Episode
Sarah Paine — Why Japan lost WWII (lecture & interview)
Dwarkesh Podcast · Jan 23, 2025 · 2 h 08 min
This is the second episode in the trilogy of a lectures by Professor Sarah Paine of the Naval War College. In this second episode, Prof Paine dissects the ideas and economics behind Japanese imperialism before and during WWII. We get into the oil shortage which caused the war; the unique culture of honor and death; the surprisingly chaotic chain of command. This is followed by a Q&A with me.…