Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Second Wave - Episode 519

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall wrap up the Japanese attack on Oahu with the second wave. As the first wave of Japanese attackers winged off and away from Oahu, the second wave followed them into the area just a short 15 minutes later. Seth and Jon get into the weeds of the second wave discussing the vast differences between the two assaults and how the next wave of Japanese attackers met with furious American anti-aircraft, cloud cover, and a myriad of other problems all leading to a significantly less successful attack. The USS Nevada's sortie is discussed, as are the various acts of heroism that resulted in several men being awarded the Medal of Honor. John Finn, the midget submarine attacks and the myth of another third wave and the midget sub in the harbor are also discussed. FDR's Day of Infamy speech is also played in its entirety. Wrapping up Pearl in grand style. #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #essex #halsey #taskforce38 #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #mastersoftheair #8thairforce #mightyeighth #100thbombgroup #bloodyhundredth #b17 #boeing #airforce wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #oldbreed #1stMarineDivision #thepacific #Peleliu #army #marines #marinecorps #worldwar2 #worldwar #worldwarii #leytegulf #battleofleytegulf #rodserling #twilightzone #liberation #blacksheep #power #prisoner #prisonerofwar #typhoon #hurricane #weather #iwojima#bullhalsey #ace #p47 #p38 #fighter #fighterpilot #b29 #strategicstudying #tokyo #boeing #incendiary #usa #franklin #okinawa #yamato #kamikaze #Q&A #questions #questionsandanswers #history #jaws #atomicbomb #nuclear #nationalarchives #nara #johnford #hollywood #fdr #president #roosevelt #doolittle #doolittleraid #pearlharborattack

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The The
0:23.6	The All right.
0:45.0	Hello,
0:45.8	Hello, and welcome to episode 519 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:50.6	My name is Seth Perriden, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.
0:59.8	With me, as always, is my good buddy, co-host and fantabulous. Fantabulous, that's a good word.
1:08.4	Author and historian, John Partial, how are you, John? I'm hanging in there. I am deep in the weeds in laying out a book. And so, you know, anybody who's ever done page design
1:14.5	and that kind of stuff, you know, it just comes down all little fiddly bits. It's like,
1:18.3	why aren't the page numbers between this chapter and that chapter auto updating? You know,
1:23.5	and just, yeah, that's, that's where I'm at. I'm birthing a book. So how many, how many pages are we up to? I don't know, and just, yeah, that's where I'm at. I'm birthing a book.
1:29.4	How many pages are we up to?
1:42.9	I don't know, because I'm still in the very early stuff, but I can tell you that, like, the first chapter that covers the beginning of the war before I even start talking is 73 pages long. So this thing is going to be a thousand pages. That's a beast.
1:47.8	It's a beast of the book. Can't wait to see it. Can't wait to see it. And I know a lot of our listeners
1:52.8	slash watchers, watchers, Jesus, I can't talk today. Feel the same way. So bear with me, gang,
1:59.3	as I continue to stumble over my own tongue. So it's just one of those
2:02.7	mornings. All right. So, well, let's get to it. So if you remember last week, actually, technically
2:08.8	the first two weeks, we talked about the first wave. Oh, wait, before I get into this, before I
2:14.4	get into this, I almost forgot what the heck I was going to do. Yeah. Guys, it is Q&A time. It is Q&A time. And the day that this episode airs, which is September 9th, 2025,
2:25.8	we are going to start taking questions for our Q&A session. We don't know when that session will be.
2:32.8	It will probably be middle of late october but regardless
2:36.3	please send your questions and i'll put the email address here to unauthorized
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