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The Doolittle Raiders and their Fight for Justice

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The skill and bravery of the Doolittle raiders during WWII, who bombed Tokyo in 1942 captured the American public’s imagination, but not all the crews returned. Eight US flyers became Japanese prisoners of war who were tortured, put on trial for war crimes and found guilty… Not all of these men...read more

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The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941

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We’re all familiar with the events on that day of ‘infamy’, the 7th December 1941. The Japanese launch their typhoon in the pacific with the attack on Pearl Harbour. Hours later they would invade Malaya; an operation that would outflank the British 'fortress’ singapore. Japanese units would land...read more

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RAF Liberators Over Burma: Flying with 159 Squadron

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If Slim’s 14th army was the ‘Forgotten Army’ the RAF bombing campaign in the Far East is even more forgotten!

In this episode Angus talks to Matt Poole.

Matt's mother is from Liverpool, her first husband was in the RAF serving in Burma when he was shot down over Rangoon. In trying...read more

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Chinese Soldiers Capture Tengyueh Between Burma & Ledo Roads

Chinese soldiers capture the walled city of Tengyueh from Japanese defenders during WW2 eliminating a major obstacle to the linking of the Burma and Ledo Roads.  Air support is provided by dive bombers of the 10th and 14th US Army Air Forces operating from bases in China and India.

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America's first tank vs tank battle of World War II: Japanese Type 95 tank vs US M3 Stuart tank in Bataan Peninsula

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The first U.S. tank versus tank combat to occur in World War II, began on 22 December 1941, when a platoon of five brand new M3 Stuart light tanks from "B" company, 192nd Tank Battalion led by Lieutenant Ben R. Morin engaged the Imperial Japanese Army...read more

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AH 06 - La Guerra Oculta, preludio de la 2GM (El conflicto Soviético-Japones 1939-45)

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El conflicto Soviético-Japones 1939-45. A finales de los años 30 del pasado siglo XX, Japón y la URSS iniciaron un conflicto armado por el afianzamient o de su hegemonía política y militar en el Noreste del continente asiático. Desconocido en buena parte del mundo occidental y muy poco estudiado...read more

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B24s and P47s Bomb Burma Mandalay Campaign Ledo Road Ramree Island

B24s and P47s Bomb Burma Mandalay Campaign Ledo Road Ramree Island January 1945. 10th Army Air Force P-38s and P-47s bomb targets in support of Chinese troops in their efforts to reopen the Ledo-Burma Road. Additionally, B-24 and British heavy bombers smash targets in support of the British and...read more

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Los japoneses ocupan Nanking, capital de China (24/Nov./1939)

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La 5ª División del Ejército Imperial japonés hace entrada en Nanking, a pesar de la resistencia del Ejército Nacionalista chino. La derrota china obliga a retrasar los preparativos para la planeada ofensiva de invierno; al mismo tiempo, permite aislar los territorios dominados por las fuerzas...read more

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