Podcast Episodes

Operation WATCHTOWER

Season 1 Episode 12

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 N…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Admiral King was right about (Almost) everything

Season 1 Episode 11

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…

3 years, 10 months ago

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The Battle of Midway in Perspective with special guest Jon Parshall

Season 1 Episode 10

Briefly describe the actions of June 6

 

Discuss the attempted salvage and eventual sinking of Yorktown    -How does this sinking lay on the future pla…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Like Three Haystacks on Fire, with special guest Jon Parshall

Season 1 Episode 9

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 t…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Calculated Risk-Prepping for Midway, with special guest Jon Parshall

Season 1 Episode 8

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 r…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Scratch One Flattop-The Battle of Coral Sea

Season 1 Episode 7

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 …

3 years, 11 months ago

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Station Hypo, with special guest Director of Naval History & Heritage Command Sam Cox

Season 1 Episode 6

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 th…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Hit and Run

Season 1 Episode 5

Sit Rep PTO late December 1941-January 1942

Japanese are on the offensive everywherePhilippines are already on the way outWake Island, despite a galla…

4 years ago

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A Discussion on Fleet Admiral Nimitz, with special guest Admiral James Stavridis

Season 1 Episode 4

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 A…

4 years ago

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The Legend of Dugout Doug

Season 1 Episode 3

As you know, the nation is going through a process of reviewing Confederate leaders through a clearer lens, clearing away the mythology around them t…

4 years ago

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