The Battle of Leyte Gulf-Battle of the Sibuyan Sea with Jon Parshall-Episode 325

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth, Bill and great pal Jon Parshall tackle the first "official" fight in the greater Battle of Leyte Gulf, the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea. The first in our four-episode series on the largest naval battle in human history sees the trio taking a deep dive into the submarine actions of USS Darter and USS Dace, as well as some of Halsey's decisions leading up to Task Force 38's attack on Kurita's Center Force on October 24-25, 1944. The team looks at the aerial attacks on Kurita's Center Force by TG 38.2 and TG 38.3 as they launch wave after wave of attacks against the Japanese super battleship Musashi. Tune in and see what the guys have to say about Musashi suffering a death by a thousand cuts. #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

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to episode 325 in the un-authorized History of the Pacific War podcast.
0:25.2	My name is Seth Perriden, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby.
0:29.5	And with me, as always, is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy Captain Bill Toaddy,
0:34.0	former skipper of the Fast Tech submarine USS Indianapolis, Commodore, Submarine,
0:36.1	Squadron, 3 in Pearl Harbor, and many other postings.
0:38.4	How are you this fine February morning, Bill?
0:40.3	I'm doing great.
0:40.6	Seth.
0:44.1	Did you say you're esteemed or your steaming co-host?
0:47.1	Because steaming in the Navy has a different connotation.
0:50.5	It means you're going out and partying on the beach.
0:52.7	And I don't do that anymore, Seth. But I will say, thank you for the old salt coffee.
0:58.4	It was a silent service brand of coffee. That's just an incredible, you know, who would send that to us.
1:07.8	We want to acknowledge and thank you for that. I'm so proud that there is a silent
1:12.4	service coffee being sold, Seth. And it is tasty. It is, it is, it is, it is quite tasty, I have to say.
1:19.6	I had a cup of, well, I had a pot of it on Sunday morning and it was, and today is Tuesday. So it was,
1:26.4	it was very, very good.
1:28.3	Very good stuff.
1:29.5	So yeah, thank you very much for that gift.
1:31.3	And we've been, people have been sending us stuff, which we're very appreciative of.
1:35.9	Honestly, if you want to send us anything, just send us your views, save your money.
1:40.7	Thank you all very much.
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