48 - Japan’s Blitz Across Asia and the Pacific
From The Second World War by Stephen Bedard
October 24, 2025 · 10 min
About this episode
This episode explores Japan's surprise attacks across Asia and the Pacific on December 7, 1941, beyond just Pearl Harbor.
When we think of Japan and December 1941, we think of Pearl Harbor. But Japan had much more up their sleeve than just one attack. That same day saw surprise attacks by Japanese forces on American, British, and Thai territories. In this episode, we look at those attacks. Support me at http://www.patreon.com/hopesreason Visit me at http://www.stephenjbedard.com/secondworldwar Look for my other podcast "History of Christianity" on your favourite podcast provider.
People in this episode
Host: Stephen Bedard
Topics covered
- Japan
- World War II
- Pearl Harbor
- military strategy
- surprise attacks
- Asia
- Pacific
Keywords
- Japan
- Pearl Harbor
- World War II
- surprise attacks
- military history
- Asia
- Pacific
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Japan, American territories, British territories, Thai territories
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