The Battle off Cape Engano-Battle of Leyte Gulf with Jon Parshall-Episode 330

[@miamijules2149]

HAHAHA AHHH THE SHIRTS ARE FANTASTIC BOYS!

[@scottgiles7546]

Triplets!

[@joebombero1]

Agreed. Love the shirts!

[@barrygeekler6458]

Indeed! I had to turn the volume up to hear the gents over those loud shirts...

[@WelBike1967]

great 'uniform' new garden center camouflage

[@Dave5843-d9m]

You guys have the makings of a new clothing brand. HPWP

[@JohnnySmithWhite-wd4ey]

Undoubtedly the best WW2 program on KZbin.

[@middleway5271]

100%

[@UnauthorizedHistoryPacificWar]

Many thanks all.

[@davidstrother496]

I love it when a new Unauthorized History of the Pacific War Podcast drops.

[@fcmike3850]

Hey guys your the best. My Dad was a survivor of CV-2, he was an AO. They sent him home to Fort Worth, Texas, and then he was flown onto CV-6 as an ACO in 43-44. He told me once or twice that he saw enough war for both of us. Long gone, but never forgotten.

[@NVRAMboi]

*Salute* Oh the things he must've done and seen on both legendary ships.

[@michaelcoe9824]

Dear God! The shirts! They hurt my eyes... Though I smirk in darkness. Thanks gentlemen for your humor and sagacity.

[@davekelsey8762]

😁

[@mpetersen6]

@@davekelsey8762 The shirts remind of some I wear on the golf course. If you can't beat 'em. Blind 'em.

[@davidstrother496]

The group wardrobe looks like a combination of Western, Polynesian, Aztec and a dash of 1970s tie died Hippie patterns. Glad to see you guys having fun with Jon.

[@sethparidon8654]

We always have fun with Jon.

[@Boatswain_Tam]

I see both Seth & the good captain got Jon Parshalled 😂 It was bound to happen 😂

[@billyhouse1943]

Thank you very much. Here is something that I hope is relevant to your latest videos. I got this from my uncle Press’s obituary. Richland Springs is about 85 miles from Fredericksburg, TX. Press never wanted to talk much about his WW2 experiences. - George Presley "Press" Adams, 92, of Richland Springs, Tx, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1942. He served two tours in the Pacific Theater of War during World War II as a turret gunner on a torpedo bomber. During the first tour, he flew missions from the islands of Guadalcanal, Munda and Bougainville. In his second tour, he flew missions from the aircraft carrier USS Gilbert Islands. During his time in the Marine Corps he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and five Air Medals. He was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was also a recipient of the Purple Heart. -

[@christopherj.osheav5807]

DATELINE KYIV OBLAST Hello @billyhouse1943: Thank you for sharing your uncle's obituary. As it happened, my uncle Francis ("Frank) J. Bushman, Jr., also joined the US Marine Corps in early 1942. Like "Press", Frank was a Radioman/Tunnel Gunner, who flew in the Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft. Frank also survived World War II, 1942 - 1946, but regrettably he never overcame the after effects of his service during the war. In recent years, I've begun researching the historical records (such as they exist) in an effort to ferret out details related to Frank's service. To the best of my knowledge there were three main USMC aviation detachments that served in the South Pacific flying combat missions in the TBF Avenger, 1942 - 1946: VMO-1; VMO-2; and VMO-4. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMO-1/; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMO-2/; and hma1369.tripod.com/vmo4.html/. In the event that you're also researching your uncle's service in WWII, I would be interested in comparing notes with you at some point. My personal email address: [e-mail]. Thank you. S/F - IB An American in Ukraine (2019 - Present)

[@Sshooter444]

Get a copy of his DFC citation

[@robbinsteel]

My Father was a Navy Corpsman in many island invasions who was wounded 3 times & never put himself on the Purple Heart list because of all the Marines & other Corpsmen who were more deserving.

