Operation VENGEANCE-Killing Yamamoto-Episode 208

This week Seth and Bill dissect the mission to assassinate the Japanese Commander in Chief Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto. The team digs deep into the codebreaking that led to the mission as well as the execution of the mission by pilots of the 339th Fighter Squadron in their P-38s.

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[johnvanzo]

Bill's point regarding China was an important one.

[steel]

Another, simply flawless episode in this unmatched history of the Pacific in WWII.

[Vito_Tuxedo]

Seth & Bill: Thanks for dispelling the popular myths about Yamamoto, and especially for placing the entire affair in perspective. I've always been somewhat morally conflicted about the hit on Yamamoto. The observation that the Japanese wouldn't have been the least bit hesitant to take out any of the U.S. commanders is spot on. That's what happens in war. It sucks, but reality is what it is.

[MichaelWalker-denf]

You guys are awesome. This podcast is the highlight of my Tuesday mornings ❤🎉

[dougm]

Happy to have another episode to listen to, and lose myself for an hour or so…. Thanks Seth and Bill….

[Andy-qlwh]

Hi, I saw the Captain's new background, and I had to make my first comment to say, wow, that is an amazing shot!
Thank you all for doing these podcasts, because, as has been said in previous episodes, we all need to remember the sacrifices, hardships, and lessons of WWII as they are poorly taught, at best, if at all anymore. especially the PTO side of the war. I really like the format, it is serious, but relaxed, formal yet informal, so to say. and and I always feel as if we are all friends sitting in the same place together discussing Naval History, so, a big Well Done!
The Night the Giants Rode was the best overview of the 2nd Naval battle off Guadalcanal I have seen, Adm. Lee most definitely got the drop on Kirashima. I would have loved to have been on the radio net when he said " This is Ching Lee Stand clear we are coming through chop chop" or something close to that. That good old Kentucky Windage

[jeffreymartin]

Good to have Capt Toti back. Love the background !!!

[ziggle]

There is nothing like listening in on a conversation between two intelligent people who like and respect one another on an interesting topic. Thanks, gentlemen.

[BlitherVids]

Seth and Bill, another fantastic episode. Every time, you guys add in all those awesome little details that we just_don't_get anywhere else. Incredible work! You guys are appreciated immensely.

[vikebrian]

Another masterpiece! Thank yall so very much.

[JohnSmith-mtre]

Seth and Bill do a great job with this podcast!! Thanks guys!!

[eamonhunt]

Thank you, wondered this out loud. His terrible battle plans saved hundreds of American lives.

[keithrice]

Liked this video and l subscribed as well.
I really like learning about the Pacific theater of WW2 thanks for having this channel available.

[ribert]

Another great discussion of history, thank you gentlemen.

[keithdavis]

This was an incredible episode. Thank you for doing all the research. Keep it comin' boys

[KennanKlein]

Great episode! The hesitation to go after Yamamoto is an interesting one. Maybe simply a sign of the times or simply as Americans we value life. A parallel could be drawn between Pearl harbor and 9/11. I don't know if there was as much hesitation about the killing of Osama bin laden as there was with Yamamoto. The justification for both is probably still debatable but war is war as they say.

[Guangrui]

One interesting note

The pilot who was the most likely to shoot down Yamamoto soon volunteered to join the 14th Air Corp

So he went all the way to China, and shot down serveral Japanese planes in battles, and got his plane shot out as well. He bailed out in Hunan province, near the big lake of DongTing, and was successfully rescued by the resistance forces, and subsequently returned to the service, continuing the fight. Well, both the fight against the Japanese in the war, and the fight with his wingman after the war, all the way into the 1980s.

May they both RIP, or maybe still shouting and kicking each other daily, you never know

[rickwoody]

Love these podcasts. Great work, as always guys. Thanks so much.

[johnfeit]

I live in the small farming community of Culver Oregon home to Rex Barber. I know members of his family. They say Rex was just a small town farm boy. I love your channel.

[rogerroger]

I really enjoy all of your videos on here. I always hear about Yamamoto's toured our country during his college years to see the American Industrial infrastructure. Besides this site, I have also been fascinated with sites describing the Battle of Gettysburg. While Yamamoto may have had a high opinion of America's industrial might, I don't believe he ever took time to visit southern Pennsylvania, which would not have been that far removed from the 1864 battle. If he had and if he would have realized how American soldiers, not so long ago would have marched straight into the fire. as occurred in Gettysburg, it may have given him something else to think about.