Some musings of SEA...a debate?
After Pearl harbour the Japs invaded in search of resources for their empire, proving the ineptitude and apathy of the US and Brit military leadership.
Thailand’s military and government immediately capitulated and stood by along with the west while the Japs used and abused prisoners as slave labour.
Pleas from Australia for materiel and support per pending invasion went unheeded by the arrogance of Churchill et al one notes. If it was not for the ill equipped,underfed extremely brave diggers on PNG repelling the Japs who knows ....
Could the Chinese be thinking along the same lines and what would be the reaction of the west and Australia?