This man just narrated 55min of vivid history over a map projection of South-East Asia and I sat through the entire thing not even bothered by the fact I only had a still image in front of me for the entire playtime. That just goes to shown what an absolute legend of storytelling Dr. Mark Felton is.

@johnhardin4358

2 жыл бұрын

There was a map? Why was I not informed? Too captivated by the story, I guess.

@DEADG6D

2 жыл бұрын

Well this is of course. The audio book channel 🤣

@charlesflint9048

2 жыл бұрын

I found it useful to refer to the map while I was listening. This is a superb video shining a light on a part of WW2 I had only a sketchy knowledge of until now.

@entertainme7523

Жыл бұрын

no cap?

@0006trance

Жыл бұрын

I just now saw the still image......I've been watching the story. Great job Dr. Felton!

My grandfather was the captain of the HMS Sussex that sailed into Singapore during its liberation in September 1945

@jeffclark7888

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@nmr6988

2 жыл бұрын

How wonderful!

@Paladin1873

2 жыл бұрын

Tell us more about it.

@JAIMEBEGOOD

2 жыл бұрын

Do share more information please. Thanks.

Coming from Singapore here, thank you Dr. Felton for highlighting Operation Zipper. It is still mostly unknown today even here in modern day Singapore and Malaysia. Most of the history books tend to gloss through this period and go straight into the Japanese surrender ceremony at City Hall in Singapore.

@simunooi5306

2 жыл бұрын

Have read about the landings at Morib and always assumed that everything went smoothly from there. Never knew about the bogged tanks at other landing site(s). Were they Shermans?

@ZahedAlex

2 жыл бұрын

I knew about it during a visit to the battlebox at Fort Canning. Kinda surprised as a history buff. Few weeks later this video appeared & so happy to listen to it

This was especially enlightening, since most historical references gloss over the details of the surrender, and just cover the “big picture” of the formal surrender in Tokyo Bay. Kudos to Mountbatten for trying to save his countrymen’s lives in POW camps. As for MacArthur, I’m yet again reminded of his supreme arrogance and hubris. His ego had no bounds. Thank you, Mr Felton!

@ironroad18

2 жыл бұрын

Never understood MacArthur's supposed "greatness" and medals. * He was insubordinate against President Truman and the Joint-Chiefs during the Korean War. * He prematurely ordered use of force against Bonus March Veterans, leading to unnecessary death. * He screwed up defense of the Philippines in 1940-41. * During Korea he ignored intelligence on Chinese incursions and massing of forces.

@exn641US

2 жыл бұрын

MacArthur was grossly overrated. A lot of Generals and Admirals are.

@mliittsc63

2 жыл бұрын

MacArthur was certainly the best general the Japanese ever had, but allied POWs were fortunate that Mountbatten did not get his way. The Japanese would have slaughtered them before allowing them to return British or Commonwealth (Imperial?) control.

@PeteCourtier

2 жыл бұрын

@@ironroad18 Dug out Doug. Weapons grade arrogance.

@dennisweidner288

2 жыл бұрын

@ TD Hawk I agree with you entirely about MacArthur, but you have to weigh that in balance with the immense good accomplished by transforming Japan compare that to the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan.

Theres so much depth to the Asian theater of the war that you never hear about in the mainstream. I love this stuff. Thanks Mark.

@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647

2 жыл бұрын

I can tell you why an image that a certain country has and will play the victim card nevermind their brutality and other things we'll never know about they still play and cry victim

@77thTrombone

2 жыл бұрын

"The mainstream" - it's become a despicable, loaded term, suggesting censors are filtering what info is available. In fact, this information has been available. If you think it hasn't been, it's because you haven't been looking, and/or perhaps you've been waiting to be served it. In fact, everything mainstream is inherently diluted to some extent. Mainstream means "mass appeal," "least common denominator." Mainstream tends to prefer single-factor analysis, because multifactor is harder to understand, and time-consuming to explain. By the same token, nuance and subtlety are lost in the mainstream. (Newswise, don''t get me started on breathless TV reporters who have expertise in nothing.) Finally, rather than complain about the use of the term, I'd prefer to commend you for recognizing the gap between Mark's reports and "the mainstream." (Yes, really.) It shows you have the capacity to handle multifactor concepts. Good on ya!

