The Long and Short-Term Causes of WW2

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Before the Battle of the Coral Sea broke out on May 4th, 1942, Allied forces in the Pacific Theater of War had suffered a blistering string of losses as Japan pushed for control of the western Pacific basin. British forces had suffered crushing defeats in Hong Kong, Malaya, Borneo and Singapore, while Australian forces had […]

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Today’s film covers the Allies’ massive bombardment campaign during WW2 against German and Axis oil refineries, in an attempt to cut off their ability to fight a mechanized war.