Japan's Road To War: Empire Of The Rising Sun (Part 1)

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk · Mar 30, 2026 · 1h 3m

Why did Japan enter WW2? How did Japanese expansion in China lead to a deteriorating economy? When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

Join Al Murray and James Holland for Part 1 of this new series as they explore the warhawks and shifting geopolitics which brought an unwinnable war to the shores of Japan.

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