As a Malaysian, thank you for covering this forgotten theater of war in the Pacific!

My Mother was on Mountbatten's personal staff during the War. All his staff needed to be weapons proficient, and she reached sharp shooter status. I know that for sure as during Navy Days in my Youth, I saw her put 5 rounds through the half circle at 50 yards, all through two holes, with a bolt action Lee Enfield, standing. The Navy Gentleman on duty did not believe it until he checked the target.

@rogerpattube

2 жыл бұрын

Rather tangential but understandable that you like to share this story featuring your mother.

@stitchjones7134

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerpattube Words of the day: Pompous, windy, self-important, supercilious. Sorry ol' boy, I'm rather fond of a tangent myself.

Dr. Felton inspires me to learn so much more. 👍🏼

Thank you Mark Felton for this story about Operation Zipper. My father Ian Corlett 5th Para was in Rangoon waiting to drop into Singapore race circuit with his comrades ,to draw fire from the Japanese garrison while the Marines were attacking the 2 beach heads. The Paras were writing farewell letters to loved ones when they were told about the 2 Atomic bombs dropped on Japan. Zipper was called off. The Paras then went into Malaya to disarm the Japanese and Malay Communists . The Malaysian Emergency ensued. My father was in fire fights with both parties, saved on 2 occasions by the Gurkas who he and his mates had great respect for. He lived to 94, and past away in May 2021. A proud Para.

It’s interesting how Dr. Felton’s visuals are extremely basic, _yet they don’t distract a bit._ His narratives are so incisive, detailed, and circumspect that his videos still command a well-deserved faithful audience. Each seems like an audio book, free for the clicking. Priceless. 💛🙏🏼

@Ob1sdarkside

2 жыл бұрын

The visuals are a side story to main event, Mark's ability to tell a story is beyond reproach.

@Glen.Danielsen

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ob1sdarkside Exactly. Agreed. 💛🙏🏼

@colinthompson2335

2 жыл бұрын

@@Glen.Danielsen I disagree. Why not add every location he mentions to the map visual ?

@Glen.Danielsen

2 жыл бұрын

@@colinthompson2335 Yah Colin, I see your point; I have thought same. Yet I think of the immense work and immersive research Dr. Felton must do to create the narratives he produces-the quality of analysis and depth of real understanding inlaid in the storytelling. Visuals with effects are a whole other time-consuming endeavor. But heck, maybe Mark will hire a graphics assistant! God bless! 💛🙏🏼

@rogerpattube

2 жыл бұрын

Compared with the doctor's previous vids the graphics here do seem a bit spartan. Admittedly I'm only at the 10 min mark and so far still on the same SE Asia view from outer space.

What an outstanding historian Dr. Felton! You deserve your own Netflix series. You put the pathetic network called the History Channel to complete shame! Thanks for all you do.

Well my commute has significantly improved this morning. Thanks!

@joem3999

2 жыл бұрын

I'm stuck waiting for a ferry. Works for me as well.

@CFarnwide

2 жыл бұрын

Arrived a bit late for my commute. However, It will be a great lunch hour companion!

The content is just so refreshing and capturing to listen to. Bravo Mark you make some of the best ww2 content I've seen.

A full Mark Felton documentary, lets go

Thank you again for telling a story I have not heard. This was a fascinating story about a little known part of the war.

*Mountbatten:* “As ‘Supreme Commander,’ I get to make all the decisions-right?” *America:* “Well yes but also no. Actually, mostly no.”

@RGC-gn2nm

2 жыл бұрын

After the failure of his Canadian raid on Dieppe harbor American leadership had little faith in his lordship.

