They *almost* learned their lesson, but ended up in the same predicament during WW2: a mostly successful army stranded in mainland Asia because their navy got BTFO https://twitter.com/WargangBoakai/status/1017100894373064705 …
they weren't exactly in the best position re: supply lines and reinforcements at that point tho
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that said, any weakness on the part of their army only serves to underline the importance of prioritizing the navy
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The whole fault of the war can be blamed on the Army, who could neither ever "win" in China, or admit that a withdraw was necessary to avoid an unwinnable war with the Americans.
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Unsolicted book rec: If you like nonfiction books about how institutions made up of smart people end up making dumb decisions, check out Japan 1941. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/203635/japan-1941-by-eri-hotta/9780307739742/ …
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Sure, but that could doubly be said for all of the forces they had beat previously!
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