The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Weekly examination of battles, tactics and strategies in the Pacific War AI summary

Seth Paridon, Jon Parshall, William Toti Visit website › History · EN · 250 episodes · latest 2026-11-10

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The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War Podcast is the creation of Seth Paridon, Bill Toti and Jon Parshall. Seth is a World War II historian with over 20 years experience whose many roles in his career have been serving as historian for The National WWII Museum for 15 years, as well as museum deputy director and historian for the US Army. Jon is a world-renowned author and speaker. Jon brings his authority on the Pacific theater as well as his expertise and personality to every episode in which he is involved. Bill is not a historian, but a retired submarine commodore and military planner with a unique perspective as one who spent more than a decade sailing the same waters where these Pacific Battles took place. Together, the trio, or duo, bring World War II's Pacific Theater to their audience in a unique and relatable way every week. Make sure you subscribe to get notifications of every fresh upload and new show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Japanese Invasion of the Dutch East Indies to Palembang – Episode 624

2026-11-10 · 1 hr 18 min · Season 6, episode 24

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall dip their toes into the Dutch East Indies as we open our new series on this sub theater of the Pacific War. The guys get into the setting for the Japanese operation, the where,…
Q&A Coming Up! And come meet Jon, Shawn and Seth in Pensacola!

2026-11-07 · 7 min

It's Q&A season boys and girls! We are taking questions at unauthorizedpacificpodcast@gmail.com from November 14-28. Keep em short and to the point! Also, come meet us at Cafe Nola in Pensacola Beach on Wednesday…
Live Q&A from The National Museum of the Pacific War!

2026-11-07 · 1 hr 2 min

In this special episode, Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall take questions from the audience at The National Museum of the Pacific War's annual conference. Thanks to all members of The Nerderati who came out to hang with us.…
USS Franklin Archival Footage – Episode 623

2026-11-03 · 1 hr 15 min · Season 6, episode 23

This week, Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall take a look at some well known, and some not so well known, archival footage of USS Franklin (CV-13). On March 19,1945, USS Franklin was struck by two Japanese bombs dropped in a…
Yorktown Damage Assessment at Coral Sea and Midway with Brian Perry – Episode 622

2026-10-27 · 1 hr 33 min · Season 6, episode 22

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall are happy to welcome a member of The Nerderati to the show as Brian Perry comes aboard to talk about Yorktown’s damage at Coral Sea and Midway. Brian gets into the deep weeds…
Sunday Scuttlebutt - 02 E

2026-10-25 · 1 hr 37 min · Season 6, episode 2

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall tackle some of your Sunday Scuttlebutt questions while we dig through the inbox. The guys cover topics like Halsey, relief of the Philippines, Mitscher, Japanese defensive…
Iron and Fire: The Pacific War of Bruce McCandless with Bruce McCandless III – Episode 621

2026-10-20 · 1 hr 19 min · Season 6, episode 21

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall are joined by Bruce McCandless III, Grandson of the Medal of Honor recipient, and son of the astronaut, to discuss Bruce's new book about his grandfather's wartime experience. In…
The Fall of Corregidor – Episode 620

2026-10-13 · 1 hr 32 min · Season 6, episode 20

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall Bring the long story of the Philippine campaign of 1941 to 1942 to an unceremonious and tragic end with the fall of the fortress of Corregidor. After week upon week of relentless…
Yamato: The Ship, The Myth, The Legend with Alex Wooley – Episode 619

2026-10-06 · 1 hr 42 min · Season 6, episode 19

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall welcome a new guest to the show, author Alex Wooley, to discuss Alex’s new book about the legendary Japanese battleship Yamato. The guys get into the conversation with Alex about…
The Siege of Corregidor – Episode 618

2026-09-29 · 1 hr 38 min · Season 6, episode 18

This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall Take a look at the Siege of Corregidor. One of the main linchpins and the American planned defense of Manila, Corregidor was built to be an impregnable fortress that guarded the…

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Owner: Seth Paridon
Oldest episode in feed: 08/2022 · over 4 years
Typical length: 1 hr 28 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: world war ii, world war 2, history, MarineCorps, army, navy, wwii, ww2

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