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Episode 278 - The Men Who Stayed Behind
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35 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2019
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This week we investigate the role of Japan in laying the groundwork for Vietnam's wars against France and the United States. How did Japan's occupation of Indochina create the groundwork for the Viet Minh? And why did some Japanese soldiers, given the choice to return home in defeat or stay behind and fight on behalf of a country other than their own, take up the Vietnamese cause?
Released:
Mar 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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