Battle of Tassafaronga - Pacific War #54 DOCUMENTARY

Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. By late November, Guadalcanal had become an island of death for the Japanese and the critical food crisis would force the Japanese to prepare their destroyers for another express run, one that would turn into a savage nighttime naval battle. Join us as we delve into the Battle of Tassafaronga and we continue with our coverage of the Battle of Buna-Gona.

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[lukang]

This series on Guadalcanal really gives full context of all elements of the campaign and not just episodic snipits more commonly seen. Really educational

[tomo-gqtq]

So many navy blunders under the shadow of the carrier victories for the U.S
And so many australian, Dutch & british battles I never knew swept under the rug at the start of the series. Cheers for the covering of this theater.

[toastnjam]

If YouTube had Academy Awards, Kings and Generals should win best military history channel. It would get my vote.

[Warmaker]

“It is always some consolation to reflect that the enemy who defeats you is really good, and Rear Admiral Tanaka was better than that—he was superb. Without his trusted flagship Jintsu, his decks cluttered with supplies, he sank a heavy cruiser and put three others out of action for nearly a year, at the cost of one destroyer. In many actions of the war, mistakes on the American side were canceled by those of the enemy; but despite the brief confusion of his destroyers, Tanaka made no mistakes at Tassafaronga.” - Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison

[atb]

This is a great look at how all these crazy battles interconnect in the overall theatre of war! Watch the operations room and drachinifel for a close-up on the battle of tassafaronga. The drama between officers and how it affects battles is always interesting to me

[johnrust]

Fun fact, one of the crewmembers on the USS Northampton was award-winning actor Jason Robards, who served as a radioman.

[SelwynClydeAlojipan]

The narration of actions and battles in two different but nearby fronts shows how integrated in time these separate actions were despite the geographic separation. Thank you for choosing this format to present the battles around Guadalcanal and New Guinea because it gives us viewers a more comprehensive view of what was in the minds of the Japanese and American/Australian commanders in their respective headquarters. Unlike in other histories and documentaries which isolated each of the fronts from each other, this style of chronologically related battles provides us all with more realistic considerations than an artificial or arbitrary separation using distances. Well done and kudos for going into so much detail of providing the names and sub-units involved in the separate movements of troops and their performance.

[RoboticDragon]

Destroyers always amaze me. As a kid always saw them as a bit of a nothing ship, but they were so quick, and deadly with torpedo's amongst other things, that were very lethal and deadly in combat operations.

[moalzaben]

It still baffles me that Admiral Carleton Wright received a navy cross after the horrific loss and the heavy damage sustained on tf 67

[cro]

My father-in-law was on the USS Honolulu and witnessed this battle. His was the only cruiser that escaped damage and was able to escape the battle untouched. He would have nightmares about the battle for the rest of his life. One of his most horrific memories was as the Honolulu escaped the scene, it had to plow over sailors that escaped burning ships but were still in the water. It was pitch black, but he could hear their cries. He would tear up and cry when he told about that incident. He was 19 at the time.

[arvinhut]

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[Zogerpogger]

I don't know if this was intentional, but I really like the introductory narration without music, it reinforces the gravity of what is being discussed and feels more serious.

[richardmeo]

One of the tragic issues facing the Western militaries was the seniority system of commands. It took tragic losses before the leaders adapted to the reality of the war. As Patton would state, "The generals are always fighting the last war". At this time US torpedoes had defective triggers that failed to detonate. The result of not testing the equipment to save $.

[JC-mxsu]

Kings and Generals, I am excited to see what’s going to happen to the pacific war in 1943 and I’ve been watching it since the very first episode on this series, I am learning new information about ww2 in the pacific theater from you.

[ORMONDROPON]

It's nice to see a sponsor that isn't a scam; well done.

[nobodysman]

USS Minneapolis entering the shipyard with her bow nearly chopped off: "TIS BUT A FLESH WOUND."

[CZiNTrPT]

Those maps are outstanding. Saw the same on weeks of ww2 before but this is on another level

[Raptor]

Adm Kinkaid: "Okay, here's a new battleplan to effectively fight the Japanese at night. Just stick to the plan, okay, Wright?"
R Adm Wright: "You got it! Okay, now, I'm gonna pull some destroyers away from another group that don't know the plan, then make sure my destroyers are not actually independent from the cruisers, and make sure the destroyers can't fight without getting in the way of the cruisers."
Adm Kinkaid: "Why do I even bother?"

[Ksgamer]

I'm in the 32nd right now (except its an IBCT today); its very cool to a visualization of what this unit did in World War 2. The depth of this Pacific series is outstanding. I think it would also be cool to see something similar that depicts America's involvement in World War 1 starting with the 2nd battle of the Marne and going all the way to the end of the war.

[mohinuddin]

Wish I had so much money just so I can give some to you guys for the awesome work that you put out. In return, I just ask that you keep doing what you already do. You deserve all the praise and credit, you should be proud!👏🏻