When The Japanese Navy Safeguarded The Med in WWI...

Looking back through history, it’s often difficult to see passed events that have so shaped our modern world. The story of Japan in World War II for example has often left those in the west with an impression that prior to 1945, Japan was always an enemy of freedom, when in fact while we associate Imperial Japan as Hitler’s ally, just twenty years earlier, Japan fought against the Kaiser and that particular tyrant’s quest for power.

In this episode, we are going to explore Japan’s entry into the First World War and examine its navy’s intriguing if often forgotten role in safeguarding the Mediterranean Sea from the Kaiser’s fleet of U-boats. Welcome to Wars of the World.

00:00 Introduction
01:13 Land of the Rising Sun
07:44 The 2nd Special Squadron
18:18 Short Changed

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Written & Researched by: Tony Wilkins
Edited by: James Wade
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