Kings and Generals

Japan Attacks New Guinea (2022x114)

: 28, 2022

Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues with another video in the series. Last week, we covered the Japanese attack on Sydney Harbor in June of 1942. After the small break of the last couple of weeks, we return to the main theater of the Pacific War, where the astounding consequences of the Battle of Midway continued to resonate in the minds of the key figures of the war. Yamamoto had been outmaneuvered, outsmarted and he had suffered terrible losses in the battle, from which the IJN may never recover. But worst of all, he had finally surrendered the initiative to the American commanders, who immediately began to plan the first Allied offensives of the Pacific War. Join us as we delve into Admiral King’s and General MacArthur’s plans for the future, as well as the first incursions into New Guinea, as Japan attacks this region.