The Invasion of Saipan Part 2 of 3 with Jon Parshall

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth and Bill are again joined by good pal Jon Parshall to discuss the evolving invasion of Saipan. After the Marines pushed off of the beachhead, the advance inland progressed nicely until the 27th Infantry Division ran into incredibly difficult terrain and vicious Japanese defense at Naftan Point and Death Valley. In the resulting mess of Death Valley, Marine General Holland Smith relieved Army General ralph Smith, igniting a firestorm of controversy in what became known as Smith versus Smith. The team discusses the vicious fighting in the central portion of the island and the controversy surrounding Holland Smith's decision. Tune in and see what all the mess is about as the team takes its normal deep dive into what has been, thus far, the Pacific War's bloodiest campaign. #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #ussenterprise

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome in episode 311 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:17.1	My name is Seth Perridden, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here at Camp Shelby.
0:21.5	And with me, as always, is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy captain, Bill Toaddy,
0:25.2	former skipper of the Fast Attack Submarine USS, Indianapolis,
0:28.1	Commodore, Submarines Guard, and Tree in Pearl Harbor, and many other postings.
0:31.2	How are you this fine October or November? Good Lord. November morning, Bill. It is, yeah, and I'm grateful.
0:38.0	That's how I am, Seth.
0:39.1	I'm grateful for all the kind words that have,
0:41.8	our commenters have put out about my shoulder surgery.
0:44.6	It went extremely well.
0:46.4	This is week six.
0:47.6	Sling comes off.
0:48.7	Happy about that.
0:50.3	And I didn't want to say,
0:51.9	I think maybe right around the time this episode airs, December 7th, I will be a panelist at the Washington Defense Forum talking about a potential 2026 war with China.
1:06.3	That's going to be a great.
1:07.5	Let's hope not.
1:09.8	I said potential 2026 World War China, right?
1:13.7	And I will be the undersea warfare speaker on that panel.
1:17.7	And then the very next day, Seth, you and I get to be in the same room again.
1:22.6	Indeed.
1:23.4	On December 8th at the World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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