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PODCAST

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Seth Paridon, William Toti

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War Podcast is the creation of Seth Paridon and Bill Toti. Seth is a World War II historian with over 20 years experience who"s many roles also was serving as a chief historian for The National WWII Museum for 15 years. Bill is not a historian, but is a retired submarine commodore and military planner with a special interest in the Pacific War. Bill has a unique perspective to offer as one who spent more than a decade sailing those same waters where the

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00:03:40

USS Indianapolis (CA-35) reunion July 6-9, 2023

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2023/04/21

Seth and Bill talk about the upcoming USS Indianapolis reunion in Benicia, California, July 6-9, 2023, hopefully to include a live stream of "The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War" podcast focused on the Indy.

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01:15:38

Operation VENGEANCE-Killing Yamamoto

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2023/04/18

This week Seth and Bill dissect the mission to assassinate the Japanese Commander in Chief Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto. The team digs deep into the codebreaking that led to the mission as well as the execution of the mission by pilots of the 339th Fighter Squadron in their P-38s.

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01:15:58

Commerce Destruction-The Battle of the Bismarck Sea...

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2023/04/11

This week guest co-host Jon Parshall joins Seth for a discussion on one of the more important, if not lesser known, events of the Pacific War in 1943, the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Seth and Jon break down the ins and outs of the epic aerial destruction of an entire Japanese convoy at the hands of the Royal Australian Air Force and GEN Kenney's 5th Air Force in New Guinea.

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02:28:28

Black Panther of the Pacific- Dick O'Kane and USS...

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2023/04/04

This week Seth and Bill welcome naval historian and YouTuber Drachinifel to the show to discuss the Silent Service's deadliest skipper, Dick O'Kane and his equally deadly boat, the legendary USS Tang (SS-306). Join us for a lively discussion that documents this legendary boat and her skipper's journey into history. @Drachinifel

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01:41:34

The Cactus Air Force

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2023/03/28

This week Seth and Bill discuss the legendary Cactus Air Force on Guadalcanal. In this episode the team breaks down some of the legendary men who flew from Henderson Field in the struggle for Guadalcanal, digging into the combat history of men like Joe Foss and John L Smith to name a couple. Tune in and see what the guys have to say.

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01:34:10

Green Hell-New Guinea from Port Moresby to Buna-Gona...

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2023/03/21

This week Seth, Bill and Jon Parshall discuss the opening moves in the campaign for New Guinea. The trio breaks down the fighting along the Kokoda Track, the unbelievable human suffering in the Owen Stanleys and jungle and conclude with the fighting in Buna, Gona and Sanananda.

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01:44:52

Legendary Duo-Mush Morton and USS Wahoo

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2023/03/14

This week Seth and Bill discuss the patrols of the legendary US fleet boat, USS Wahoo (SS-238), and her equally legendary skipper, Dudley W. "Mush" Morton. Morton and Wahoo became tied at the hip and together, with Dick O'Kane and an unbelievable cast of officers and men, rewrote the "book" on how to conduct submarine operations against the Empire of Japan in 1943.

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00:59:26

Submarines 101 or "How to Submarine"

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2023/03/07

To prepare our viewers and listeners for the submarine stories we will be talking about in some of our upcoming episodes, we figured we would let our very own sub skipper, Captain Toti, give you guys a lesson on how to submarine. This week we will take a look at how WWII Fleet Boats operated, how attacks were conducted and the basic operations of the US Navy's most complicated vessel.

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00:57:50

Introduction to the Silent Service with Admiral...

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2023/02/28

In the first episode of Season 2 and transition into the war year of 1943, Seth and Bill welcome retired Admiral Thomas Fargo, an esteemed submariner, to introduce the topic of the US Navy's Silent Service. The trio goes over the overall strategy and effectiveness of the submarine force, prepping the podcast for deeper dives (pun intended) in this new season.

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00:47:24

Tassafaronga and the Guadalcanal Campaign Wrap Up

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2023/02/21

This week Bill and Seth "put a bow" on the Guadalcanal campaign, tying up loose ends, giving a brief overview of the Battle of Tassafaronga, while also giving the overall perspective of the tide-turning campaign in the Pacific war in this final episode of Season 1. Bill and Seth also give a preview of what's coming up next in Season 2 as the podcast, and the Pacific War, progress into 1943.

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01:27:03

The End Game-November through January on Guadalcanal...

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2023/02/14

This week Seth and Bill welcome back historian Dave Holland to talk about the last few weeks on Guadalcanal as the 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Raider Battalion and US Army attempt to wipe out the remaining Japanese on the island. The trio discusses the Long Patrol, Gifu, Sea Horse and Galloping GHorse as the campaign ashore winds mercifully down to a finale.

