Q&A on the Pacific War Round 2 with special guest Bill Toti - Episode 533

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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4.9 • 872 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall welcome back their buddy Captain Bill Toti to the show for another round of Pacific War Q&A with emcee Shawn Bergstrom. The guys get into the weeds on a variety of topics sent in by you guys. Hope we did well. Thank you, as always, for sending in the questions this go-round. You guys really know your stuff. More Q&A's in the future as we wade through the stacks of material sent in by the crowd. Check it out to see if your question made the cut. #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

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The The
0:23.6	The Hello, welcome to episode 532 of the Unauthorized History of the Pacific War podcast.
0:46.6	My name is Seth Perid and historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.
0:50.6	And with me, as always, is my co-host, author and historian good buddy, John Parshal.
0:54.6	How are you this Halloween afternoon, John?
0:58.2	I'm just, just Pitchie King, looking forward to this, been looking forward to it for weeks.
1:03.3	All right.
1:03.8	He's in his costume, I notice.
1:07.2	Sartorial splendor.
1:09.6	I was going to say, we have a special guest, but we have a special guest that just ruined my whole entry.
1:16.6	Way to go, Commodore.
1:18.6	Thanks, Bill.
1:19.6	That's my job.
1:21.6	Nothing's changed.
1:22.6	Nothing has changed.
1:23.6	Nothing has changed.
1:25.6	Welcome back, Bill, for our second Q&A episode. It is always an absolute pleasure.
1:32.8	Indeed.
1:33.2	Yeah, so just a few. I've only been in Florida for a week. I live in a tiny apartment, the size of which, you know, when my wife and I first got married, 42 years ago, we've made no progress.
1:47.7	So here I am enjoying my house for a week. I got to be back Sunday night.
1:53.5	Excellent.
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