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The World at War

Episode 22: Japan

Duration: 51 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

The acclaimed documentary series about the Second World War.

Japan had entered the war confident that superior spiritual strength and discipline would prevail. By 1944, they were fighting for survival, crippled by shortages of food, metals and fuel. After massive defeats at Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, a continuous campaign of Allied bombing kills 250,000 and leaves eight million homeless. Show less

Contributors

Director:
Hugh Raggett
Series Producer:
Jeremy Isaacs

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