Special Episode: Admiral Chester Nimitz
In this special episode, airing on the 82nd anniversary of Admiral Nimitz taking command of the Pacific Fleet, Bill and Seth go a bit deeper into the history of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz from his b...
7 Feb 202324min
The Night the Giants Rode-Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Part 2a with Jon Parshall
The fight the night before, 13-14 November had beaten both naval forces down. US forces had been beaten to a bloody pulp, as had the Japanese. Yet despite the beating, the Japanese still held a sign...
31 Jan 20231h 52min
The Bar Room Brawl-November 13, 1942 with special guest Jon Parshall
The hectic and high stakes month of October 1942 has finally wound down and passed into history. And with it, the lives of nearly 400 Americans at The Battles of Henderson Field and Santa Cruz and an...
24 Jan 20231h 38min
A Discussion on Guadalcanal Leadership with special guest Jon Parshal
This week Bill and I have a special guest with us, he’s been here before and we always love to have him, he’s the one, the only, my good buddy, Jon Parshall.This week we are going to take a step back ...
17 Jan 20231h 17min
The Battle of Santa Cruz with special guest Jon Parshall
This week Bill and I have a special guest with us, he’s been here before and we always love to have him, he’s the one, the only, my good buddy, Jon Parshall.If you’ve been listening to the podcast as ...
10 Jan 20231h 47min
John Basilone’s Hour of Glory-Henderson Field with special guest Dave Holland
This week we would like to welcome back Dave Holland. Dave is a former United States Marine, owns and runs the facebook and youtube channel called Guadalcanal: Walking a battlefield, a Solomon island...
3 Jan 20231h 40min
Crossing the "T" - The Battle of Cape Esperance
On the night of October 11, 1942, the Japanese sent two separate task forces heading in the direction of Guadalcanal. The first task force was yet another troop/resupply convoy, the second task force...
27 Dec 20221h 8min
Sparring Along the Matinikau with special guest Dave Holland
This week we will be talking about the early actions that occurred along the Matinikau river. Now, as opposed to the land battles we have discussed before, Tenaru and Edson’s Ridge which each only ha...
20 Dec 20221h 30min