[@ColinFreeman-kh9us]

Hey Billy thanks for sharing the story of your Uncles service. I’m Australian and have always had a special interest regarding the battles in and around the Solomon’s.

[@richardbennett1856]

It sounds like he should have been a squadron leader and a Captain. Some great thi came from that part of the country...Nimitz, for one.

[@ralphregan1473]

Seth, the very least y’all can do, is print up Unauthorized History stitching on those shirts; so we can show y’all some appreciation for all y’all’s hard work. A memento especially for many of us who found y’all’s broadcast early on. Can I get a second?

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Turn them into the HPWP clothing brand.

[@m.r.donovan8743]

So moved!

[@Mildly.Squeued]

Here here, design it, approve it, stitch it, sell it and send it ! I would love to sport and Unauthorized shirt such as these…

[@halflifeapc8777]

Once again the GOAT of KZbin history channels graces us with another exceptional presentation, this needs to be sponsored by the DoD to become the Authorized History of the Pacific War Podcast tbh

[@flparkermdpc]

Do you think those shirts we would fly as authorized camo?

[@halflifeapc8777]

@@flparkermdpc are you kidding? Ofcourse they would, I could barely see them from the neck down. Gives the Chinese marines a run for their money with even compared to their legendary blue camo

[@regf811]

My Uncle, Burton Catlett was killed there at Leyte by a sharp shooter. He was a country boy, drafted, already had been wounded but insisted on being sent back to help his buddies. He got two Purple Hearts.His parents and 11 siblings never got over their family’s loss, like thousands of other families. I know God has blessed their souls. Thank you Sirs, Regenia Fortenberry

[@flparkermdpc]

Sorry for your loss, even at this distance in time.

[@flparkermdpc]

​Wonderful comment. 😢 It's very reminiscent of Seymour Levy, age 17, òn Pelilieu. Wounded, clearly, combat ineffective, but, he had the gift of presence.❤​@Jakal-pw8yq

[@xflyingtiger]

My family never got over my uncle's loss fighting near Manila. He was the baby of the family. I'm sorry for your uncle's loss.

[@robertzimmerman6772]

Thanks again gentleman, you do such a great job of bringing history to life. My Tuesdays will not be the same when this is finished. Please please consider another project for the future.

[@benjaminfrazier5419]

I second……

[@josephgilorma6979]

I'm hoping for a CBI theater series. A lot is largely unknown

[@grahamstevens9642]

I can't stop listening to this channel, growing up in the UK with Grandparents in WW2, I had no idea of the Pacific war. But now I live in Australia and have visited a lot of these places. The expertise and presentation is bar none. Keep up the good work guys.

[@richardbennett1856]

Hey Mate, I found this 3 seasons ago, check out USS Washington vs. KIRISHIMA and her 12 escorts. Episode 124, The Night the Giants Rode, in Iron Bottom Sound. Epic storytelling, with. JON PARSHALL.

[@richardbennett1856]

EPISODE 123.

[@TerryNelson-k6t]

I just finished reading Battleship Commander by Paul Stillwell and he spoke about Lee's disappointment at being ordered away from the landing zone. Excellent episode as always. Thanks for your efforts.

[@parrot849]

You and I know he’d never ever actually have done it, but I’ll bet the next time Admiral Ching Lee ran into Halsey, he would’ve been thinking, and at some brief point, tempted to give him a big fat, head turning: “… I told ya so, …Sir!”

[@CodeElement190]

Love the matching shirts!❤

[@Gregolec]

Just another wonderfull match won for Camp Shelby Bulls ;)

[@mkaustralia7136]

Bill references Viscount Slim, on the Burma campaign. His book “Defeat into Victory”, first published in 1956 when he was 13th Governor General of Australia, is an absolute classic.

[@jonparshall]

Totally agree.

[@kensvay4561]

Slim was quite a man. Became GG later. The best book on Burma is by the Flashman author. A tough bastard in a bizarre North of England regiment.Quartered Safe Out There by George MacDonald Fraser. One of the best British books of WW2.

