The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War Podcast is the creation of Seth Paridon and Bill Toti. Seth is a World War II historian with over 20 years experience who's many roles also was serving as a chief historian for The National WWII Museum for 15 years. Bill is not a historian, but is a retired submarine commodore and military planner with a special interest in the Pacific War. Bill has a unique perspective to offer as one who spent more than a decade sailing those same waters where the action in “The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War” took place. Each week, Bill and Seth dive deep into topics pertaining to the Pacific War during World War II. We dissect the battles, tactics, strategies, and personalities that drove the United States' victory on the largest battlefront in human history. Seth and Bill bring out the hard facts about the war that resonates deeply today, some 80 years after the war was fought. New episodes are released on this channel every Tuesday, and the audio versions of each episode are released at the same time everywhere you receive your podcasts. Make sure you subscribe to get notifications of every fresh upload and new show! If you prefer an audio-only version of “The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War,” it can be heard here: And for those of you interested in the transition from active duty to industry, Bill’s book “From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership” is available in hardback at Amazon and other resellers, in eBook format on Kindle and Apple, and in audiobook format on Audible.

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Guadalcanal-- Edson's Ridge 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...

13 Dec 20221h 33min

The Battle of the Eastern Solomons

The month of August 1942 has had its ups and downs so far as the campaign for Guadalcanal is concerned. The invasion of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, Tanambogo and other outlying islands in the area initially ...

6 Dec 20221h 19min

The Battle of Savo Island

Prewar US Navy and IJN surface doctrineUS Navy surface battle doctrine assumed, and planned for any major surface action against an enemy, specifically the Japanese, would be fought in broad daylight,...

29 Nov 20221h 25min

One Brush of the Armored Sleeve-Tulagi and Tenaru with special guest Dave Holland

H-Hour Guadalcanal American intel assumed that the bulk of the Japanese were on Guadalcanal, specifically along Lunga PointEstimated 5,000 men5th Marines secured the beachhead, 1st Marines passed thro...

22 Nov 20221h 31min

Operation WATCHTOWER

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 NimitzRichmond Kelly Turner was told that 3 CVs woul...

15 Nov 20221h 9min

Admiral King was right about (Almost) everything

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 Operations or CNO. As CNO he managed the Navy Sta...

8 Nov 202254min

The Battle of Midway in Perspective with special guest Jon Parshall

Briefly describe the actions of June 6 Discuss the attempted salvage and eventual sinking of Yorktown -How does this sinking lay on the future plans for the war -Discuss why the perception exists t...

1 Nov 20221h

Like Three Haystacks on Fire, with special guest Jon Parshall

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 the strike leader?Talk about the flight into Midway…...

25 Okt 20221h 34min