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Eastern Victory

This episode covers the air war in Burma, where the ability to deliver troops and supplies by air helped to convincingly defeat the Japanese ground forces. Japan fought on - until aircraft delivered the knockout blow. Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There was no defence. Imperial Japan had no choice but to capitulate.

English
  • Originally Aired January 31, 1955
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network BBC One
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