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Japan's First Defeats 1942-43

Explaining History
Explaining History
Episode • Nov 8, 2013 • 17m
Japan enjoyed spectacular military successes from December 1941 to February 1942, but from May to November that year was dealt a series of defeats that would ultimately spell doom for the Japanese war effort in the Pacific. Why was the Japanese advance halted in the South Pacific so quickly?

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