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Yamamoto's Big Gamble
3:09:27 - 3:12:27 (02:59)
In this episode, Dan Carlin discusses Admiral Yamamoto's big gamble to take over a huge chunk of Asia and the Pacific during WWII and how his plan was to create a huge perimeter around his core with a defense perimeter and make the cost of taking it back higher than the opposing side was willing to pay.
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