Gotterdamerung: The End on Okinawa- with Jon Parshall-Episode 421

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 107 minutes

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This week Seth, Bill and good buddy Jon Parshall examine the last month of the ground campaign on Okinawa. in this episode, the guys discuss the Japanese withdrawal from the Shuri Line, the attempted American pursuit as well as the final American push south which results in the final American amphibious landing of World War II on the Oroku Peninsula. The terrible American personnel replacement system is discussed and we also get into the astounding story of Medal of Honor recipient Clarence Craft. The team then gets into a discussion of the fate of tens of thousands of Okinawan civilians in what winds up amounting to one of the greatest human tragedies seen by American eyes in the Pacific. Finally, the team wraps up the episode by discussing how heavily the fighting on Okinawa influenced the decision to use the atomic bomb and end the war. #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 #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

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 421 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:20.0	My name is Seth Perriden, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.
0:23.7	And with me as always is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy captain Bill Tody,
0:27.4	former skipper the Fast Attack submarine U.S.S. Indianapolis,
0:30.0	commoner of submarine squadron three in Pearl Harbor and many others.
0:33.4	Bill, I almost forgot the name of our show in the intro there.
0:36.0	So, you know.
0:38.9	It's one of those days, Seth.
0:40.8	Yes, it is.
0:41.7	Yes, it is.
0:42.5	Hitting myself in the face with the door on my car this morning.
0:44.9	It's been a good day.
0:46.3	Perfect.
0:47.2	Yeah.
0:47.6	Perfect.
0:49.0	Obviously, the third member of our crew is with us again this morning or today.
0:53.1	John Partial, welcome back to the show.
0:55.2	I'm a good friend. Hope all is well with you. How you doing? Good. I'm well. Thank you.
1:00.6	Excellent. Excellent. You want to tell us a little bit more. We talked about it last week about your
1:04.8	book site. Yeah. I do now have an official site up for the book,
1:18.0	1942 book.com, and the working title of the book is 1942 crux of war.
1:25.4	I hope to have some new news on who's going to be publishing it here in the not too distant future.
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