What's Going on With Shipping: 1942 Edition with Historian Jon Parshall

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Between Two Sterns with Jon Parshall Talking about Shipping in 1942 May 14, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses with historian Jon Parshall the global shipping situation in 1942 and his new book, 1942: The Crux of War. In this episode, Jon discusses the shipping situation in the Mediterranean, Pacific, and Atlantic and how it was easier for the Allies to move a ton of cargo across the oceans but the Axis could not. #worldwar2 #shipping #maritime #naval #history 00:00 Introduction 05:57 Background and Big Ocean Picture 14:31 Mediterranean 25:05 Pacific 47:57 Atlantic Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0B9AHrs2P9OPA8ulM3EJ2u