Echoes of War (Formerly The Pacific War Channel Podcast)

Pacific War Podcast 🎙️The USS Hornet and making of Midway (2019) with Chuck Myers

This podcast is about the history of the USS Hornet CV-8 & CV-12 and the making of the movie Midway (2019) with Chuck Myers.

Craig and Chuck talk about the history of the USS Hornet CV-8 and CV-12. They covered the pre-war history, how the USS-Hornet came to be and developed over time; the USS-Hornet's role in the famous Doolittle Raid; the USS Hornet's involvement in the battle of Midway; and the USS Hornet's contribution to WW2 until it was sank at the battle of Santa Cruz. After the sinking of the USS Hornet CV-8, she was replaced with the USS Hornet CV-12 that took part in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, battle for the Philippines, Volcano and Ryukyu islands campaign and Operation Ten-go.The USS-12 would carry on during the cold war notably taking part in the space race.

Craig and Chuck also speak about what actually was the turning point of the Pacific war, what were the significant events that if changed would have dramatically changed the outcome of WW2. Chuck Myers is a retired member of the US Navy having served aboard USS Yorktown, Hornet’s sister ship and now works as a Docent at the USS-Hornet Museum.

Chuck Myers has also worked as a naval movie consultant for the movie Midway (2019) and discusses how the process was and how involved he was in the making of the movie. Chuck also worked on the film Devotion (2022) and speak a bit about the experience.

Please check out the USS Hornet Museum:

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Pacific War Podcast 🎙️The Guadalcanal Campaign Part 2 with Dave Holland

This podcast covers the Guadalcanal Campaign Part 2

After the battle of Bloody Ridge, also known as the battle of Edson's ridge, the US Marines were able to perform some limited offensives known as the Matanikau Actions. There was mixed results for the Americans, but it did lead to the creation of the Whaling group.

After the Matanikau adventure the Japanese tossed a major counter attack to try and seize back Henderson Field. It was a colossal failure as the Japanese became lost in jungles and showed up in piecemeal to attack the US Marine defensive perimeter. The Marines were able to repel the Japanese attack sending them on a long and horrifying journey back to the western portion of the island.

After defending Hendersonfield the US Marines went on the offensive, performing operations against the Matanikau area and Koli point. Then Carlson's Long Patrol occurred seeing the death of nearly 500 Japanese. Meanwhile US infantry arrived to the scene and performed a campaign to take Mount Austin.

The campaign consisted of the battles of the galloping horse, battle of the sea horse and the battle of the Gifu. After this the Japanese tossed the towel and began Operation KE: the evacuation of Guadalcanal.

Pacific War Podcast 🎙️The Guadalcanal Campaign Part 1 with Dave Holland

This Pacific War Podcast covers the Guadalcanal Campaign Part 1

Why was there a "Guadalcanal Campaign"? What was the importance of Guadalcanal or any of the Solomon Islands during the Pacific War? What was operation Watchtower? Why was Guadalcanal referred to as "an unsinkable aircraft carrier"?

This episode covers the battles of Tulagi and Gavutu-Tanambogo, the capture of Henderson field, the battle of Alligator Creek, also known as the battle of Tenaru and the battle of Bloody ridge.

The US Marines were snuck onto Guadalcanal in an attempt to seize its extremely valuable airfield to gain air supremacy and drive the Japanese out of the Solomon Islands.

The battle of Guadalcanal was the true turning point of the Pacific War and encompassed a full land campaign, aerial campaign and naval campaign as part of the Solomon Islands campaign. Both US Marines and Infantry would end up serving on what the Japanese would nickname "starvation island".

Pacific War Podcast 🎙️China’s Warlord Era & the Northern Expedition

This documentary cover's China's Warlord Era from 1916-1928 and the Northern Expedition of 1926-1928.

What was China's Warlord Era? Why did this occur? What was Chiang Kai-Sheks Northern Expedition? Who were the key actors involved and what happened to China after it was all over?

This documentary covers the collapse of the Beiyang government after the death of Yuan Shikai which ushered in, the Warlord Era. How did China descend into chaos and madness? What were the Fengtian clique, Zhili clique and Anhui clique?

