The Kyujo Incident The Coup that Almost Kept Japan in WWII
Simon Whistler · May 13, 2023 · 18 min video · China & Indo-Pacific
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How long was World War II? The answer, like so many others, depends more on perspective than one might initially expect. Perhaps you use Nazi-Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 as your star date, or perhaps you're answering from the perspective of the Soviet Union or the United States.
It'd be different. But if you take the perspective of Japan, the end of the Second World War in September 1945 happened in its eighth year of continual major warfare.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor and the official opening of the hostilities with the Allied powers came in the midst of a brutal conflict in mainland China, and by late 1945, Japan had spent more time at war than any other major power around the world.
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Discover the gripping true story of the Kyujo Incident - a failed coup that almost prevented Japan's surrender in WWII. Learn how small inflection points changed the course of history forever. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/
