Intro to the Philippine Campaign of 1942 - Episode 602

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 105 minutes

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This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall take a deep dive into the realm of the pre-war Philippines. The guys dig into the ever-revolving question that flew through defense circles in the 1920’s and 30’s as to whether or not the US should defend the Philippines in any way. Then, with defense a definite, the guys get into War Plan Orange, WPO-3, and Douglas MacArthur’s own plan for defense and the preparations for said defense. All of these topics set us up for the in-depth series of videos coming up this season as we dive into the Fall of the Philippines of 1942, and arguably, the United States’ worst military defeat. #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 #salvaged #medalofhonor #tarawa #malayalam #singapore #guadalcanal #china #burma #oil #marinecorps

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Hello. Hello and welcome to episode 602 of the Unauthorized History of the Pacific War podcast.
0:46.1	My name is Seth Periden, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.
0:49.4	And with me as always, is my co-host, author, historian, good dude, John Partial.
0:53.7	How are you in your new fish scale-looking shirt?
0:58.2	Yeah, it is.
0:58.8	I saw it, and I was like, that's kind of my vibe, you know.
1:01.9	So I ended up picking that up along with that orange one from last week.
1:05.9	So, yeah, the wife is getting to the point.
1:07.7	She's like, do you have enough luau shirts yet, husband?
1:12.4	So, yeah, I may have to curtail purchases here. But yeah, I'm doing good. Doing good. We're
1:17.5	getting into biking season here in fabulous Minnesota, taking a couple rides. So it's all good stuff.
1:25.4	Looking forward to today. Yes. Yeah.
1:27.9	So if you're tuning in, and I assume that you probably are, if you're listening to me say this, or watching me say this, you know that last week we did our first episode of season six with Pete Owen, who was a great guy.
1:39.6	And I think that conversation went outstanding.
1:41.2	Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
1:43.1	And Pete will be back with for something
1:44.7	in the future, I'm sure. In the past, we've done studies on large-scale campaigns, and this includes
1:52.5	Pearl Harbor, the Marianas, and La-da-da-da-da-da-ocanah, whatever the case. We're doing the same
1:57.9	thing here for the Philippines, not 44, but 41, 42.
2:01.3	So much like we did with Pearl, John and I are going to, we're going to put together what we feel to be the ultimate, if you will, Philippine package to cover the, you know, the planning, the roots, everything else, the defenses, blah, blah, blah, all the way down to
2:18.1	the surrender in May of 42. So this is going to be several episodes long, so just buckle up.
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