What if the US had not dropped the 2 A-Bombs?

06/01/2023 30 min Episodio 219
What if the US had not dropped the 2 A-Bombs?

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Episode Synopsis

Listen to my two-part interview with Trent Hone, author of Mastering the Art of Command: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Victory in the Pacific.
Part 1 is mostly about history, including places in the Pacific that you should visit if you're into war history.
Part 2 is about contemporary military & political affairs, including Ukraine & Taiwan.
Part 1: History
00:00 Intro & Nimitz Seaplane crash
04:50 WWII history buffs should visit these Pacific sites
08:30 Iwo Jima
10:00 What if the Pearl Harbor attack had been more devastating?
12:25 What if the US had not dropped the 2 A-Bombs?
17:17 Why did Trent Hone write a book about Nimitz?
20:00 The pain of editing
24:00 The US military's secret sauce
28:00 Preview of next week's episode
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