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WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Okinawa '45: Allied Assault

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger Podcasts

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.84.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

How were the Japanese preparing to defend Okinawa? What pacific naval forces did the Americans have for the invasion? In what ways did the amphibious assault surpass even the 1944 D-Day Invasion? Join James Holland and Al Murray for Part 1 of this series as they explore the brutal land and sea fighting on both sides at Okinawa, and the experiences that shaped the fateful decision to drop the atomic bombs. THE ENTIRE SERIES IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS EARLY & AD FREE - SIGN UP AT patreon.com/wehaveways A Goalhanger Production Produced by James Regan Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Social: @WeHaveWaysPod Email: [email protected] Join our ‘Independent Company’ with an introductory offer to watch exclusive livestreams, get presale ticket events, and our weekly newsletter - packed with book and model discounts. Membership Club: patreon.com/wehaveways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

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0:13.0

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0:16.0

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0:26.8

Your Starbucks is ready.

0:28.1

Beans ground.

0:29.5

Milk frothed.

0:30.8

Shots pulled.

0:35.4

Velvety milk poured into a double shot of dark perfection and... Oh, that's the good stuff.

0:39.3

The baristas are ready. The finest coffee beans are ready.

0:41.3

The Starbucks you love is ready.

0:43.3

Hello again, from the Starbucks Coffee Company. This is the largest open seas on martyr in history.

1:07.0

Seven divisions and the whole Pacific fleet.

1:09.9

1,457 ships and half a million men.

1:13.3

Think about this.

1:14.6

All those ships of men have to arrive together at the right time and place,

1:18.2

thousands of miles from the USA.

1:20.3

Remarkable logistics.

1:22.2

The seven divisions all come from different places and are all on ships,

1:26.2

an awesome sight.

1:29.5

Then there were the warships,

1:35.8

carriers, battleships, and cruisers, and lots of destroyers. There are also some 40 submarines that had been in the operation and had transported the underwater personnel who had worked under

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