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America, Empire of Liberty Omnibus

Episode 12: Boom to Bomb

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Omnibus edition of the series charting the history of America, written and presented by David Reynolds.

The Great Depression and the New Deal which got America working again. Plus how America floundered into war after Pearl Harbor and ended hostilities by dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. Show less

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