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00:24:22

Special Episode: Admiral Chester Nimitz

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2023/02/07

In this special episode, airing on the 82nd anniversary of Admiral Nimitz taking command of the Pacific Fleet, Bill and Seth go a bit deeper into the history of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz from his beginnings in Texas to his command of the Pacific Fleet and some other interesting stories in between.

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01:52:06

The Night the Giants Rode-Naval Battle of Guadalcanal...

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2023/01/31

The fight the night before, 13-14 November had beaten both naval forces down. US forces had been beaten to a bloody pulp, as had the Japanese. Yet despite the beating, the Japanese still held a significant numerical advantage.As Jon said last episode, the Japanese still held 3-4 BBs in reserve and had yet to commit them to the fight around Guadalcanal, for who knows what reasons.The US on the other hand, quite literally were scraping the bottom of the barrel. That’s not to say that the

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01:38:29

The Bar Room Brawl-November 13, 1942 with special...

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2023/01/24

The hectic and high stakes month of October 1942 has finally wound down and passed into history. And with it, the lives of nearly 400 Americans at The Battles of Henderson Field and Santa Cruz and an astonishing figure of nearly 3,500 Japanese lives at those same events. The Japanese have thrown their very best efforts at Guadalcanal in October, both ashore and off shore, and have come up short. The devastating defeat ashore was followed by a tactical victory, but strategic defeat off shore and

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01:17:02

A Discussion on Guadalcanal Leadership with special...

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2023/01/17

This week Bill and I have a special guest with us, he’s been here before and we always love to have him, he’s the one, the only, my good buddy, Jon Parshall.This week we are going to take a step back from the battlefront, into the backwaters if you will, to discuss some of the leaders of WATCHTOWER, the men who made the decisions, for better or worse, that propelled, and sometimes didn’t propel the all-encompassing campaign.Talking PointsGhormleyNimitz nominates Ghormley as COMSOPAC for future

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01:47:52

The Battle of Santa Cruz with special guest Jon Parshall

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2023/01/10

This week Bill and I have a special guest with us, he’s been here before and we always love to have him, he’s the one, the only, my good buddy, Jon Parshall.If you’ve been listening to the podcast as of late, you are well aware that we are making our way through the slug fest that was the Guadalcanal campaign. While the fighting ashore has raged on and off between pitched engagements, the seas around the Canal have been anything but quiet. Savo Island in August was a debacle for the US Navy, the

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01:40:49

John Basilone’s Hour of Glory-Henderson Field with...

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2023/01/03

This week we would like to welcome back Dave Holland. Dave is a former United States Marine, owns and runs the facebook and youtube channel called Guadalcanal: Walking a battlefield, a Solomon islands battlefield guide, and most importantly, a Guadalcanal expert. Welcome back, Dave. We’ve been building up to this specific event for some time now, and so have the Japanese. As you will recall, the last several months on Guadalcanal have seen steadily larger Japanese assaults hit that Marines with

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01:08:02

Crossing the "T" - The Battle of Cape Esperance

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2022/12/27

On the night of October 11, 1942, the Japanese sent two separate task forces heading in the direction of Guadalcanal. The first task force was yet another troop/resupply convoy, the second task force, separate from the first yet in the same area at the same time, was a bombardment group assigned to shell Henderson field. The Japanese, at this time, rulers of the seas around Guadalcanal, at least at night anyway, did not believe that an American task force would be in the area. Latest intel told

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01:30:01

Sparring Along the Matinikau with special guest Dave...

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2022/12/20

This week we will be talking about the early actions that occurred along the Matinikau river. Now, as opposed to the land battles we have discussed before, Tenaru and Edson’s Ridge which each only happened one time, the Matinikau actions occurred several times from September through November 1942. Today, we will be focusing on the September and October actions. Following the battle at Edson’s Ridge, what remained of the Japanese force under General Kawaguchi, pulled back through the jungle and

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01:33:19

Guadalcanal-- Edson's Ridge with special guest Dave...

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/12/13

This week we would like to welcome back Dave Holland. Dave is a former United States Marine, owns and runs the facebook and youtube channel called Guadalcanal: Walking a battlefield, a Solomon islands battlefield guide, and most importantly, a Guadalcanal expert. Welcome back, Dave.It’s been over a month since the Marines landed on Guadalcanal, Tulagi, Gavutu and Tanambogo. August has passed and with it, the lives of over 1,200 allied sailors and airmen at the battles of Savo island and Eastern

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