How did Chiang Kai-Shek rise to power, and what was the Northern Expedition? How was China reunited after such a long period of Warlordism?

How did the empire of Japan get involved in the Jinan incident? What was the first united front and what happened to the KMT and CCP? This documentary covers; the Zhili-Anhui War of 1920; the first Zhili-Fengtian War of 1922; the second Zhili-Fengtian War of 1924; the Anti-Fengtian War of 1925-1926; the Northern Expedition of 1926-1928; the collapse of the first united Front; and the re-unification of China in 1928.

Pacific War Podcast 🎙️ Things you may not know about the attack on Pearl Harbor

In this full documentary you will learn about things you didn't know about the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Craig from the Pacific War channel and Scott from the @SFRProductions channel discuss five things you probably didn't know about the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Did you know prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan had sent a spy named Takeo Yoshikawa to investigate potential targets?

Did you know the first attacks on Pearl Harbor did not come from above, but rather from down below? Five midget submarines attempted to sneak into Pearl Harbor to torpedo the battleships and their fate was quite the mystery for many many years.

Did you know the first things hit during the attack on Pearl Harbor were not the warships at anchor, but rather the military facilities and airfields around Oahu? It often goes unnoticed, but the multiple airfields and facilities containing Pearl Harbors defensive capabilities were struck first by bombers.

Did you know Scott Freund found never before seen footage of the USS Arizona exploding during the attack on Pearl Harbor? We look into the story behind the footage and how it illuded historians for countless years. Lastly, the age old conspiracy theory about the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Advance Knowledge Conspiracy. Is there any credible evidence to support the theory?

Pacific War Podcast 🎙️ What if the Pacific War went differently? With AlternateHistoryHub

This Pacific War Podcast covers Alternate History of the Pacific War featuring Cody from  @AlternateHistoryHub 

Alternate History and the Pacific War are two things that often go hand in hand. There are so many what if's when it comes to the Pacific War: what if pearl harbor never happened? What if Japan invaded the USSR? What if Japan won the battle of Midway? What if the Japanese home islands were invaded?

What if the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor went differently, or what if it never happened at all? What would the United States do if Japan simply never attacked them? How would Japan go about WW2 trying not to attack America, would they lash out at the USSR, or perhaps just against China, Great Britain and the Netherlands? Was it even possible for America to sit out of the Pacific War?

What if Japan did not surrender the way they did in 1945? Why did Japan surrender in the first place, was it the Nuclear bombs, or more so the USSR's invasion of Manchuria? If Japan did not surrender when they did, would Operation Downfall, the invasion of the Japanese home islands actually become a reality? What if the USSR invaded the home islands, such as Hokkaido? Would we see a split Japan akin to what happened to Germany after WW2?

How insane was the Man in the High Castle, or even Henry Turtle Dove novels on alternate Pacific war history? Was there any chance of a Japanese or axis victory during WW2? What were the major events that changed history so to say? What could have been a victory for Japan or Germany during WW2? What if Japan simply never entered the war? Was war between Japan and America inevitable, almost fate?

What if Japan won the battle of Midway? Was such a thing possible and if so, what would have happened afterwards? Could the war have been turned around with such a victory? How much does a single battle or event change global history?

Pacific War Podcast 🎙️ Canada’s role in the Pacific War with Brad St.Croix

This Pacific War Podcast covers Canada's participation during the Pacific War (WW2) featuring  @OTDMilitaryHistory 

The Battle of Hong Kong was fought from December 8-25th of 1941 and is one of the first battles of the Pacific War. The Empire of Japan attacked the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong without declaring war against Britain. The Hong Kong garrison consisted of British, Indian, Chinese and Canadian units. Brad St.Croix helps explain why the battle occurred, what occurred during the battle, what occurred after the battle and what was the Canadian experience.

The Aleutian Islands campaign saw Canada enter the fray during the Battle of Kiska. Operation Cottage saw the invasion of Kiska by a combined American/Canadian force, but there was not Japanese to be found. The Japanese had miraculous evacuated the island without the allies knowing, thus when they came to invade all they found were booby traps.

