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The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 307-Prelude to the Fall of the Philippines

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.54.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2020

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

With the Japanese Empire deciding to invade to the south, the American fighters and bombers, under Gen. Douglas MacArthur's command in The Philippines must be taken out first. Previously, the American defense plan had been to fight a holding action, but MacArthur has changed this to meet the enemy on the beaches of Luzon. Only time would tell if this was the correct course of action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast, Episode

1:15.0

307, pray-loom to the fall of the Philippines.

1:20.1

Of the many shrines in Japan, a particular one reads, woe unto him who has not tasted defeat,

1:27.7

which may beg the question, why would anyone want to lose?

1:32.3

But the inscription isn't speaking of the hear, and now it refers to the future, possibly

1:38.1

becoming of a more significant conflict.

1:41.9

To never lose means not changing strategy or tactics, not upgrading the same, not even

1:48.8

experimenting, just to find a new way of fighting, as an adversary may have worked out a way

1:55.7

around one's current defenses.

1:59.0

Sadly, this was not a concern for the people of the Philippines, who had been under one

2:04.7

foreign ruler or another since the 3rd century.

2:09.1

First there was the Hindu-Malayan empires of Sumatra, Indochina, and Borneo, then came

2:14.8

the Chinese of the Ming Dynasty in the 14th century, then came the Muslims of Borneo to be

2:21.6

followed by the Japanese, who set up a trading post and controlled the area around it in northern

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