Supernova in the East - Dan Carlin

Written by Dan Carlin
Read by Dan Carlin
Format: MP3
Unabridged

62 Supernova in the East I The Asia-Pacific War of 1937-1945 has deep roots. It also involves a Japanese society that’s been called one of the most distinctive on Earth. If there were a Japanese version of Captain America, this would be his origin story. 4 hour 28 min July 14, 2018

63 Supernova in the East II Deep themes run through this show, with allegations of Japanese war crimes and atrocities in China at the start leading to eerily familiar, almost modern questions over how the world should respond. And then Dec 7, 1941 arrives… 4 hour 2 min January 12, 2019

64 Supernova in the East III Japan’s rising sun goes supernova and engulfs a huge area of Asia and the Pacific. A war without mercy begins to develop infusing the whole conflict with a savage vibe. 4 hour 53 min October 24, 2019

65 Supernova in the East IV Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal are three of the most famous battles of the Second World War. Together they will shift the momentum in the Pacific theater and usher in the era of modern naval and amphibious warfare. 3 hour 58 min June 3, 2020

66 Supernova in the East V Can suicidal bravery and fanatical determination make up for material, industrial and numerical insufficiency? As the Asia-Pacific conflict turns against the Japanese these questions are put to the test. The results are nightmarish. 3 hour 32 min November 13, 2020

67 Supernova in the East VI When do spirit, tenacity, resilience and bravery cross into madness? When cities are incinerated? When suicide attacks become the norm? When atomic weapons are used? Japan’s leaders test the limits of national endurance in the war’s last year. 5 hour 46 min June 8, 2021