Battle of the Ioribaiwa - Pacific War #44 DOCUMENTARY

Wizards and Warriors

Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. As we saw in our last episode, we are amidst one of the key points of the Pacific War. With the disastrous defeat on the bloody slopes of Edson’s Ridge, the Japanese high command started to comprehend that they were losing the initiative against the tenacious and resilient American forces in the Pacific. Now, General Horii continues his difficult and harsh advance along the Kokoda Track, not knowing that the recent failures in the Guadalcanal Campaign were soon to affect his overland offensive against Port Moresby. Nonetheless, the stubborn but effective commander will soon face the might of the Australian soldiers in yet another delaying action, and also the even more threatening prospect of straining his supply line, so join us today to cover the Battle of Ioribaiwa and the crucial aftermath of the offensive.

Pacific War Podcast

#1 Pearl Harbor

#2 Japanese Invasion of Malaya

#3 Japanese attack Guam, Wake, the Philippines

#4 Japan Continues AttackingBorneo, Philippines

#5 Fall of Wake Island

#6 Battle of Kampar

#7 Battle of Slim River

#8 Battle for the Dutch East Indies

#9 Invasion of New Britain

#10 Fall of Malaya

#11 Battle of Makassar

#12 Fall of Singapore

#13 Invasion of Sumatra

#14 Invasion of Timor

#15 Fall of Java

#16 Fall of Rangoon

#17 How the US Responded to Pearl Harbor

#18 TojoBringing Japan Into The Pacific War

#19 Japanese Raids in the Indian Ocean

#20 Fall of Bataan & The Bataan Death March

#21 Doolittle Raid

#22 Japanese Advance on Burma Road

#23 Australia's Pearl Harbor

#24 Battle of the Coral Sea

#25 Fall of the Philippines

#26 Fall of Burma

#27 Operation SeiGo

#29 Japanese Invasion of Alaska

#30 Japanese Attack on Sydney

#31 MacArthur and the Philippines Disaster