Burke’s Destroyer Night Hunt: Battle of Cape St. George, 1943 - Animated Documentary

Late on 24 November 1943, with the Bougainville campaign still unfolding, five Japanese destroyers were moving through the waters near Cape St. George after a run to Buka, carrying troops one way and vital personnel back toward Rabaul. Waiting for them was Captain Arleigh Burke’s Destroyer Squadron 23, five American destroyers sent out to intercept before the force could slip away under cover of darkness and reach stronger protection by daylight.... Every video on House of History is manually animated, researched and written from scratch. Consider supporting us here: ►Patreon:   / houseofhistory   ►Become a channel member:    / @hoh   ►Leave a tip: https://www.paypal.me/HouseofHistory Socials: ►Join our Discord:   / discord   ►My Twitter:   / oscar_hoh   🧾 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 📚 Sources: BREAKING THE BISMARCKS BARRIER: 22 JULY 1942 TO 1 MAY 1944 Samuel Eliot Morison THE CONQUERING TIDE: WAR IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, 1942 TO 1944 Ian W. Toll A BATTLE HISTORY OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, 1941 TO 1945 Paul S. Dull JAPANESE DESTROYER CAPTAIN Tameichi Hara Written by House of History 🎵 Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound 🎶 My referral link: https://share.epidemicsound.com/njr7j0 🖼 Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons #HouseofHistory #History