Episode #76 from 1:22:02
Could US have prevented war?
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Topics
Lecture begins
0:00
The code of the samurai
6:58
Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism
10:45
Bushido as bad strategy
16:52
Military theorists
23:34
Strategic sins of omission
33:42
Crippled logistics
38:10
the Kwantung Army
40:58
Inter-service communication
43:31
Shattering Japanese morale
51:15
Q&A begins
57:35
Unusual brutality of WWII
1:05:02
Embargo caused the war
1:11:30
The liberation of China
1:16:48
1:22:02
Counterfactuals in history
1:25:30
Japanese optimism
1:27:46
Tech change and social change
1:30:46
Hamming questions
1:38:22
Do sanctions work?
1:44:31
Backloaded mass death
1:50:07
demilitarizing Japan
1:54:09
Post-war alliances
1:57:30
Inter-service rivalry
2:03:46