The Mukden Incident: Planting the Seeds of War-Episode 502

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

This week Seth and Bill take a deep look at where it all began...the Mukden Incident and the following Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931. Contrary to popular belief, World War II did not begin on September 1, 1939 when the Germans invaded Poland--it all started right here. In an absolutely fascinating episode, the guys break down the contrived incident that sparked conflict and take a deep examination of the internal Japanese views on nationalism and militarism in the 1930's. Don't miss this one. #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	The
0:07.0	The The
0:23.6	The Hello and welcome to episode 502 of the unauthorized history of the Pacific War podcast.
0:47.2	My name is Seth Parenthood, historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.
0:51.0	And with me, as always, is my esteemed co-host, retired Navy Captain Bill Toady,
0:54.5	former skipper of the Fast Attack, Submarine USS, Indianapolis, Commodore of Submarine
0:58.4	Squars, and Tree in Pearl Harbor, and many others. How are you on this April Fool's Day, Bill?
1:04.5	April Fool's happens to me, my daughter's birthday, Seth. So it's kind of a celebration for us when I called my mother and told her
1:12.7	that our daughter had been buried. She thought I was joking. And I said, no, I'm not joking. And
1:21.1	happy birthday, Sarah. Love you so much. Happy birthday, Sarah. Yeah. Happy birthday, Sarah. Absolutely.
1:27.9	One more thing, Seth, is my, if I seem low energy today, I'm six days out of sinus surgery, folks.
1:34.9	So yes, I'm low energy. I'm off the painkillers, but it was pretty, it's a tough three days.
1:43.4	I lost three days over the last week.
1:46.6	So give me a break, okay?
1:49.0	My ENT gave me a break in the nose when he, in addition to sinus surgery, corrected
1:56.9	my deviated septum, which emanates from plea beer boxing at the Naval Academy,
2:02.6	finally corrected. So he gave me a break. Don't give me that kind of break, Seth.
2:07.1	I won't. Okay, good. Thanks. I think we're clear on that one. So, Bill, I want to highlight a
2:13.0	comment. So today, as I said, today's the first April. And the episode that aired today was the episode about the surrender ceremony aboard the USS Missouri.
2:23.8	And obviously, if you're watching this episode, you know this occurred several weeks in the past.
2:28.5	And we've got some filler in between into season four and the beginning of season five.
2:33.5	Whatever.
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