The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War
Seth Paridon, William TotiThe 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 un... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 193 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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This week, Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall welcome their mutual buddy, John McManus to the show to discuss the role of the US Army at Pearl Harbor. Everyone knows what the Navy and Marine Corps did and went through during the Japanese attack on Oahu, b... more
This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall take a look at the second part of the Battle for Wake Island, the Japanese invasion and American defense. The guys also dig into the details, focusing on the American relief effort planned by Admiral Husband Ki... more
This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall tackle the topic of the American defense of Wake Island. In this much-anticipated series of episodes, Seth and Jon take a look at why Wake was occupied in the first place, what it took to build Wake into a usef... more
This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall take a look at the archival footage shot just before and during the Battle of Midway from June 3-7, 1942. Some of the footage we go through here was shot in late May 1942 aboard USS Enterprise and shows such fu... more
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- The definite history of the Pacific Wari
At We have Ways Fest 2025, the main emphasis of the talks was the end of the war specifically the Pacific. As a Brit, we tend to focus on the actions in Burma and Malaya. So its great to find a podcast focusing on the American effort in the Pacific which give me an insight into this part of WW2. Love that the discussions run into hours as they can be so detailed but it may take me time to catch up.
Apple Podcasts5FriedMadDog
United Kingdoma month ago - Like Graduate School (But More Fun)
This podcast reveals the complexities of the Pacific War in a way that is absolutely fascinating and entertaining. You are getting graduate school depth delivered for free every Tuesday into your podcast app.
The quality of the guests and level of analysis is world-class.
Highly recommended!
“Hammer down!”
Apple Podcasts5Wilhelm Scream!
United States2 months ago - I love this podcast, but it taught me that their central thesis is not true
These guys both are really impressive as are there guest host, especially John Parshall but their belief that the Central Pacific thrust by Nimitz in the Navy was absolutely pivotal in defeating the Japanese is dead wrong.
That offensive— which I believe was the Navy’s pre-war plan— was clearly predictable and because of the small size of the islands that they had to invade, they did not have the ability to use maneuver and envelopment as MacArthur did so often in his thrust up New Guinea throu... more
Apple Podcasts5Patriotic CentristUnited States2 months ago - Stop interrupting!!!! Just stop!!!!!
Fantastic show but one star is to get attention. For the love of God stop interrupting each other. It ruins the episodes. Never,
not once is the interruption essential.
Nobody wants to hear that. Let the other person talk and during a pause address your comment. Jesus. This is not rocket science.
Apple Podcasts1Shadwell von BernsteinUnited States2 months ago - Top quality
The knowledge and detail revealed in these podcasts is staggering. Clearly much much work goes into each episode. Highly recommended.
Apple Podcasts5JDwoodstockUnited Kingdom2 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #100 | United States/History |
Apple Podcasts | #137 | United Kingdom/History |
Apple Podcasts | #169 |  Canada/History |
Apple Podcasts | #94 |  Australia/History |
Apple Podcasts | #72 |  Japan/History |
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Focused on the expansive and intricate details of the Pacific War during World War II, this podcast features in-depth discussions on various battles, strategies, and significant figures that shaped this vital conflict. The hosts, combining extensive historical knowledge and military experience, explore a range of topics from the tactical maneuvers of the U.S. Navy to the human elements of warfare, revealing lesser-known facts and contextualizing them within the broader narrative of the war. Expect to encounter gripping anecdotes, analytical discussions, and insightful commentary, which enrich the understanding of this critical period in history and its lasting impacts on modern society.
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this podcast launched 3 years ago and published 193 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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2. Rich Frank
3. Craig Symonds
4. Sean Bergstrom
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6. James Scott
7. John Bruning
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