In this episode we begin Admiral Nimitz drive through the central Pacific with the siezure of the Gilbert Islands and the battle of Tarawa, the first amphibious invasion of a coral atoll by the US Navy of the war.

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We continue the update on China from the outbreak of the second Sino-Japanese war until the attack on Pearl harbor when the entry of the United States would change the calculus for all sides.

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The China Update: Part 2

In this episode we fill in the blanks in China, catching up on how China found itself at war with Japan in 1937

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The China Update: Part 1

Diver Derrick was an Australian Soldier who fought in several campaigns of the second world war including the North Africa campaign, which is featured in the game, where he was present for the Battles of Tobruk and El Alamein, discussed back in Episode 14 if I’m not mistaken. Following the North African campaign he returned to Australia, received his commission and went back on campaign in the South Pacific, participating in the New Guinea Campaign where he earned his Victoria Cross. Later he participated in the battle for Borneo where he was killed by fire from a Japanese machine gun.

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Appendix I Part 2: Tom Derrick VC

My interview with David Milne, Senior Designer of Company of Heroes 3 for Relic Entertainment.

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Appendix I: Company of Heroes 3; an interview with David Milne

The final pieces of Operation CARTWHEEL finally fall into place with the capture of Cape Gloucester and the seizure of the Admiralty islands.

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