Formosa or the Philippines-King versus MacArthur-Episode 323

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth and Bill take a very deep dive into the decision to either invade Formosa or liberate the Philippines in the fall of 1944. The two options were both on the table for the JCS in 1944, and the favored option isn't the one you are thinking of. The team takes a look at the roots of the Philippine obsession by MacArthur and the desire to take Formosa by ADM King and the tactics employed by both teams as they each tried to steer the JCS and the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, to their side of the fence. The back-and-forth fight culminated in a meeting between Nimitz, MacArthur and FDR in Hawaii in 1944. Tune in and see what the political intrigue and in-fighting was all about in 1944. #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

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 323 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:20.6	My name is Seth Paird and historian and deputy director of the Mississippiauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast. My name is
0:20.9	Seth Paird and historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp
0:24.8	Shelby. And with me, as always, is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy Captain Bill Tody,
0:29.5	former skipper, the Fast Tech submarine submarine submarine, U.S.S. Indianapolis, common or submarine
0:32.7	squadron three in Pearl Harbor and many other postings. How are you this February morning bill?
0:38.7	I'm doing great, Seth.
0:39.8	It's 78 degrees outside and still in cold.
0:42.2	What's up with that?
0:42.9	I must be a converted Floridian.
0:47.9	You're a permanent snowbird now, right?
0:51.4	Well, I mean, the snowbird means you go back and forth.
0:54.0	I just stay here. That's what I mean the snowbird means you go back and forth I just stay here that's
0:55.4	what I mean yeah that's what I mean yeah it's a it's a brisk morning it's actually
1:02.0	as we record this it is fat Tuesday today is Marty growl yeah I don't care about
1:06.8	Marty grow up but today is Marty grow up anyway so we have a very interesting topic to talk about
1:14.4	today, but before we do, we want to do what we always do and ask you to like and subscribe to our
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