The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with Jon Parshall-Episode 439

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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This week Seth, Bill and good buddy Jon Parshall, take an in-depth look at the two atomic bombing missions that helped end World War II. The guys go into the deep details of the mission to Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and the complete mess of a mission to Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 by taking you through each mission in high detail. #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 #yamato #kamikaze #Q&A #questions #questionsandanswers #history #jaws #atomicbomb #nuclear

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0:00.0	And welcome to episode 439 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast. My name is Seth Bairdon, the historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum. And with me, as always,
0:24.5	is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy Captain Bill Toady, former Skipper of the Fast
0:29.0	Attack Submarine U.S.S. Indianapolis, Cominor of Submarine Squadron 3 in Pearl Harbor,
0:32.6	and many others. That's the first time I screwed that up, Bill. Yeah, and today is a pretty serious subject, so I won't make fun of you for it, Seth.
0:41.5	You can do that later.
0:42.9	It's fine.
0:43.2	This time.
0:44.1	This time.
0:45.9	With us, with us as always, and we're glad to have them, as always, is our good buddy.
0:50.6	Fantastic friend in historian, John Parshall.
0:52.5	How are you this February 25th?
0:55.1	I am recovering from the kidney stones, my dude. So yeah, I'm doing better.
1:01.5	Goodness gracious, God Almighty.
1:04.6	May God have mercy on your soul.
1:07.2	I'm so glad that we managed to get that episode recorded last week because that was the day that it was kind of like,
1:15.2	oh, I'm just going to take the day off, you know, and it was trying to lure me onto an airplane down to Texas.
1:22.3	And fortunately, the symptoms started up again before I could do that the following morning.
1:26.7	But anyway, yeah,
1:27.9	whoof last week. Goodness gracious. There's nothing worse than being sick and being away from home
1:32.8	at the same time. Yes, glad. Glad. I wasn't there. That is the worst. Well, all right, well,
1:38.2	all comedy aside, and we do have a very serious topic today so let's dig in so leveling off at
1:47.6	30,700 feet the giant silver bomber glided through the thin air with implacable ease the pilot
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