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Isolation, Warfare, and Military Beliefs
39:33 - 49:24 (09:51)
The podcast talks about the New Guinea tribes used by anthropologists to study human behavior 10,000 years ago, as well as the inertia of military beliefs and the surprise British naval attack after Pearl Harbor.
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New Guinea is a unique place with a jungle and enormously tall mountains that can't be easily crossed by planes.
39:33 - 42:07 (02:34)
Summary
New Guinea is a unique place with a jungle and enormously tall mountains that can't be easily crossed by planes. The vegetation is so thick in some parts that insects thrive while blotting out the sun.
ChapterIsolation, Warfare, and Military Beliefs
EpisodeShow 64 - Supernova in the East III
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The isolated interior regions of New Guinea were researched by Western anthropologists before the Second World War in order to study the ways in which humans operated before the rise of civilization.
42:07 - 45:36 (03:29)
Summary
The isolated interior regions of New Guinea were researched by Western anthropologists before the Second World War in order to study the ways in which humans operated before the rise of civilization. These regions were often controlled by colonial powers like the Dutch, despite their instability in Europe.
ChapterIsolation, Warfare, and Military Beliefs
EpisodeShow 64 - Supernova in the East III
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Winston Churchill sent a British naval attack force to Singapore right before the outbreak of war in order to send a message to Japan.
45:36 - 47:35 (01:59)
Summary
Winston Churchill sent a British naval attack force to Singapore right before the outbreak of war in order to send a message to Japan. This move is reminiscent of how the U.S. displays its military power today.
ChapterIsolation, Warfare, and Military Beliefs
EpisodeShow 64 - Supernova in the East III
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Despite early knowledge of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Air Command in the Philippines faced inertia in their military beliefs which hindered their response to the bombing of Clark Field by Japanese forces.
47:35 - 49:24 (01:48)
Summary
Despite early knowledge of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Air Command in the Philippines faced inertia in their military beliefs which hindered their response to the bombing of Clark Field by Japanese forces. The rigidity of peacetime maneuvers and war games did not prepare them for the unpredictability of real war.