Peace In Their Time

I make a vague and rambling attempt here to explain the condition of the National Revolutionary Army of China by mid-1937. It's not a complete picture, but you'll get enough to appreciate exactly how the war played out. 

All planes this episode as I close out my overview of the Japanese military with a look at the IJA's air arm. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

1. Francillon, Rene J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War Putnam Aeronautical Books 1970
2. Newdick, Thomas Japanese Aircraft of World War II 1937-1945 Amber Books Ltd 2017
3. Bishop, Chris The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II Barnes & Noble Inc 1998

 

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Allowing myself but one katana joke, today I am covering the weapons of the Japanese military. Quality stuff here and there, but the most striking pieces were the ones where the Japanese had to compromise heavily on account of a lack of resources. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

1. Ness, Leland Rikugun: Guide to Japanese Ground Forces 1937-1945, Volume 2: Weapons of the Imperial Japanese Army & Navy Ground Forces Helion & Company 2014
2. Bishop, Chris The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II Barnes & Noble Inc 1998

 

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Today I finally get to talk about the IJA, specifically its organization and doctrine. Turns out a conflict with China was a low priority and that came back to bite them!

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

1. Ness, Leland Rikugun: Guide to Japanese Ground Forces 1937-1945, Volume 1: Tactical Organization of Imperial Japanese Army & Navy Ground Forces Helion & Company 2014
2. Peattie, Mark, Edward J. Drea, and Hanx van de Ven The Battle for China, Essays on the Military History of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945 Stanford University Press 2011

 

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My deep-dive into the Imperial Japanese Navy concludes with the unexpected heart of the fleet, the carriers!

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

1. Evans, David C. and Mark R. Peattie Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941 Naval Institute Press 1997
2. Peattie, Mark R Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power, 1909-1941 Naval Institute Press 2013
3. Stille, Mark E. The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War Osprey Publishing 2013
4. Newdick, Thomas Japanese Aircraft of World War II 1937-1945 Amber Books Ltd 2017
5. Francillon, Rene J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War Putnam Aeronautical Books 1970
6. Bishop, Chris The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II Barnes & Noble Inc 1998

 

Questions? Comments? Email me at peaceintheirtime@gmail.com

I'm a little under the weather, so all business today. I'm talking about the heavy cruisers, battleships, and submarines of the IJN.

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

1. Evans, David C. and Mark R. Peattie Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941 Naval Institute Press 1997
2. Stille, Mark E. The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War Osprey Publishing 2013
3. Bishop, Chris The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II Barnes & Noble Inc 1998

 

Questions? Comments? Email me at peaceintheirtime@gmail.com

Today I get started talking about Japanese ship designs, specifically the Destroyers and Light Cruisers. Especially with the Destroyers, the smaller size of these vessels belied a powerful punch that the IJN hoped would prove decisive in the war to come. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

1. Evans, David C. and Mark R. Peattie Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941 Naval Institute Press 1997
2. Stille, Mark E. The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War Osprey Publishing 2013
3. Bishop, Chris The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II Barnes & Noble Inc 1998

 

Questions? Comments? Email me at peaceintheirtime@gmail.com

Technically this is the start of the miniseries covering the first couple years of the Second Sino-Japanese War. But before I properly get going with that, I am going to cover the militaries of the war. And today I am starting with the Imperial Japanese Navy, the IJN. This formidable force wasn't built in a day, so I'm taking an episode to talk about its doctrine and the guiding principles it operated under going into WWII. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

1. Evans, David C. and Mark R. Peattie Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941 Naval Institute Press 1997
2. Stille, Mark E. The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War Osprey Publishing 2013

 

Questions? Comments? Email me at peaceintheirtime@gmail.com

It took almost two years of judicial attacks and the confidence inspired by the 1936 electoral landslide for FDR to summon the gumption to go after the Supreme Court. Second term misfortune struck quickly though, and the battle left its mark on the president. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

1. Simon, James F. FDR and Chief Justice Hughes: The President, the Supreme Court, and the Epic Battle Over the New Deal Simon and Schuster 2012
2. Kennedy, David M. Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War 1929-1945 Oxford University Press 1999
3. Hiltzik, Michael The New Deal: A Modern History Simon and Schuster 2011
4. Schlesinger Jr, Arthur M. The Politics of Upheaval 1935-1936: The Age of Roosevelt Volume III First Mariner Books 2003
5. Katznelson, Ira Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time W.W. Norton and Company, Inc 2013
6. Smith, Jason Scott A Concise History of the New Deal Cambridge University Press 2014
7. Leuchtenburg, William E. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal 1932-1940 Harper-Perennial 1963

 

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In 1935 the Roosevelt administration came up against the most effective opposition faced yet, which would setup a showdown between the United States' executive and judiciary. Today I introduce the US Supreme Court and the devastating day that set the stage for that confrontation. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

 

1. Simon, James F. FDR and Chief Justice Hughes: The President, the Supreme Court, and the Epic Battle Over the New Deal Simon and Schuster 2012
2. Kennedy, David M. Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War 1929-1945 Oxford University Press 1999
3. Hiltzik, Michael The New Deal: A Modern History Simon and Schuster 2011
4. Schlesinger Jr, Arthur M. The Politics of Upheaval 1935-1936: The Age of Roosevelt Volume III First Mariner Books 2003
5. Katznelson, Ira Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time W.W. Norton and Company, Inc 2013
6. Smith, Jason Scott A Concise History of the New Deal Cambridge University Press 2014
7. Leuchtenburg, William E. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal 1932-1940 Harper-Perennial 1963

 

Questions? Comments? Email me at peaceintheirtime@gmail.com