@scrubsrc4084

2 жыл бұрын

You can always count on the yanks to make a mess

@theunitedstatesofamerica1559

2 жыл бұрын

@@scrubsrc4084 Of course, its what I do best. My fuckup in afghanistan just proves that

@nickdanger3802

2 жыл бұрын

@@scrubsrc4084 Because Britain was doing very well before November 42.

@scrubsrc4084

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickdanger3802 we'll enough

The idea that Zipper would have led to earlier liberation of POWs depends on an assumption that the Japanese Army would allow these prisoners to live. It seems far more likely that they would have transported the prisoners further to the rear, or if unable to do so, they would have executed them. These were after all their orders. The only reason prisoners survived to be liberated was due to a surrender by the Emperor, which put execution of POWs into a grey area as to Japanese military honor, and thus restrained the more murderous of Japanese officers.

@Paladin1873

2 жыл бұрын

Possibly. If we look at American efforts to rescue POWs in the Philippines we see the same concern.

@andybelcher1767

2 жыл бұрын

I have not studied this theatre in any great depth, but while I accept that Japanese intentions at the local level were uncertain, Dr Felton goes into great depth over the orders issued after the surrender regarding the POWs which points to their own uncertainty. There were instances where the prisoners were just abandoned when the Japanese forces withdrew. I think that this is one of those "we can never know for certain" subjects. I do think that it is disgraceful though that a civil servant can destroy military plans for his own self-aggrandisement but we shouldn't be surprised as the same thing happened in the Great War too.

@petersouthernboy6327

2 жыл бұрын

@@andybelcher1767 if you study modern War, civil servants have always had a central controlling role in strategic warfare plans.

@Russia-bullies

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. To liberate them,it’s better to use covert units.Once,liberated they should be recruited,immediately,if possible.

@petersouthernboy6327

2 жыл бұрын

@@Russia-bullies recruited for what? POW’s held by the Japanese were in a *TERRIBLE* physical and emotional state. Just to *SURVIVE* Japanese internment was a miracle.

It’s probably safe to say Lord Mountbatten did not appreciate the Japanese….

@CFarnwide

2 жыл бұрын

@DeeMuda sounds like they did. To be honest, I know nothing of that. Would you have any sites you could recommend for researching that incident?

@DrJones20

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody did

On seeing the length of this piece, I did not think I was going to remain through to the end, but the intensity of the story would not let up, and only kept building to the end.

I didn't know about this Doc.Thanks for spreading very good historical knowledge.

Powerful piece Prof Mark Felton . I have known the Pacific war since reading about it as a teenager but could not stomach learning as rich details about it due to the endless Horror Stories of the Allied POW's and nurses of all Injured Troops . Like the Bangka island massacre . But to respect our Diggers and Allies and medics we must get into it

I'm from Malaysia and a ww2 buff .I have never heard of Operation Zipper. I'm from Negeri Sembilan, was surprised when Dr Felton mention my hometown

Thank you Dr Felton, you have completely changed and reversed my view of Lord Mountbatten. Previous histories I'd read were not particularly complementary of the man but now I have a new perspective and respect for the man and his service. His death as part of the ongoing Irish conundrum was and is to my mind unconscionable; particularly with his young relation on board. I postulate that given a choice; he'd have said get the innocents off and then do what you wish w me. Hero's are few and far between, especially when we find out decades later that some never deserved the accolade. Lord Louis Mountbatten certainly was one; through his command and concern for his troops and for the pain he must have felt for the prisoners, while not being able to nurse to their needs sooner, he deserves the recognition.

Yet another remarkable chapter of history seemingly left out of history books and channels, but thoroughly researched and told by Dr. Felton. Much thanks.

Trying to imagine my thoughts after hearing that I would not come to the aid of my countrymen until a formal surrender was conducted weeks later and thousands of miles away. Openly disregarding such a request based in a such a disconnect from stern reality was the only right thing to do.

