning of the Japanese government's counterattack.
Another great one.
Captivating and educational videos as usual K&Gs. If it's possible, you can also cover a video about Vietnam during the WW1 and WW2.
And a big shout out and salutation to the unsung heroes of the allied air aids fleet of the Camel Hump line(India to Chongqing over the Himalayas), crashed a thousand planes and some three thousand flight crews were lost.
All hats off for Kings and Generals
Excellent documentary
Amazing video👌👌.... Well explained.
Watching the Japanese advance towards Nanking is kinda heartbreaking
Tuesday and Saturday are my two favorite days of the week.
Tuesday: Pacific War week by week
Saturday: American Civil War week by week and World War Two week by week and Cold War.
Thank you , K&G .
Well done!!
Yay. About time we had some quality, entertaining, documentaries about what China had to suffer through during the 20th century.
15:05 Um… wrong French coat of arms for the time, or otherwise I’m flattered.
noticed that too, huh? XD
Wonderful 5 series so far covering the Asian part of 1st & 2nd great war.
Can't wait for next week, hopefully the Asian series covered for 10 episodes.
I love this series!
Love the subtle Hearts of Iron 4 references. Great work!
I knew those icons seemed strangely familiar.
China needs more generals in HOI4 for sure.
I can't say it enough I love your videos!
I'm a massive fan of this series! 👍
Awesome another video about China's contribution to World War 2, which deserves more recognition.
Do a documentary on Nader Shah.
Another great video in this series, I love it
i Like this format of troop movements. So simple and good! Use this! and yes please use more distinct colour schemes