EARLY EPISODE: The Battle of Saipan
Added 2023-07-30 18:17:27 +0000 UTCUS Marines and Soldiers invade the fortress island of Saipan and end up hating each other almost as much as the Japanese.
Sources:
http://www.battleofsaipan.com/seabee.htm
Philip Crowl, "Campaign in the Marianas", vol. 9
Richard Frank. Downfall: End of the Imperial Japanese Empire
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/saipan-a-crucial-foothold-in-the-marianas/
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/duel-to-the-death/
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-war-between-the-smiths-high-command-feud-at-saipan/
Comments
Lessons learned from this episode...Don't mess with angry dentists
Philip Kahn-Pauli
2023-08-24 15:12:44 +0000 UTCCan confirm that at the mention of the McCarthy/Keane part my ears perked up like a dog hearing someone at the front door.
Peter Larkin
2023-08-15 16:56:45 +0000 UTCI know you get teased alot for some of your pronunciations Joe, so I thought I might help you out.. 😉 That's not how you say "Ether." 😋 Here you go, phonetics and a recording, with the right way to say it. 😎 But then again, I find it very charming when you say things wrong, as I'm not exactly a perfect specimen of speech either, it's very relatable. So you go ahead, - Let your freak flag fly! 😍 But if you're curious, here it is: https://www.google.com/search?q=ether+pronounce&oq=ether+pronounce&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCggCEAAYDxgWGB4yCggDEAAYDxgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIKCAkQABgPGBYYHtIBCTQ2NjMyajFqN6gCALACAA&client=ms-unknown&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
RiverStyx
2023-08-05 04:11:30 +0000 UTCI'm here to IED, not to read
Noblesse Oblahaj
2023-08-03 00:12:58 +0000 UTC
