What you're about to hear is part three of a multi part series on the second world war in the asia pacific theatre. If you don't mind your stories starting in the middle, and you haven't heard the first couple of editions, well this is a perfect place to start if you like your stories with the background and the context and all that. While you might want to catch up on the first two shows. Fast forward to the end of this show, or just wait till you get there. In the meantime, supernova in the east. It's history sa, which will live in infamy.