The Divine Wind-Origins and Deployment of the Kamikaze-With Jon Parshall-Episode 424

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 97 minutes

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This week Seth, Bill and, good buddy Jon Parshall delve into the origin and deployment of the Kamikaze. The guys take a look at the tactic's origins, which date as far back as Pearl Harbor, and really dive deep into how, exactly, did the Japanese get to that point. Digging deeper, the team gets into the whole myth that every Kamikaze pilot was a volunteer...to paraphrase Oddball--"No, baby they weren't." As if that wasn't enough, the team gets into the US Navy's answer to the threat in the development of fleet air defense and the deployment of the Big Blue Blanket. Join us for this absolutely fascinating off-the-cuff episode as the guys just riff on the whole kamikaze ordeal. #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

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Hello and welcome to episode 424 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:44.2	My name is Seth Perid and historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby.
0:48.3	And with me as always, it's my esteemed co-host, retired Navy captain, Bill Toadie, former skipper of the Fast Attack Subine, USS Indianapolis, Common North Submarine Squadron, and Surin Pearl Harbor, and many others.
0:57.2	How are you this really nasty, ugly, dreary October 29 in my neck of the woods, Bill?
1:02.6	It is gross.
1:03.3	Not in mine, Seth.
1:04.6	It's beautiful in Florida, and we're all wearing better-looking shorts.
1:10.4	We are. We are.
1:11.5	We are.
1:12.1	This is a new shirt, of course, you couldn't tell because it was balled up in my closet, but that's such as the best.
1:16.9	John, the third member of our crew is here with us again today.
1:20.3	Historian John Parsons, John, how are you today?
1:24.1	I also am better than that, because, yeah, it's a beautiful fall day here in Minnesota.
1:30.2	So, yeah, can't complain.
1:32.0	I'm going to get a little bike riding in, I think, sometime this afternoon.
1:35.3	That would be good.
1:36.3	You do that out here and you'd sweat before you'd even get.
1:38.4	The humidity, I think, is like 92% right now.
1:41.0	It's gross.
1:42.1	Yeah, it's gross.
1:43.4	It is gross. Before we get started, I just have to add one personal note. I know I've
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