An interview with D.M. Giangreco on the Invasion of Japan, Lend Lease and many more topics. Also on iTunes etc. Timestamps: 00:21 - Background D.M. Giangreco 02:10 - Hell To Pay 2nd Edition 08:12 - People don't care about Logistics 11:34 - Euro-centric & Losses in Asia 14:38 - American Viewership Preferences 17:34 - US Leadership Challenge on Manpower 23:17 - Japanese knowledge on US Popular Support 25:10 - The Bombs & Soviet Intervention 25:45 - US Media & The Enemies of the US 27:40 - Japanese Military Structure, Independence & Dispersion 27:58 - Why the Emperor was so important for the US Forces 29:54 - Japanese Senior Leadership reluctance to Surrender 35:55 - US Preparations on Okinawa to save Civilians 37:17 - Okinawa vs. Japan - Expectations on Civilian Resistance 38:09 - Estimates on Civilian Casualties 39:10 - Why Operation Olympic estimates were so optimistic initially 49:46 - Look at Japanese Defense after the Surrender 50:43 - US vs. Japanese estimates on Kill Count necessary 53:11 - Manchuria & Soviets 56:11 - Soviet & Japanese Defense of Manchuria 57:40 - Japanese Strategy for Manchuria 01:01:10 - US leadership didn't knew if the Bombs would work 01:02:27 - Lend-Lease to Soviet Union & Soviet Preparation for the Invasion of Japan 01:13:17 - Project Hula - Secret Base in Alaska to train Soviets 01:25:20 - About entering German heartland 01:29:33 - Interdependence of ETO & PTO - Timetables - National War Aims 01:41:06 - Manpower Question 01:42:03 - Basic Japanese Strategy: Maximum Bloodletting 01:44:01 - Why not blockade Japanese Islands? 01:49:47 - Why Japanese Military wanted to keep fighting after the second Bomb 01:52:55 - Appeasement when it doesn't work 01:54:07 - About alternate History 01:56:52 - Know your Basics, e.g., why not invade Japan from the North Podcast link here: https://shows.pippa.io/military-history-visualized/16-interview-with-dm-giangreco-author-of-hell-to-pay-the-inv see also iTunes etc. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » SOURCES « Giangreco, D. M.: Hell to Pay: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947. US Naval Institute Press: United States, 2017.