[@Arizonaman30]

The shirts make me wanna buy these guys a round of beers. 😅

[@DrNickAG]

Maybe some Mai Tai's?

[@jonparshall]

@@DrNickAG Even better, yeah! 🙂

[@UnauthorizedHistoryPacificWar]

That's what I'm talking about!

[@billechols7136]

Great show gentlemen.

[@NVRAMboi]

Thanks very much gentlemen. As the son of a "late/post Korea" Navy man (CV-47), I now have, for the first time, a near complete understanding and appreciation of the size and significance of The Battle of Leyte Gulf - and in chronological context. Thank you for the gift.

[@S.V.LOVECRAFT]

This is the only show that i actually wait every week with anticipation for the next amazing episode, you guys are great please keep it up!!❤

[@debbie5615]

"Get off the ship! Get off the ship! It's clearly time to get off of the ship!!" I love this program! Keep up the great work!!

[@mkaustralia7136]

When weighing up Bull Halsey good in Guadalcanal/Solomons, questionable at Leyte Gulf, we really have to add in the Formosa raid. The effect it had in sucking in all the air groups from the Northern Force which were then unable to provide cover to the Centre Force was significant. It may not have been sufficient to swing the battle off Samar, but would have certainly changed the dynamics of the attacks on Centre Force in Sibuyan Sea and off Samar. The topic of whether he was reckless and got lucky at Formosa then intrudes, but if it were lucky there, that luck continued to Cape Engano.

[@gregflotron7995]

Happy Tuesday!! Can't get my head around the line "The USN had more destroyers at Leyte Gulf than the IJN had carrier planes". Wow!

[@drlull]

I can't believe you 3 haven't commented yet on your group matching shirts yet!!😅😅.. its just awesome..I really do look forward to ever episode not only for detailed information but the chuckles and smiles I get from the camaraderie of 3 good friends talking about a subject that's a interest to us all..

[@sprintcarfan87]

Tuesdays are the best days because of your show. Thank you.

[@tod4110]

Another great show. My Dad was in the Pacific on the USS Hobbs. But, they were never in combat. Everyone who volunteered or drafted, wanted to do thier duty. Bless Thier souls.

[@vernmeyerotto255]

One thing I believe you guys missed is the absolutely abysmal job the USN did in regard to the survivors of the Taffy 3 sinkings. Those men spent days in the water with little to no effort to search for them, with the result that many of them died who wouldn't have.

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

Many of those guys spent 3 to 4 days in the ocean. Many of the wounded died while in the water. The Navy's utter incompetence about searching for survivors is criminal. Nothing could be said during the war because of civilian morale.

[@bobbyjolee4362]

AGREED. -- Apparently rescuers were ordered to "stand-down" due to "threat of submarines" until one ship disobeyed and commenced rescues. -- Should have resulted in consequences.

[@slimeydon]

If i don't get one of those shirts my life wont be complete!

[@jonparshall]

Adaychic is the vendor.

[@AbeBSea]

​Thanks!!

[@slimeydon]

@@jonparshall thanks Jon, I went on the site and had to restrain myself from buying one of each lol

[@pagejackson1207]

Thank you gentlemen for your GREAT WORK!! As the son of a naval pilot in WWII I’ve waited eagerly for every podcast. As an aside I must mention that Jon P. likes an unseemly amount of ice in his water - an affliction which I share!

[@middleway5271]

What a great team for story time...

[@terryemery7839]

The co-ordinated strike package of those shirts overwhelmed all opposition. 😅 Question or suggestion for a future episode: From Dec. 7, 1941 to end of Pacific War, a summary of technological advances by USN vs. IJN. Just a suggestion. Sincere thank you for making Tuesday a special day to look forward to.

[@michaelmoorrees3585]

The boys are in uniform, in their new camo pattern !

