With Japan on the defensive in the Southwest Pacific, and then the American capture of Tarawa, Japan’s military position in the Pacific was crumbling.
The Imperial Army and Navy bickered over allocation of resources, particularly fighter aircraft, which Japan was losing at a phenomenal rate. The Navy continued its strategy of attempting to lure the American fleet into a decisive defeat.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Water Harp Music
A water harp is a Japanese musical instrument that creates music from dripping water.
Recording by Wikimedia Commons contributor Slowsteps used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-SA license. Source.
Review March
Public domain.
Performed by the Imperial Japanese Army Band. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing War Theme
Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.