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The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

The Dangerous Shore with Sara Vladic – Episode 547

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

Naval History And Heritage Command, History, Imperial Japanese Navy, Sam Cox, Admiral King, Cruisers, Spruance, Fargo, Seth Paridon, Fighters, Pacific War, Stavridis, Cactus Air Force, December 7, Station Hypo, William Toti, Bombers, Bill Toti, Navy, Halsey, Submarines, Society & Culture, Education, Us Navy, Mush Morton, Cincpoa, Documentary, Guadalcanal, Imperial Japan, World War Ii, Midway, Aircraft Carriers, Cryptology, Wake Island, Nimitz, Cincpac, Macarthur, Pearl Harbor, Wahoo, Courses, Battleships, New Guinea

4.9 • 872 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 88 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall welcome author and historian Sara Vladic to the show to discuss her new book, The Dangerous Shore: How a Motley Crew of Scientists, Mobsters, Double Agents, Retirees, Volunteer Pilots (and a Boy Scout) Stopped the Invasion of America. I bet you never thought you would ever hear the name Lucky Luciano or Meyer Lansky on this show. Well, just sit back and watch. This is our first foray, if you will, into the homefront with our pal Sara, and believe me, it does not disappoint. Check out this absolutely fascinating episode to hear about spies, mobsters, secret plots, sabotage and all kinds of other subjects that you never expected. You’ll love this one, gang #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 #malayala #singapore #guadalcanal #mob #mafia .

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0:00.0

The

0:07.0

The Hello. Hello and welcome to episode 547 of the Unauthorized History of the Pacific War podcast.

0:45.9

My name is Seth Peridon, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.

0:50.8

And with me, as always, is my good buddy co co-host, author, historian wearing his purple shirt.

0:57.7

John Partial, how are you, John? I'm well. I'm well. Thank you. Um, uh, you know, about 97% of the way there.

1:05.6

I got just a couple more chunks of proof editing to get in on the monstrosity, and then I'll be

1:10.3

done with that sucker.

1:12.2

So, and we have with us another author of monstrosities, and we're delighted to have her.

1:18.6

But Seth, I'm going to let you do the intro because you guys have the relationship.

1:23.6

So if you're watching, you can see the third member of the crew here today is New York Times bestselling author, Sarah Vlattuck.

1:32.9

She wrote the book, The Book, on Indianapolis.

1:36.5

When did you write that, Sarah?

1:37.6

That was a couple, that was a while back now.

1:40.7

2018, that one came out.

1:42.5

It's been some time.

1:43.9

And that's, but that's not what we're here to talk about today, even though we would

1:46.7

like to do that again in the future.

1:49.5

We're here to talk about your new book.

1:51.5

And the new book is something that people that have watched our show have been asking about

1:55.1

for a long time for us to cover various aspects of this.

1:58.6

And we will, starting today.

2:03.3

And that, of course, is the american home front and various portions thereof and your book is entitled the dangerous shore it comes out at this

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