[@mpetersen6]

Appropriate for a Saturday night commando raid on Nicki's Tropic Club

[@ramal5708]

I love the matching shirts, boys. Great pleasure watching the great trio. Also in terms of Halsey run to the north, my uncle who was an officer in USN, he said as a military man, having implications or guesses while having unknown intel on the disposition of the enemy is a very dangerous thing especially when you have lots of men under your command.

[@jesscarver9882]

🎉🎉WOOO HOOO Tuesdays RULE!! Seth Bill Thank You guys!!

[@johnvogt5847]

Thanks, once again, guys. I really appreciate your efforts to provide us with these informative and entertaining talks. Love the shirts. Your conversion will be complete when we see Seth and Bill's wallpapers change.

[@Mr_Ming0364]

Awesome Uniform Boys 😁 Love the Shirts! 😍

[@xflyingtiger]

I really look forward to a new episode each week. I watched your most recent video this morning about the liberation of Santo Tomas. Very well done. But I want to digress: I watched the Victory At Sea episode about the Battle of Leyte Gulf last night. I was surprised at how well that was done. A few things seemed to be covered a little out of order, like the events surrounding Halsey's "taking the bait" trip. But all in all, quite well done. I grew up on the Victory at Sea series. It was the only way to feed my interest in the Pacific War back in the 50s and 60s. My uncle was in the 11th Airborne, the 187th Par Glider Infantry to be specific. He gave his life attacking the Genko line South of Manila. My mother made sure that I knew the story. She would drive me around and show me the factories she worked in in Los Angles. But when the war ships were open to civilians, she would take me with her for a tour. I'm rambling. Thanks again guys.

[@StylinandProfilinBBsandBBQ]

Matching shirts. Jon becomes a poet. Seth quotes ZZ Top. Bill is clutch as always. Great episode gentlemen!

[@michaelhollman9470]

The shirts need to be a part of your merch!

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

As the trend and fashion of bell bottom pants came and went,I hope the fashion of those shirts never take off.Thanks guys,for bringing back the memory of those valiant men who fought it out on the high seas,in a battle of life and death for each one's country.

[@kilcar]

Attendance at this session is about 60 classrooms. A testament to the increasing popularity, and deservedly so. Well done gentlemen.

[@tedc.4956]

I couldn't hear because of the shirts. It was funniest because they were not mentioned until 35 minutes into the show. I kept hoping Seth would drop in, after the closing remarks, Jon's reaction when he first saw them. One for the bloopers reel for sure. Great content as usual. You guys rock.

[@chuckhillier4153]

Feeling like I've gotten to know you guys. Such a privilege.

[@TheBurr75]

Need the shades on for this 1😂😂

[@michaelwolf564]

They are not shirts. They are camouflage jackets. LUV 'EM

[@neoisolationist8790]

Great one as always. Sorry I didn't get the shirt memo before starting the video.

[@ibpopp]

Pity you won't be examining Bill Slim in detail: he was truly a remarkable general of sterling character. As ever, your shows are great. Cheers from Australia.

[@zedoktor979]

Thanks to Jon for the really interesting details, as always!

[@baili-z3s]

They do keep their promise👏

[@m.r.donovan8743]

Thank you gents. Another stellar breakdown of the events as they really happened. Not only are we in your debt, but the entire body of historians in the future owe you as well.

[@weima-ke7790]

Excellent show as always. Thanks Gents 👍

[@timborchers6303]

Good to hear Jon’s reference to HP Willmott, and excellent historian whose book on the battle is a little dense but perhaps the best single volume work, especially on the logistics.

[@joechang8696]

the Japanese pre-war aviation training program was extremely rigorous, but also had many things that served no meaningful aviation criteria other than to washout excess candidates, many of whom were very good quality men. By mid-war, the training program was reduced to 100 hrs or less? and sent to combat units. The US maintained a 200 hours to wing? Not sure how true broadly this is, but the bio of one pilot who started aviation training after Pearl, after flight training, he was sent to additional training and other commands to get more flight hours. By the time he went to a front combat unit, he had over 500 hours. On the night of Oct 24-25, Mitscher's doctor informed Burke that the admiral was not well. It is possible he had a mild heart attack, but the doctor was later killed in battles off Okinawa. True, the three task group admirals : Bogan, Sherman and Davison were present, but Burke gave the orders for the strike against Northern Force.

