Mystery of the Panay - The Path to Pearl Harbor - WWII - Part 2 - Extra History

Yangtze River, December 12th, 1937
A Japanese dive bomber lets its payload go, smashing into the USS Panay and sinking the vessel filled with evacuated civilians from china and journalists. A single event that set Japan on a collision course with the United States...

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[Cloudrunnerk]

I spent 12 years in the US Navy (08-20), and am currently in the Navy Reserves and of all the badasses of naval history I have had to learn about in that time, I have never before heard of anything as metal as an XO writting orders in his own blood

[spartanx]

2:42 unsurprising Japan's civilian government had next to no control over their military they essentially did whatever the hell they wanted

[davidfromkyushu]

The abandon ship order written in blood was actually written on the back of a map. It's now on display in the US Navy Museum.

[kevp]

Writing "abandon ship" in his own blood after getting hit in the neck by shrapnel has got to be the most badass retreat order I've ever heard of.

[findlayyoung]

Writing abandon ship in your own blood like that is fucking metal

[fireaza]

In case anyone was wondering how it was possible for the government to have no control over the military, it's because Japan's military branches were setup as independent entities, with the government simply providing resources to whichever branches needed them at the time. This had the unfortunate side-effect of encouraging branches who wanted more resources than they were currently being given, to intentionally start shit so that the government would be forced to give them more.

[nathanseper]

It speaks volumes about how fanatical the Japanese army was that they had no problem picking a fight with the US and the USSR, two enormous industrial powers, while trying to conquer and hold down all of China simultaneously.

[OnboardG]

I seem to remember that the Soviet general who broke the back of the Japanese offensive in Mongolia was a young Georgy Zhukov, and it was the making of his career.

[skorgevondoom___]

The fact children sent letters of apologies makes me both killed by cuteness and saddened that even the children were driven to apologize

[bluewinter]

Just the opening scene to this video gave me chills. Well done Extra Credits👌

[KillerViper]

Giving an order by writing it to a panel of a ship with your own blood is the most metal thing I have ever heard.

[pyrotechnick]

That was one of the more intense openings you've done on this channel. Well done

[Spartan]

All the citizens and school kids writing applogies sorta tugs the heartstrings. Even though we'd be at war soon.

[cheezemonkeyeater]

As a wise man once said, "Those who don't learn from history may end up invading Siberia again."

[cheezemonkeyeater]

"He can't speak, so he writes orders in his own blood."
Metal.

[esleynopemos]

I love that the earlier series posted on militarism in Japan provides the additional context of just *how* they got to the point where their foreign policy was so at the mercy of the most aggressive elements in their armed forces. The way the pieces fit together gives so much richer an understanding than the individual events on their own.

[Numba]

I don't know that I've ever heard of the USS Panay before. I'm enjoying the focus on Asia and the Japanese doings over there in this episode. It's a subject I could sure stand to learn more about. Thank you for another excellent episode!
Merry Christmas out there everybody! ✝️🎄

[georgepurdy]

sailors responding to casualties in their Skibbies is not as uncommon as you think. Its still common today.

[omarbradley]

Just a a couple of things, The Hokushin-Ron and Nakushin-Ron (Strike North and Strike South) were both army plans the first was more popular in the nativist Kodoha of Sadao Araki, the second was more popular in the industrialist Toseiha of Hideki Tojo among otheters. The Navy was split more into respectin the treaties with the West or initiate an armamentistic race, and thus the latest supported the "Southern Strike", whose faction was leaded by the Prince Fushimi.

[lynmcc]

Amazing topic, love your videos ever since y’all uploaded y’all’s Punic War videos!