Hello everyone, and thank you once again for listening to the saga of World War II,

a Cassus Belly project.

So this installment is another appendix to the main show, appendices being episodes that don't fall

in line with the primary narrative, but still offer information I think the audience will enjoy.

That could be information that I couldn't find a good place to insert,

something I forgot, or something like this, an interview with an author. In this episode, I interview Stephen Robinson about his new book, Panzer Commander Herman Bulk, Germany's master

tactician. Panzer Commander is a very well-structured and informative book, providing incredible

detail without getting

bogged down, making it a fascinating but relatively easy read. Something the author does that I

found particularly compelling was including excerpts from Herman Bulk's diary in the narrative

to provide insight into what the man himself was thinking. For a little background before we

begin the interview, Herman Bulk began the war as a colonel

in command of an infantry regiment in France.

He was quickly recognized for a superior tactical ability.

From there, he fought in the Greek campaign where he performed admirably as well.

After that, he spent some time on the German army staff before being transferred to the

east. In our narrative, Balk is still on staff, but we're going to jump ahead of the podcast a little bit

to talk about his campaigns in Russia. Okay, I think that's enough from me. Let's hear from Stephen

Robinson himself in Appendix B.

I have been astonished that Japan should in a single day have plunged into war against the United States and the British Emperor.

What kind of a people do they think we are?

Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget? The The

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