[@TheFUZEMAN]

I guess my eclipse glasses won’t be a single use item!

[@knutanderswik7562]

Thank you, you guys are the best!

[@Sshooter444]

Those shirts make me wish I was color blind!

[@sailordude2094]

Buy the shirts in bulk, get a nice discount! Thanks for the great history channel, guys!

[@michaeljones9861]

Not just the last carrier battle of WW2 the last carrier battle ever

[@rustymchugh3670]

Another great episode. Glad I found this podcast.

[@MIKE-se8ye]

Gentlemen, your co-ordinated attire brought me a pleasant chuckle. Though , for the life of me, I cannot say why! Thank you as always for including us in your informative and interesting conversation.

[@MrFrikkenfrakken]

Excellent work yet again. Enjoy the lu'au!

[@davidlee8551]

Thank you for your informed judgments.

[@stischer47]

Admirals are the PhDs of the Navy...they know everything and are never wrong.

[@flparkermdpc]

We see this in operation today as we sail blithely along in USS WOKEMAN.

[@ericlynch9941]

Fantastic work, thank you all.

[@colinellis5243]

Guys another comment, regards Seth's comment on the follow up strikes regards 'exhaustion' he is totally right in his analysis. Bill would know this far better than me as a submarine CO. I was only a "skimmer" CO but exhaustion is a very, VERY real issue. I never fought a war (thank god) but exhaustion WILL make you make bad decisions. Again I am repeating myself but you three exemptional people NAIL the reality of warfare. THANKS!!!!!

[@73Trident]

Great job on the entire Battle of Leyte. From beginning to end fantastic. Thanks.

[@mehere8-32]

An informative and "colourful" show, Thankyou.

[@StephenDaystratos]

The Bobbsie Triplets: love it.

[@brandonhutchins1353]

By far the best ww2 channel on youtube, hands down

[@rcwagon]

Thank you for your discussion on this battle. It may be the best yet of these shows.

[@martineastburn3679]

One thing I noticed in various movies with some real video, Bombers tend to attack perpendicular to the craft. If I were flying and had the strength, I would do lengthwise and aim for mid ships. If I release early or late, I hit the target. More hits maybe more AA but hard to say. I never understood the concept as if they were laying in torpedoes on the ships. This is a most interesting and informative show on these battles. Fantastic.

[@hdfoster5507]

The shirts should be called 'Fractal-Flowers." Bill, it is something of a different kind of uniform, and a-hell-of-a-lot more comfortable than dress-white stovepipes, LOL. Guys I think it gives you a kind of team look. It's kind of cool.

[@jammininthepast]

Excellent presentation. Seth, Captain Toti and Jon I enjoyed your work. I can appreciate your shared haberdashery, very cool. Thanks, you're appreciated.

[@fettfan91]

It is truly incredible that so many years into the war and the Japanese were still concerning themselves with flag ceremonies while their ship is literally sinking beneath them!

[@ph89787]

Enterprise: Birney Strong sends his regards. This marks the end of the carrier clashes of World War 2. Interestingly, all 6 Carrier battles have at least 1 Yorktown-Class Carrier Present. Coral Sea-Yorktown Midway- Yorktown, Enterprise and Hornet Eastern Solomons-Enterprise. Santa Cruz-Enterprise and Hornet. Phillippine Sea-Enterprise. Cape Engano-Enterprise. According to the Operation Room's video on this Battle. Supposedly, the final hits on Zuiho came from Enterprise. So she finished avenging Hornet (CV-8) from the Battle of Santa Cruz. Also, one of the Avengers from Air Group 20 spotted Zuikaku going down and gave the "one-finger salute" to the crew. Finally, the more you read about Jisaburo Ozawa, the more you wonder why Yamamoto never did have him replace Nagumo while the IJN carriers were still a credible threat. Instead of after the Battle of Santa Cruz, Nagumo was relieved and had Ozawa take control of the carriers.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Formal rules of seniority in the IJN are probably why the best man was not chosen.

