{"podcast":{"title":"Forgotten Wars","slug":"forgotten-wars-7064088","podcast_index_feed_id":7064088,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/forgotten-wars","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2/1782569177211-e0f7d9ec-c48d-4ea5-9271-3e1ad2cde95a.jpeg","author":"James Barton","episode_count":75,"summary":"Forgotten Wars covers the conflicts overlooked in popular history. Journey to World War One in East Africa with an undefeated German General, trek across Siberia during the Russian Revolution with a lost Czech legion, watch as Britain bombards Chinese forts in service to the Opium trade, and find out if a war actually started because of a football result. Expect bravery, incompetence, fascinating figures and incredible drama. By James Barton, proud History Nerd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-07T08:23:09.408188+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088"},"episode":{"title":"Japanese Blitzkrieg - The Fall of the Philippines","slug":"japanese-blitzkrieg-the-fall-of-the-philippines","published_at":"2026-09-07T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088/japanese-blitzkrieg-the-fall-of-the-philippines","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088","url":"https://shows.acast.com/forgotten-wars/episodes/6a984f9ebe98057961946c3d","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2/e/6a984f9ebe98057961946c3d/media.mp3","summary":"December 1941. The world looks on in horror as American ships burn at Pearl Harbour. But Pearl Harbour is only one part of a vast surprise offensive. Its goal: nothing less than the conquest of Southeast Asia. Starting with the Philippines, in this new series we’ll follow the Japanese Blitzkrieg as it sweeps across the Pacific, overrunning empires that had taken centuries to build and changing the fate of Southeast Asia forever. #Worldwar2 #pacificwar #history #militaryhistory #historynerd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"December 1941. The world looks on in horror as American ships burn at Pearl Harbour. But Pearl Harbour is only one part of a vast surprise offensive. Its…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3380,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/forgotten-wars-7064088/episodes/japanese-blitzkrieg-the-fall-of-the-philippines/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-wars-7064088/japanese-blitzkrieg-the-fall-of-the-philippines.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}