Canada like the United States interned Japanese during WW2. Japanese-Canadians like the famous scientist David Sazuki underwent years of internment making for a dark period of Canadian history. Many of the interned Japanese-Canadians would leave Canada or emigrate east to places like Toronto after the war was over.

The HMCS Uganda was a Canadian ship that served in the Pacific, until they took a vote and the crew elected to not participate any longer. Called a "mutiny" it was a rather embarrassing moment for Canada. Lastly Canada was going to be part of Operation Downfall, as part of the sub operation Cornet. But the war ended before the invasion of the Japanese home islands could occur.

Dr. Brad St.Croix has a PhD in history and did his dissertation on the Battle of Hong Kong. He studies and creates videos with a strong emphasis on Canadian military history.

Pacific War Podcast 🎙️ The Battle of Hong Kong with Brad St.Croix

This Pacific War Podcast is a full rundown of the Battle of Hong Kong that occurred during the Pacific War (WW2)

The Battle of Hong Kong was fought from December 8-25th of 1941 and is one of the first battles of the Pacific War. The Empire of Japan attacked the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong without declaring war against Britain. The Hong Kong garrison consisted of British, Indian, Chinese and Canadian units. Brad St.Croix helps explain why the battle occurred, what occurred during the battle, what occurred after the battle and what was the Canadian experience.

The Canadian Army (C Forec) consisted of a battalion of the Royal Rifles of Canada (From Quebec) and one from the Winnipeg Grenadiers (From Manitoba) alongside a brigade headquarters. When Hong Kong fell on December 25th of 1941, infamously known as Black Christmas, the surviving allied garrison units became POW's. The POW's faces years of brutality and many perished as a result.

The Battle of Hong Kong saw multiple cases of war crimes, atrocities such as the St Stephen's College Massacre and many myths were perpetuated about the battle overall. Brad St.Crois goes into depth about why these myths persist and why documentaries such as "The Valour and the Horror " don't do the real history justice.

Dr. Brad St.Croix has a PhD in history and did his dissertation on the Battle of Hong Kong. He studies and creates videos with a strong emphasis on Canadian military history. Please check out Brad St.Croix's Youtube Channel  @OTDMilitaryHistory  and also find him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/OTDCanMilHis

Pacific War Podcast 🎙️The Firebombing of Japan with Dave from the Cold War Channel

This Podcast covers the firebombing campaign against Japan during the Pacific War and how it evolved during the Cold War

 

What was the firebombing campaign against the Japanese home islands during the Pacific War? When did the firebombing start, how did it end? How effective was the firebombing campaign versus other strategies adopting by the allies such as sea mining, targeting of Japan's merchant shipping, the USSR's invasion of Manchuria and the two atomic bomb attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki? What was the rationale of firebombing the Japanese home islands? Was it morally right to do? Who was Curtis LeMay and how did he take what he learnt during the War in Europe and Pacific War onwards into the Cold War? How did firebombing become strategic bombing post WW2?

In this podcast we are talking with Dave of  @TheColdWarTV  channel. The Pacific War and Cold War share a lot of similarities and in many ways can be seen as an extension of another. The Pacific War ushering in the atomic age of the Cold War and there are many who argue the first shots of the Cold War were the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Pacific War Podcast 🎙️Guadalcanal Medal of Honor’s with Dave Holland

In this Podcast, Dave Holland from Guadalcanal Walking a Battlefield goes over many of the Medals of Honor earned during the Guadalcanal campaign. We talk about: Merritt Edson, Kenneth Bailey, Douglas Munro, John Basilone, Mitchell Paige, Anthony Casamento, Charles Davis, William Fournier and Lewis Hall. 

 

Dave Holland is a former US Marine and has worked on Guadalcanal for a few years giving tours of the battlefields. He has found countless artifacts from the battalion and has pin pointed many locations where Medals of Honor were earned. 

Please check out his Youtube Channel: Guadalcanal Walking a Battlefield to see some exciting videos on him walking the very grounds where some of the most brutal fighting of the Pacific War occurred!