[@sushibar777]

On the issue of Ozawa's bait force, I recently listened to another video called 'WWII Stories' (yes, listened to it, as it was only audio, with one still picture on the screen) of an extended excerpt from a senior Japanese naval officer's postwar account. He said that the Ozawa bait force idea was added to the Sho-Go plan late in the day, and was due entirely to the fact that Halsey was now in command of the 5th Fleet, having replaced Spruance. The Japanese understood that Halsey was impetuous, and they possibly even suspected that his ego was suffering from having missed out on all of the major carrier battles of the war to that point. They rightly surmised that he, unlike Spruance, would reflexively strike at a bait force that included carriers if one were dangled in front of him, thus luring away the most significant part of the US Navy from Leyte. The Japanese plan at this point was not to win a battle, but to inflict such heavy casualties on the Americans that there would be domestic political pressure to negotiate an end to the war. They felt the only way to do this was to sink not American warships, but rather troop transports, as each transport would have thousands of men on board. Sinking a dozen, or so, transports would yield tens of thousands of casualties. The plan might have had a chance, as the Japanese northern and southern forces had diverted the major units of the US Navy away from Leyte Gulf, but probably not even then, as most of the troops were already ashore.

[@Jaysqualityparts]

Wow living the dream doing those tours. Love the military fatigues.

[@brucecole1038]

Excellent commentary as always.Great history lesson. Please keep them coming!

[@douglaskillock3537]

We're expecting even louder shirts next time out. Fantastic!

[@parrot849]

Captain Todi, in your concluding remarks you touched on Admiral Halsey’s receipt of that fifth star in lieu of Spruance receiving it and how, I’m paraphrasing, it was an injustice. I completely agree with you. Not the level of injustice that occurred when MacArthur received the Medal of Honor for botching the defense of the Philippines, or Admiral Wright’s receipt of the Navy Cross for his responsibility in the destruction of the USN cruiser force during the battle off Tassafaronga in November of 1942. Just an additional thought to add your concluding remarks on the inappropriateness of the fifth star for Halsey, you made no mention of his poor command of 3rd Fleet during not one but two deadly Pacific Ocean typhoons that directly led to the destruction of three ships and the drowning of nearly 900 sailors. Command decisions made, or not made, during the time of those two super-storms would have cashiered or to a major degree, ruined the career of any other flag officer in the same position. In 1942 Admiral Halsey performed his command duties brilliantly, as did other flag and general officers did in that dark early period, such as Frank Jack Fletcher and other talented officers; but that past performance, as outstanding as it was, shouldn’t have canceled out the terrible results Halsey’s consistently mediocre leadership decisions led the fleet to suffer in 1945.

[@flparkermdpc]

It seems that excess capacity always leads to waste and sloppiness, especially of the mind.

[@CFarnwide]

I need to go check the mushrooms I purchased for salad the other day. They must be going bad. I’m seeing crazy colors on those shirts! 🤪

[@Vito_Tuxedo]

