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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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01:19:20

The Battle of the Eastern Solomons

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/12/06

The month of August 1942 has had its ups and downs so far as the campaign for Guadalcanal is concerned. The invasion of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, Tanambogo and other outlying islands in the area initially went very well. Marines occupied the islands rather quickly and eliminated Japanese resistance to a man in most places. On August 21, Marines from the 1st Marine Regiment utterly destroyed the first major Japanese counter strike on land at the Tenaru River. On land, the campaign was succeeding. At

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01:25:09

The Battle of Savo Island

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/11/29

Prewar US Navy and IJN surface doctrineUS Navy surface battle doctrine assumed, and planned for any major surface action against an enemy, specifically the Japanese, would be fought in broad daylight, in perfect weather, near the Philippines and at extreme range of the rifles of the US Navy’s battleship, battle line. While night training did occur for the USN, it was not something that was practiced regularly, nor was it something that was hammered into the sailor’s heads. For example, the USS

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01:31:05

One Brush of the Armored Sleeve-Tulagi and Tenaru...

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/11/22

H-Hour Guadalcanal American intel assumed that the bulk of the Japanese were on Guadalcanal, specifically along Lunga PointEstimated 5,000 men5th Marines secured the beachhead, 1st Marines passed through them and headed for “Grassy Knoll”It was assumed there would be heavy defensive fire on the beachesThe landing on Guadalcanal could not have gone any better, as virtually no opposition was encounteredThe beach head was a jumbled mess of supplies as there were not enough marines nearby, or sailors,

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01:09:01

Operation WATCHTOWER

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/11/15

A Rush to Action the beginnings of a “plan”On July 3, just after WATCHTOWER is approved (but not by the Joint Chiefs) King flies to Frisco to brief NimitzRichmond Kelly Turner was told that 3 CVs would support the operation (CV3, CV6 and CV7)The name Guadalcanal had not yet been added to the operation list as a target as of July 3On June 27, to follow King’s initial order to prepare to seize Tulagi, Nimitz ordered Tulagi to be captured and the “seizure of an airfield” adjacent to Tulagi as well…but

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00:54:46

Admiral King was right about (Almost) everything

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/11/08

Fleet Admiral Ernest King was Commander-in-Chief Fleet, or COMINCH, during most of World War II, and in 1942 assigned to also serve as Chief of Naval Operations or CNO. As CNO he managed the Navy Staff, called OPNAV then (and still is), which allowed him to manage, among other things, all Navy investments in ships and aircraft, as well as all senior Navy officer assignments. A funny aside before we jump in. For some inexplicable reason, prior to King’s appointment, the Commander-in-Chief, US

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01:00:18

The Battle of Midway in Perspective with special...

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/11/01

Briefly describe the actions of June 6 Discuss the attempted salvage and eventual sinking of Yorktown -How does this sinking lay on the future plans for the war -Discuss why the perception exists that Spruance won the battle when Fletcher was the commander. Let’s talk about Mitscher and his cover up… -Discuss the Army’s claims and propaganda that they won the battle -Discuss King’s reluctance to play the Navy’s story up -Let's talk about the overall implications of the battle: -What does

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01:34:10

Like Three Haystacks on Fire, with special guest Jon...

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/10/25

Aboard the Japanese CVsWhat is the morning looking like at this point aboard the CVs?What are the Japanese briefed about?When do they launch?Who is the strike leader?Talk about the flight into Midway…Aboard the American CVsReveille for US aircrews is at 0300, breakfast at 0400, ready rooms shortly after thatTalk about the anticipation in the ready roomsNervous energy Aboard Midway islandSearch planes take off around 0415Americans prepare for the battle they know is coming todayPlanes fueled and

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01:17:12

Calculated Risk-Prepping for Midway, with special...

