Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCommand Review of 1943 in the Pacific
Season 3 Episode 1
In this first episode of Season 3, Seth and Bill dive into the topic of leaders and leadership during 1943 in the Pacific. The team breaks down the …
3 years ago
Special Episode: Bill shows you where Nimitz died, graves, and Spruance grandchildren
Season 3
In this special (short) episode, Bill brings you to the house at Treasure Island where Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz died. He visits with Ellen Sprua…
3 years ago
Special Episode: Captain Toti's Pearl Harbor (Part 2)
Season 2 Episode 30
This week Bill takes you on a tour of Pearl Harbor, to include USS Bowfin, the Pacific Submarine Force Museum, and the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. …
3 years ago
Special Episode: Captain Toti's Pearl Harbor (Part 1)
Season 2 Episode 29
This week Bill takes you on a tour of Pearl Harbor, to include Admiral Kimmel's office (with a great revelation regarding Admiral Nimitz), the site o…
3 years ago
Bloody Betio-Tarawa Days 2-3 and Wrap Up
Season 2 Episode 28
This week Bill and Seth wrap up the bloody battle for Betio as they go through days 2 and 3 of the historic fight for Tarawa. Then the team goes int…
3 years ago
Special Episode: The Nimitz House, a visit with Admiral Spruance's grandchildren, and gravesites
Season 2
In this special episode of "The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War" podcast, Bill brings us to the house Admiral Nimitz "retired" to and died in…
3 years ago
Utmost Savagery-Tarawa Day 1
Season 2 Episode 27
This week Seth and Bill dive into day 1 on Bloody Betio as the 2nd Marine Division assaults Tarawa atoll as part of Operation GALVANIC. The team dis…
3 years, 1 month ago
Operation GALVANIC-Preparations for Tarawa
Season 2 Episode 26
This week Bill and Seth dig into the preparations for the operation that kicks off the mighty Central Pacific Drive, that being of course, Operation …
3 years, 1 month ago
Downfall-Why Japan Surrendered with very special guest Richard Frank
Season 2 Episode 25
This week we are stepping out of our chronological coverage of the war and jumping ahead to 1945 for this one episode as we acknowledge the 78th Anni…
3 years, 1 month ago
Battle history of the USS Indianapolis-Live from the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Reunion
Season 2 Episode 24
This week Seth and Bill are recording the podcast together on July 6, 2023, from Benicia, California, in front of a live audience at the USS Indianap…
3 years, 1 month ago