By Ellie Cawthorne

Published: Wednesday, 01 December 2021 at 12:00 am


In the first episode in our new series on the raid on Pearl Harbor, Chris Harding speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about Japan in the years running up to December 1941. They discuss the long-running historical factors that edged the country ever closer to war with the United States, and ask: what led Japan to embark on such a risky gamble?

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Want to hear more? Browse the rest of the episodes in our podcast series on Pearl Harbor