“The ultimate defeat of Japan [will] be accomplished by blockade, bombing, and assault.”This is the story of American island hopping—or should we say leapfrogging?—through Pacific waters. By 1943, the Japanese are settled in for the long haul, no matter what it may cost. America sees some successes like new skip bombing techniques at the Battle of the B ... Show More
Aug 24
211: Pacific Theater Epilogue with Capt. Mac Caldwell
Professor Greg Jackson and co-host Riley Neubauer are joined by returning guest Captain Mac Caldwell, a Marine veteran, to dive deeper into the Pacific Theater of early World War II. The conversation reaps key wartime conferences, unpacks the strategic tensions between MacArthur ... Show More
54m 43s
Aug 10
210: The Pacific War 1944: From the Cairo Conference to the Marianas Turkey Shoot
“If we ever lose Saipan, repeated air attacks on Tokyo will follow. No matter what it takes, we have to hold there.”As Operation Cartwheel neutralizes Japanese forces on Rabaul, American and British leaders meet with “Forgotten Allies” in Cairo—namely China’s nationalist leader C ... Show More
58m 34s
Jul 2019
Tempest in a Teacup
Bohea, the aroma of tire fire, Mob Wives, smugglers, “bro” tea, and what it all means to the backstory of the American Revolution. Malcolm tells the real story on what happened in Boston on the night of December 16, 1773. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc ... Show More
35m 9s
<p><br/>Elections, buyouts, war and good old bad old side tracked conversations. </p><p><a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-54-vs-ft-74516044' target='_blank'><b>Episode 54: The Deprogram vs The Program (Ft. CIA Podcast)</b></a><b><br/>IS UP EARLY on Patreon: https:// ... Show More