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/10/18

Talking Points: Sit Rep late May 1942What does the Pacific War look like right now?Any major changes?Doolittle RaidWhat is the reasoning behind the raid?What happens (briefly)What effects does the Doolittle Raid have…On the targets (actual combat results of the raid)On US plans and opsUS CVs high-tail it after launch to get back to PearlOn Japanese plans and ops… Japanese PlansBecause of the Doolittle Raid and the CV raids of Feb and March, what are the Japanese thinking at this time?What is

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01:14:14

Scratch One Flattop-The Battle of Coral Sea

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/10/11

While the hit and run carrier raids of February and March tested American carrier doctrine to an extent, and the Pearl Harbor raid as well as Indian Ocean raids tested Imperial Navy doctrine also to an extent, this is the very first time that both navies tested each other’s way of doing things, and in the process found things that worked, and things that well…didn’t work. Let’s dig into it…Talking Points:• What sets off the battle of Coral Sea?o Outline Japanese plans for Operation MO Japanese

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00:56:29

Station Hypo, with special guest Director of Naval...

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/10/04

If Seth and I were to define the two main thrusts of our podcast “The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War,” it would be (1) to correct some of the mythology that has emerged over decades, and (2) to see what lessons might be gleaned that could be important were war to break out in the Pacific again.In my view, our subject for today falls into the second category, because it’s about the impact of strategic alignment and chains of command on operational success.Station Hypo was one of three main

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00:58:08

Hit and Run

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/09/27

Sit Rep PTO late December 1941-January 1942Japanese are on the offensive everywherePhilippines are already on the way outWake Island, despite a gallant defense by the Marines has been captured and the planned relief had been called off December 22.The fact that Wake Island had been abandoned by Admiral Pye lit a fire under Nimitz to strike back.Morale was extremely low in the fleet due to the fact that Wake had been abandoned. Capt McMorris, Pye’s Chief of staff, said that retreating from Wake

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00:35:04

A Discussion on Fleet Admiral Nimitz, with special...

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/09/20

Nimitz Pre WarWho was he and where did he come from?Texas Hill Country, FredericksburgToo poor to go to college, worked his tail off to go to Naval AcademySpent time in Japan before the warNimitz was a submarine officer in his early yearsCommanded a DD in the PhilippinesCommanded a cruiser division and battleship divisionXO of SC, CO ChicagoHighly experienced in the realm of command Nimitz Upon Assignment as CINCPAC56 Years Old currently occupying the office of the Bureau of NavigationWhose decision

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01:10:28

The Legend of Dugout Doug

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/09/13

As you know, the nation is going through a process of reviewing Confederate leaders through a clearer lens, clearing away the mythology around them that emerged to justify their actions after the end of the Civil War. I see this as right and appropriate.But I also think it’s time to contemplate General MacArthur through a clearer lens. And if we do this, we realize:He was an unabashed liar, regularly committing what we would refer at Annapolis as honor violations of the type that would have gotten

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00:53:22

Fall of the Philippines and Japanese Blitzkrieg

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/09/06

Why did the Japanese invade the Philippines in the first place? Why after so much warning, especially after the attack on Pearl Harbor, were the American forces so unprepared to meet a Japanese attack? Why were the aircraft not dispersed?Why was there so little American air defense?Mac’s belief that Japanese suffered a defeat at Pearl? Excuse for not acting more aggressively? -We’ve harangued the Army Air Corps, as they were called then, enough I guess, lets focus on other commands. What about

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00:56:46

Pearl Harbor: Inevitable or Preventable?

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/08/30

-Historians often cite Japanese expansionism, imperialism, what have you, for their desire to attack Pearl Harbor. Others say it the United States’ embargos that led to the attack. Which was it? And could there have been another alternative to Kido Butai flinging airplanes at the sleeping American Pacific fleet? -There were many warnings about the impending attack before the first aircraft dropped their ordnance. What were some of those warnings? What, if any, actions could of/should

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00:02:16

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War (Trailer 1)

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War ·

2022/08/23

This is just the trailer.

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