Just finished up Dan Carlin's Hardcore History - Supernova in the East series. Superb coverage of the rise and fall of Imperial Japan and the Pacific Theatre.
Currently available for free from your favourite podcast site, though will likely revert to paid for when a new series starts.
If I ever do WW2 era some very interesting conflicts there beyond the better known island hopping.
Highly recommended.
https://www.dancarlin.com/
I see he has a podcast about his wargaming background too, will have to give that a listen.
Thanks MMCV, I'll give it a listen :)