The Geography Of War: World War II — S1E4 — The Pacific War
Synopsis
When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, it won a battle and inherited a geographic problem. How to hold and defend a vast island empire scattered across the largest ocean on earth?
About the series
This series examines WWII through the prism of geography. Stripping away political borders to reveal the topography beneath, it reveals fascinating and often decisive links between geography and war.