Episode 472 - Southward, Ho! Part 1

Published: Feb. 10, 2023, noon

b'

Japan would seize control of German Micronesia in the fall of 1914, but Japanese interest in the region goes back centuries further. This week: how did Japan get from disinterest in the nebulously defined \'Southern Seas\' to active military operations to take control of them?

Show notes here.\\xa0

'