World War II with Tom Hanks
Pearl Harbor
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Driven by their desire for resources and an Asian empire, Japan invades China. The US joins the global outcry as Japanese troops brutally destroy the Chinese capital of Nanking. FDR responds with a crippling oil embargo, but Japan refuses to back down, propelling them towards an attack on Pearl Harbor that will change the trajectory of WWII and the world.
This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Geoffrey Wawro, professor, University of North Texas
Noriko Kawamura, professor, Washington State University
Takima Melber, the University of Heidelberg
Robert Citino, senior historian, National WWII Museum
Dan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore History
Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War College
Christopher Harding, cultural historian, University of Edinburgh
Jon Meacham, presidential historian
Leah Wright Rigueur, associate professor, Johns Hopkins University
Jonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War College
Max Brooks, fellow, Modern War Institute, West Point
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