Thank you Mark. One of my wife's family members was a British surveyor in Malaya prior to the Japanese invasion and ensured vital mapping and land registry information was evacuated to Australia rather than fall into IJA hands. Once in Australia himself he served with the RAAF at a relatively lowly non-commissioned rank for a while near Bendigo but some time later, around the same time as Zipper, he 'reappears' in the family history as a British Lieutenant Colonel and my wife remembers his tales of having had the good fortune to have taken part in an invasion "the day after the war was over". I have shared your fascinating history piece with 3 generations of his descendants.

Will be binge watching these videos after my Oct 1 deadline. Thank you Dr. Felton for these interesting and informative documentaries.

Could you imagine the overwhelming relief you'd feel being rescued from Japanese troops. Loved the video.

@Black-Sun_Kaiser

2 жыл бұрын

@FL KRAKER right , many probably had already made peace with death , probably be in shock as well.

@Black-Sun_Kaiser

2 жыл бұрын

@FL KRAKER i heard that as well

@dougreid2351

2 жыл бұрын

Watch the liberation scene in "King Rat"as it unfolds in dubfounded silence . . . DOUGout

@paulleckner9148

Жыл бұрын

The Japanese elite military were sometimes more brutal than the Nazis, but only now are the stories coming out. Lord Louis Mountbatten expressly stated that he did not want any Japanese representatives at his funeral. His wishes were respected..

@Black-Sun_Kaiser

Жыл бұрын

@@paulleckner9148 I heard of this, definitely interesting

Another Excellent Episode, Thank you.

As you have always delivered, a detailed, complete, and very interesting and informative description of the events. Thank you. I have never liked MacArthur, and I never will understand how face/politics/power can so warp someone.

@josephking6515

2 жыл бұрын

MacArthur wasn't just warped, he was also corrupt. Research the payments he received pre-war from the Philippine government and how he _behaved_ after he moved back there when he _returned._ He was an absolutely disgusting person.

@rosecarney4111

2 жыл бұрын

Look at today s democrat party!

@drscopeify

2 жыл бұрын

He was worried about the USSR trying and take parts of Japan, there is still a heated land issue today in 2021 so you can see the issue there.

@dyveira

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, he advocated starting a nuclear war during Korea. The guy was a legitimate psychopath.

You have to respect a man who stands by his principles. Salute to Lord Mountbatton.

Thanks for your hard work & sharing your vast wealth of knowledge in everything you put out. You touch on my interests of WW2, more important you've opened up many more interests to now have. Thanks, Dr. Felton

You have touched on a little known aspect of the "special relationship" between Britain and the US during and subsequently after the war. The US began to obstruct British activities to keep them at arms length in the far east and with the ultimate aim the end of empire. They saw the Pacific and far East as being their new back yard and they didn't want to share it. As soon as the war ended so did a lot of cooperation, sharing of technology and political support., The special relationship has always been there on the ground but not always in the White House

I was totally fascinated by this telling of this situation. The many details included, were very helpful in visualizing the unfolding story. Superb video, as is always the case, from Mr. Felton.

As an Australian, , i officially salute and bring Lord Louie Mountbatten in to the fold of great honorary Australians..... a man of of Honor and decency. Well done Mark Felton as an avid long time fan i think your best work yet. Brilliant

Thank you DrFelton for all your hard work to bring these documentaries to us we truly appreciate it God bless you and your family

Thanks Mark. I really loved this rendition of shared knowledge, especially as it is in my back yard :)

This was a really good one & very informative. Amazes me how you’re able to obtain & share with us all these amazing details of WWII history.

Thank you for the video on Operation Zipper, the British liberation of Malaya and Singapore. Greetings from Singapore!

Once again, an hour of true military education. Thank you, Mark!

As an American, I'm shocked at how the American military leaders seemed to feel that the British could "play in the Pacific playground, but only if you follow American rules". I can't understand the reasoning behind not helping free those many prisoners. It seems to me, that extra Allies would only help the war effort, even if only a small percent could return to active duty.

Thanks for this Mark. I learned alot and thanks for taking your time creating content for us.

Outstanding video ! Thank you very much, Sir.

