Introducing: Everything Everywhere Daily (Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto)

Introducing: Everything Everywhere Daily (Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto)

Author: Evergreen Podcasts | The Honor Project March 18, 2024 Duration: 14:47
Today as a bonus episode, we’ll be airing an episode of Everything Everywhere Daily about Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Everything Everywhere Daily is a podcast that allows listeners to learn something new every day on various subjects, like history, science, geography, mathematics, and technology.   Here’s episode #1321, about Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. He was the leader of the combined Japanese fleet in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and planned the attack on Pearl Harbor despite opposing war with the US.  -- In the Pacific Theater in World War II, the leader of the combined Japanese fleet was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Yamamoto was vilainized as the arch-enemy of the American forces in the Pacific, and to be fair, he was their enemy. But there is actually much more to the story. Yamamoto was the loudest voice against war with the United States and was one of the only officials in the Japanese leadership who spent time in the United States and understood it. Learn more about Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, his rise and tragic end on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Crashing into France: 1st Sgt. Bill Lumsden [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:45
1st Sergeant Bill Lumsden served in World War II as a Paratrooper and Pathfinder. Pathfinders were paratroopers that dropped into enemy territory first, tasked with setting up signals that would direct the rest of the pa…
Dropping Into Bastogne: Pfc. John Agnew [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:54
Private First Class John Agnew served in World War II as a Paratrooper and Pathfinder. Pathfinders were paratroopers that dropped into enemy territory first, tasked with setting up signals that would direct the rest of t…
The Pressure of Command: RADM Michael Smith [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:27
Rear Admiral Michael Smith first served as a nuclear engineer in the Navy. After his first tour, he attended graduate school in order to qualify for command. He first gained command of the USS Porter (a destroyer) in 200…
A Pilot in Civilian Clothes: Lt Col Greg Wilson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:07
Lieutenant Colonel Greg Wilson served in Vietnam & Laos as a Forward Air Controller. As a Forward Air Controller, it was his job to coordinate airstrikes, and ensure that no friendly troops were hit. After less than six…
The Capture of U-505: QMS2 Don Carter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:16
Signalman 2nd Class Don Carter served on the USS Guadalcanal in World War II. The ship hunted U-Boats, which had terrorized American convoys in the Atlantic. As a signalman, it was his job to use flags and lights to send…
Special Forces & Drone Warfare: LTC Daniel Pace Part II [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:45
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Pace served in the U.S. Army for 22 years. He first deployed to Afghanistan at the beginning of the War on Terror as an infantryman, then redeployed to Afghanistan in ‘03. After attending office…
The War on Terror Begins: LTC Daniel Pace Part I [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:22
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Pace served in the U.S. Army for 22 years. He first deployed to Afghanistan at the beginning of the War on Terror as an infantryman, then redeployed to Afghanistan in ‘03. After attending office…
The Inception of the Pathfinders: LTG John Norton [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:25
Lieutenant General John Norton served in the US Army as a Pathfinder and paratrooper during World War II. He commanded the 505 regimental combat team and completed four jumps during the war, including during the Invasion…
18 Year Old Medic in Vietnam: Lawrence Araujo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:25
Lawrence Araujo served in Vietnam as an Army Medic. He arrived in Vietnam three weeks after the 1968 Tet Offensive, and spent a year with the infantry as a medic. He then decided to extend his tour, and chose to work in…
Pathfinder On D-Day: Pfc. Robert Earl Sechrist [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:27
Private First Class Robert Earl Sechrist served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper and pathfinder during World War II. As a Pathfinder, Secrist was one of the first men to parachute into France before the invasion of Norm…