27:05 - ...a *_quotation_* from H.P. Willmott.. _."one of these situations where farce rubs elbows with pathos."_ Professor Willmott certainly knew how to skillfully turn a phrase. In a 1997 article for the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) titled _Whose Victory_ he wrote the following: _"The 50th anniversary of the end of World War II has passed, and with it, a veritable flood of publications, most of which serve only to prove that too many trees died in vain."_ Cap'n Bill's jocular observation at 27:44 (and Jon's ready agreement) that the good professor's prose was poetic is spot on, but Willmott was as prophetic as he was poetic. In the concluding paragraph of the same 1997 USNI article, he wrote this: "Society at any time stands on the edge of a brave new world, but we stand on the edge of a new world in which national consensus as we have experienced it over the last 50 years will be destroyed. The Information Revolution, in particular the proliferation of cable and satellite television, will erode the common basis of societies as developed over the past decades, and the effect may well be the degradation-not cultivation-of standards. The danger that presents may be here already. We may well have seen the last book-reading generation-the written word of the historian may no longer possess the power of redress, if indeed the historian held such power in the first place." Add the emergence of the Internet and social media to that mix, and Prof. Willmott's predicted "degradation of standards" takes on an additional and accelerated impetus. In my view, that only serves to emphasize the flipside *_positive_* impact of the yeoman work being done by historians like Seth, Jon, Tony, Drach, Rich Frank, and so many other great guests on this channel... ...and yes, Cap'n Bill, it's time someone said it, notwithstanding your protestations that you are "not a historian". With respect, sir, I beg to differ. You may not be complicit in too many trees dying in vain, but your observations and contributions to these videos based on your significant naval experience qualify you as a valuable and valued historian whether you like it or not (heh). Those of us who appreciate your contributions to this channel-and especially your years of service-are much the better for it. I salute you gentlemen for your mythbusting, and for maintaining high standards of integrity in your rendering of such important historical events. Thankfully, there is no Willmottian degradation of standards here! - Vito 😎

[@MichaelStichauf]

Look at you guys rockin' the same darn shirt. BRAVO!!

[@JimBagby74]

You guys are just ADORBS ❤❤ Thanks again. Love the show.

[@lt.petemaverickmitchell7113]

This podcast is outstanding!

[@christopherj.osheav5807]

Gents, Nice shirts. Another very engaging and informative conversation. Thank you very much. V/r - Chris

[@jcavendish26]

As always, enlightening! Your depth of knowledge and the way in which you share with your electronic family is fantastic! BTW, your smiles out shine your cammo gear!😎👍

[@davemurphy7126]

Great look guys....

[@kuku4kokopops]

You guys are fantastic historians and hilarious (what an oxymoron). I really am pleased with your commitment to the history and your chemistry. Please keep the channel going!

[@jonrolfson1686]

The Uniform of the Day - Sartorial Splendor! Chosen, perhaps, to emphasize the extent to which Allied Forces in the Pacific (preponderantly, but not entirely U.S.forces) had grown from early 1942’s separate, almost random, exemplars of courageous resistance to the ostentatious demonstrators of overwhelming superiority of late 1944.

[@pawelhey265]

Seth describing a photograph or footage, mentioning he needs to include it in the video, and then not including it in the video drives me up the wall lol XD

[@grahamstevens9642]

Thanks!

[@paedisca]

I didn't hear a thing over those loud shirts... big smile over here 😄 As always great job, thanks guys!

[@conocoex]

Thanks for your perspective on the human aspects of the war for both sides

[@frankbodenschatz173]

I, too, loved the Ise as a young boy and built the model. Cool Battleship and carrier! Shirts as well guys!

[@kesfitzgerald1084]

Nice observation about Slim.

[@patrickshanley4466]

Great show again guys. Couple thoughts: 1. The lack of aggressiveness of the IJN air strike is amazing. What a change from 42 & 43. 2. As you pointed out the DELAY in abandoning ship on the part of the IJN is appalling. I was unaware of both these points until I listened to this podcast. Maybe next time try matching hats or t-shirts!🥳👍

[@kalynstalinski8375]

Today’s episode: the battle of of cape engano as told by McHale’s Navy 😜. Great episode and loved the shirts guys!

[@arcadiadragon3410]

JOHN'S anger at the captain of Zuikako...is palpable...i heard the unspoken "F" bombs clearly...and i agree...

[@TrainmanDan]

My wife says that Seth has to wear glasses to complete the 'look'! Cheers, guys.