I found out a few of the blokes at work were avid Mark Felton fans by mentioning one of his videos (British involvement in Vietnam after the Japanese surrender) we all agreed he's one of the best youtubers and historians on the subject. These kind of documentaries are sorely needed in today's world given the amount of junk pumped out by more traditional, mainstream media outlets - they're effectively stupefying the population.

Thanks once again, Dr. Felton, for your teaching.

Always fun to listen to Mark and... informative. Thumbs up.

You actually did make a vid about this operation! AWESOME!

this was exceptionally interesting. Brilliantly presented as always, really enjoyed learning about this i like these longer ones

I have read your great book on this subject, mr. Felton, but listening to your narration is always a pleasure

The bombs did more to shame the Japanese military then any prolonged battle in homeland Japan ever would have. Such a battle would have made the Japanese military into unbeaten martyrs. Such a situation could have produced a movement within the Japanese population to continue the fight for decades even as an underground activity.

@josephstabile9154

2 жыл бұрын

I tend to agree--a "glorious" fight to the death would have directly fed into this preeminent samurai warrior mystique prevalent in Japan, and, instead of being viewed as Japan's armageddon, become part of some kind of vainglorious legend .

Nice video mister Felton, and a very good length. Thank you.

Dr Felton at it again with more brilliance!!

Really great episode Mark !

Quality information as always. Thanks Mark

Absolutely love this channel

Impecable timing Dr! I'm sitting down right now, after a long day, and recieving the notifcation of one of your new videos...it's quite rewarding! Thanks for providing us with hours of unvaluable information and entertainment! As somebody suggested in one of your other videos; we would love to hear about the "great game" and the British invasions of Afghanistan during the 19th century,, plus it seems like a relevant topic nowadays :\

@raygiordano1045

2 жыл бұрын

That's some of my favorite history too. I read "The Great Game" twice, and I regret giving my copy away.

Excellent video Dr Felton!!

Hello from Malaysia. Never knew of this history. Keep up the good work.

Wow, totally fascinating. Just when I think WW2 history is exhausted, Dr. Felton crushes the idea.

Thank you. Your videos are always interesting 😁

This was a great video Mark they always are.

Nicely done Mark.

Dang, I didn know most of this stuff. Thanks a bunch, Mark!

Very insightful. Thank you Mark.

Yet another reason why MacArthur is hated in the U.K. and Australia to this day.

@markwheeler202

2 жыл бұрын

@Liam Thomas You mean Dugout Doug? Peleliu?

@kaylind5227

2 жыл бұрын

American here, and I can't say I blame you.

@christopherconard2831

2 жыл бұрын

The history of Macarthur in America parallels the history of WWII Japan. When mentioned in school the bad stuff is glossed over. Only those who choose to look deeper into it, or who take more specialized classes in college begin to see the truth. When I was younger the stuff I read or saw about him always showed him as having a bit of an ego problem, and often brushing other officers the wrong way. Later it became obvious he was a narcissist and there were legitimate reasons other officers didn't like him.

@kevinshannon955

2 жыл бұрын

MacArthur’s strategy was highly overrated. We could have bypassed the Philippines and went for Formosa and cut off all the Japanese territories south of there and ended the war even sooner.

@Soundwave3591

2 жыл бұрын

Yet in an interesting twist many in Japan and South Korea love him.

Almost an entire HOUR of a Dr. Mark Felton history lesson!? Yes please!

Felton just keeps at it. Unstoppable.

Excellent presentation!

Thank you Dr. Felton for this unknown chapter of our Singapore history.

Excellent, as always.

Some of my favorite bedtime stories are provided by Dr Felton. No need for stock footage when the narrative is so detailed.

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

Thanks again Mark👍

Excellent.. as usual. Well done the 136! Many ex servicemen, POWs and family relatives of those killed in Australia never forgave the Japanese of that generation till their passing. R.I.P .. Those that could've been spared the death marches had Zipper proceeded makes me ill. Thankyou for this insight.

