G5: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons and the Tokyo Express
After the disaster at Alligator Creek, the Japanese decided to launch a larger effort to recapture Guadalcanal. The objective of this combined air, sea, and land operation was to wipe out the US carri...
6 Mar 202439min
Silent Cavalry and Surprising Civil War Stories
Learn more about the Alabama Unionist soldiers in the Civil War with this exclusive interview from History Unplugged, hosted by Scott Rank. Continue listening to History Unplugged:Apple Podcasts: http...
2 Mar 202450min
The Pacific - Part 1
In this episode, Dave and James discuss and review Part 1 of the epic 2010 HBO miniseries The Pacific, which follows the lives and wartime actions of three well-known Marines who served in the Pacific...
2 Mar 20241h 11min
G4: Japan Strikes Back: Tojo Time and Alligator Creek
The Japanese realized that if the U. S. were able to hold and utilize the airfield on Guadalcanal, Japan’s strategic objectives in the South Pacific would be foiled. Consequently, Japanese air, naval,...
28 Feb 202449min
G3: Initial Landings and the Battle of Savo Island
On August 7, 1942, elements of the First Marine Division landed on Guadalcanal. They met little opposition and quickly captured their initial objective, an airfield that the Japanese had recently buil...
21 Feb 202451min
Midway (2019 – With Sean McIver) (ENCORE)
On June 4, 1942, a Japanese naval task force launched an attack on the American naval and air base at Midway Island. The task force then encountered an American carrier fleet, leading to an epic naval...
17 Feb 20241h 40min
G2: The Road to Guadalcanal 2: The Coral Sea and Midway
In early 1942, Japan’s leaders decided to capture the key Allied port of Port Moresby on the southern coast of New Guinea, in an attempt to threaten American shipping lanes to Australia. But on its wa...
14 Feb 202446min
Tora! Tora! Tora! (with Sean McIver) (ENCORE)
In the late 1960s, a Japanese film production team joined forces with an American team in an effort to produce a balanced and accurate retelling of the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
10 Feb 20241h 33min
