{"id":101976,"date":"2026-08-26T02:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T06:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=101976"},"modified":"2026-04-18T21:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T01:48:04","slug":"who-destroyed-the-japanese-economy-in-ww2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/who-destroyed-the-japanese-economy-in-ww2\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Destroyed the Japanese Economy in WW2?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dlNYZYuaVbA?si=OOfZ-51pMwvoHACg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Real Time History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 20 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p>As the war in the Pacific develops, the United States takes the fight to Japan itself \u2013 by crippling its economy, destroying its industry, and crushing civilian morale. To do this, American submarines and heavy bombers wage campaigns beneath the sea and above the clouds. And even 80 years later, there\u2019s a fierce debate about which of these campaigns did more to bring Japan to its knees \u2013 perhaps even more than the atomic bombs.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANK YOU TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nMike Gloudemans, George Durrett, Luis Gonzalez, Mike Cumings, Jr., Charles Shananaquet II, Joel Sanchez, shane cawthon, Andrew Thomas Mooney, Chris Rohde, Bruce D, Jim Frame, Glenn Sugden, Lisa Anderson, George Haramundanis, G S, Kempf Mario, jhgBo8jigr hzufjkl, Gayle Elizabeth, Glenn G Webb, Stephen D Nugent PsyD, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Simen R\u00f8ste, Amy Williams, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, Josh Bruder, Konstantin Bredyuk, Richard L Benkin, Matt, Rob Carle, Murray Godfrey, Jan, Gage Manthey, Theodore Patrick Shannon, Bruce G. Hearns, Stephanie Schindhelm, Paul Wilcox, Brad Durbin, Fogeltje,<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nBlair, Clay. <em>Silent victory: The U.S. Submarine War against Japan<\/em>, Naval Institute Press, 2001<br \/>\nCox, Sebastian &#038; Peter Gray. <em>Air Power History: Turning Points from Kitty Hawk to Kosovo<\/em>, Frank Cass, 2002<br \/>\nCrane, Conrad C. <em>American Airpower Strategy in World War II: Bombs, Cities, Civilians, and Oil<\/em>, University Press of Kansas, 2016<br \/>\nGentile, Gian P. &#8220;Advocacy or Assessment? The United States Strategic Bombing Survey of Germany and Japan&#8221;, <em>Pacific Historical Review<\/em>, Vol. 66, No. 1 (1997)<br \/>\nHastings, Max. <em>Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1945<\/em>, Alfred A. Knopf, 2008<br \/>\nMiles, Rufus E. &#8220;Hiroshima: The Strange Myth of Half a Million American Lives Saved&#8221;, <em>International Security<\/em>, Vol. 10, No. 2 (1985)<br \/>\nPape, Robert. <em>Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War<\/em>, Cornell University Press, 1996<br \/>\nToll, Ian W. <em>Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific 1941-1942<\/em>, W.W. Norton, 2012<br \/>\nToll, Ian W. <em>The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands 1942-1944<\/em>, W.W. Norton, 2012<br \/>\nToll, Ian W. <em>Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945<\/em>, W.W. Norton, 2021<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCREDITS<br \/>\nPresented by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nWritten by: Mark Newton<br \/>\nDirector: Toni Steller<br \/>\nEditing: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMotion Design: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMixing, Mastering &#038; Sound Design: <a href=\"http:\/\/above-zero.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/above-zero.com<\/a><br \/>\nResearch by: Mark Newton<br \/>\nFact checking: Florian Wittig<br \/>\nExecutive Producer: Florian Wittig<\/p>\n<p>Channel Design: Simon Buckmaster<\/p>\n<p>Contains licensed material by getty images, picture alliance, and Reuters<br \/>\nMaps: MapTiler\/OpenStreetMap Contributors &#038; GEOlayers3<br \/>\nMusic Library: Epidemic Sound<\/p>\n<p>All photos and film in our documentaries are authentic historical footage. We do not use generative AI to create new assets. However, we may use AI tools to upscale or clean up certain assets without distorting or compromising the original image.<\/p>\n<p>All rights reserved &#8211; Real Time History GmbH 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Time History Published 20 Mar 2026 As the war in the Pacific develops, the United States takes the fight to Japan itself \u2013 by crippling its economy, destroying its industry, and crushing civilian morale. To do this, American submarines and heavy bombers wage campaigns beneath the sea and above the clouds. 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