Excellent presentation.....Thanks

Wow. Fantastic work.

My Uncle Jerry, a Marine sniper scout fought from Macon Island and Guadalcanal all the way to Iwo Jima , 17 yrs old to 21, always carried a key chain with him with a mushroom cloud on one side and Peace for Japan on the other side. Out of his company of 250 only three made it to the end of the war. After showing me the keychain he said: "Ya know , if not for that cloud I would not be here. It's funny, we were stationed in Japan in 1963 and I had many Japanese friends. It just goes to show you. My Dad was on B-25s in North Africa and was shot down, bailed out in desert wandered for 3 days with a half canteen of water and his 45 and was picked up by a British Rat patrol, so I wouldn't be here without the British.

@jf831024

Жыл бұрын

That's a hell of a family story!

thank you, amazing story !

Thanks for posting this Mark. I'm reading the Sandakan Death March book by Paul Ham at the moment. My maternal grandfather spent the war in a Japanese labour camp.

Always interesting, thank you.

Dr felton I thank you so much,as my glaucoma gets worse I appreciate your audio history..

This is a very well done and factual description of the end of the War in Southeast Asia. A very informative contribution to a neglected topic. It correctly depicts MacArthurs grandstanding lack of compassion for POWs that he himself was not liberating. Although insufficient credit is given to the immensely important effort to transform Japan.. Hirohito should have been prosecuted as a war criminal, but justice in that instance may have seriously comprised the transformation of Japan--a remarkable achievement.

@josephstabile9154

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Japan did a remarkable job of helping ITSELF back from defeat & destruction; aknowledging its horrific treatment of its victims much less so. I see their sense of "honor" as misplaced, being self-centered & self-serving.Their "honor" did not extend to their treatment of other's when they had control & responsibility. Further, perhaps due in part to MacArthur's NOT holding them to a full accounting, they have never seemed to own up or teach their younger generations the true picture of their behavior in WWII. The depravity--beyond warfare--was disgraceful, and not honorable. I see unwillingness to honestly come to grips with this to be some kind of national limitation, as if it's all about them and their feelings.

Babe wake up, Mark Felton just posted a new video

I see here that some folks complain about how few images Dr. Felton has on his videos...well I cooked a steak 🥩 dinner for my family with fries 🍟 , avocado 🥑 and tomatoe 🍅 salad with 2 cups of wine and 2 beers and did not notice the lack of images 🤣 You poor souls should just watch "The History Channel" 🙌 Cheers Dr. Felton and thank you for sharing your knowledge. Greetings from Honduras 🇭🇳 Central America!

I always go to Dr. Felton for his most excellent perspective and delivery of War History covering a relatively modern timeframe. He never disappoints. I also enjoy and recommend Paul Cooper's The Fall of Civilizations Podcast for an ancient-history treat.

The exact and riveting details provided by Dr. Felton of this particular lesser-known part (and of course all the other splendid videos he provides) of the Second World War is astounding and the work of a master historian.

Man! a 55 minute Felton.. must be my lucky day

first!! excellent upload as we have come to expect thanks proff Felton

@krisfrederick5001

2 жыл бұрын

But, you haven't seen it yet.

Lord Mountbatten should have ignored MacArthur’s orders and executed Operation Zipper to liberate the POWs. The United States military and administration were seeking to replace the British Empire as the only world superpower after the defeat of Japan and Germany. This was the beginning of the American Empire under the control of the military industrial complex still powerful in American politics today.

@1956paterson

2 жыл бұрын

I love this quote from Sir Winston Churchill which best describes American attitudes: “Americans will always do the right thing, only after they have tried everything else.”

@johnburns4017

2 жыл бұрын

_"the American Empire under the control of the military industrial complex still powerful in American politics today."_ The American empire is disintegrating, as is their country internally.

