The Allied Strategic bombing campaign has claimed hundreds of thousands of civilian lives across Europe and has made little real impact on the Axis war machine. Even so, the United States is determined to extend the campaign to Japan. Until now, the vast distances of the Asia-Pacific theatre have protected the imperial enemy. That all changes when the USAAF unleashes the Superfortress.

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Hosted by: Spartacus Olsson
Director: Astrid Deinhard
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© IWM HU 63075 Buildings on fire in Hamburg following the RAF Bomber Command raids in July 1943

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41 clicks from the sun - Hampus Naeselius
A Far Cry - Flouw.mp3
A Single Grain Of Rice - Yi Nantiro
Disciples of Sun Tzu - Christian Andersen
The Twelve Spies - Silver Maple
The Unexplored - Philip Ayers
Walk With Legends - Bonnie Grace

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