{"podcast":{"title":"The WW2 Podcast","slug":"the-ww2-podcast-745440","podcast_index_feed_id":745440,"rss_url":"https://ww2podcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.ww2podcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/b/3/6/4b36af20684363b1/WW2_LOGO-2019.jpg","author":"Angus Wallace","episode_count":318,"summary":"A military history podcast that looks at all aspects of WWII. With WW2 slipping from living memory I aim to look at different historical aspects of the Second World War.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T04:20:32.587135+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440"},"episode":{"title":"297 - Pearl Harbor: Japan's Greatest Disaster","slug":"297-pearl-harbor-japan-s-greatest-disaster","published_at":"2026-03-01T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440/297-pearl-harbor-japan-s-greatest-disaster","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440","url":"https://ww2podcast.libsyn.com/297-pearl-harbor-japans-greatest-disaster","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ww2podcast/297a_-_Pearl_Harbor_Japans_Greatest_Disaster.mp3?dest-id=260446","summary":"Pearl Harbor is often remembered as a stunning Japanese success, a perfectly executed surprise attack that changed the course of the Second World War. But what if that familiar story is wrong? In this episode, I am joined by now regular of the podcast Mark Stille to rethink one of the most famous events of the war. His book Pearl Harbor: Japan's Greatest Disaster argues that the attack was not a masterstroke at all, but a tactical disappointment, an operational failure, and ultimately a strategic catastrophe for Japan. Mark's book is also available on Audible and Spotify . patreon.com/ww2podcast","meta_description":"Pearl Harbor is often remembered as a stunning Japanese success, a perfectly executed surprise attack that changed the course of the Second World War. But…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2691,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ww2-podcast-745440/episodes/297-pearl-harbor-japan-s-greatest-disaster/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ww2-podcast-745440/297-pearl-harbor-japan-s-greatest-disaster.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}