@robruss62

8 ай бұрын

Yes he should have. Strangely Britain never called America's bluff- what would Truman have done nuked London had Eastern Fleet just steamed forward and unleashed hell? What would Eisenhower have done at Suez-nuked London when he couldn't even nuke Manchuria or firebomb Dien Bien Phu? Really crash the British economy and risk Britain and France ordering US forces off their soil and bases? America however isn't an empire, sadly- it didn't have sense to use it's massive power usefully or wisely, opting instead for pointless police actions instead of proper nation building. Things weren't always thus. Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Polk, Lincoln/Seward, Grant, McKinley, and Teddy Roosevelt were all proponents of manifest Destiny, until Wilson idiotically implemented America Last internationalism, and ever since American national policy has morphed into a straw man argument between interventions without victory and running away as the only options. America went from brilliant nation building, and incidentally until 1945 almost uninterrupted military triumphs, to geopolitical ineptitude and since 1945 (while still never having "lost" a war militarily) being unable to win a war under seemingly any conditions. Ironically a standup set piece fight against a peer competitor like China, which despite a large air force and big fleet is probably somewhat overrated in lacking any real world battle experience, is probably the only type of war the US can win. Like Mussolini in 1940, China would be mistaking a sick lion for a dying one- America could print a couple trillion dollars, draft several million people, warp speed a wholesale ramp up of military production to several times current levels, get tens of millions of underemployed people and illegal aliens into a wartime economy, and reduce China's and it's allies militaries and economies to ruins.

Very good presentation of the reoccupation, of Malaya , seldom covered .Thank you.

A work colleague of mine had been in the RAF when British forces occupied French Indo-China after the Japanese surrender, and he told me that they re-armed the Japanese in order to keep law and order amongst the indigenous population.

Thanks for this info, dr. Love from malaysia

Mark. Thanks again for providing my Wednesday night entertainment.

Every Mark Felton video subject could be turned into a very good movie.

It’s the voice. Even my wife, who has very little interest in these things, sat down to listen for a bit. She remarked that the narrator had a wonderful, engaging voice. This while I sat there planning my own foray into KZread and immediately pondering defeat, all because I don’t have his voice. But, I agree-this man might put up a blurry picture of a cow and start talking about D-Day and I know I’d be enthralled. Damn.

The 5th Sea Lord. What a title. Kudos to you again Dr Mark Felton.

@EK-gr9gd

2 жыл бұрын

Head of FAA till 1965. It's just a way to specify "departments".

Thank you

Ahh, an almost hour long Mark Felton video, I can go to sleep happy tonight

Imagine if Japanese had slaughtered all POWs as they intended to. Would MacArthur have reacted differently?

@Ostenjager

2 жыл бұрын

No. MacArthur didn’t give a shit.

@christopherconard2831

2 жыл бұрын

He was well aware of the conditions in the POW camps. Though they didn't have direct conformation of official orders, allied commanders had been informed the Japanese weren't going to allow the repatriation of prisoners if they could. They had enough reports from areas they had already taken that, as US and UK troops approached, Japanese guards killed many of the people under their control. It happened often enough that they knew it wasn't a few fanatical officers, but an accepted policy.

@Rusty_Gold85

2 жыл бұрын

No he wanted movie cameras in Tokyo aimed at him

Mark, this one was, if not the best of your presentations, certainly close to it! Here in the states there has not been much published on the Commonwealth side of WWII, particularly in SE Asia. Having always been a “fan” of General MacArthur I feel his refusal to let the Brits enter Singapore until AFTER the formal Japanese surrender In Tokyo bay inexcusable! He must have been running for President even then! He was a brilliant General, but a insufferable narcissist! Thanks for all you hard work researching these videos. Seems history vindicated Mountbatten! What little I know of him he was a pretty special man!

@EarthForces

2 жыл бұрын

His actions also in the Philippines that led to the bombing of Manila is also a wasteful act. It essentially destroyed the historical Intramuros and guess what, his pledge to account for the war damages the Americans incurred in the Philippines was never paid! That is how scummy the American leadership (this case MacArthur) be when it comes to the "allies" that they can bully around.

@Calatriste54

2 жыл бұрын

"Fortune favors the Bold"