Saipan (Key Battle 5)
In June 1944, the U. S. launched its Marianas campaign, beginning with an amphibious assault on the key island of Saipan. After more than three bloody weeks of fighting, culminating in a massive banza...
1 Syys 202139min
America Moves Closer to Japan
In the fall of 1943, top Japanese leaders decided to pull Japan’s defensive perimeter back closer to Japan, in an effort to stop the American juggernaut. American and other Allied forces continued to ...
25 Elo 202129min
The Solomons, the Gilberts, and the Marshalls
In June 1943, American forces kicked off Operation Cartwheel, an attack on additional islands in the Solomons chain and parts of New Britain and New Guinea, under the command of General Douglas MacArt...
18 Elo 202151min
The Tide Turns: July 1942 - August 1943
Between August 1942 and June 1944, no “Key Battles” (at least in James’ reckoning!) occurred...but that of course does not mean that nothing happened! During the time between the Guadalcanal and Saipa...
11 Elo 202152min
Japanese and American Sailors
The Pacific War was dominated by the navy. Without the hundreds of thousands of sailors who manned the thousands of ships on both sides, there would have been no land battles. In this episode, written...
4 Elo 202145min
Soldiers, Marines and Aviators
In this and the next episode, James and Scott take a break from the military narrative to zoom in and take a look at the lives and experiences of common soldiers, marines, and pilots on both the Japan...
28 Heinä 202155min
Guadalcanal (Key Battle 4), Part 4
After the failed October Japanese attack on Henderson Field and the American fleet’s repeated prevention of Japanese efforts to reinforce and resupply the island, the Japanese army on Guadalcanal beca...
21 Heinä 202147min
Guadalcanal (Key Battle 4), Part 3
In October and November of 1942, the Japanese fleet near Guadalcanal kept trying to bring supplies and reinforcements to the island, while the American navy tried to stop this. As a result, no fewer t...
14 Heinä 202140min
