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Pearl Harbor episode 1: A gathering storm in Japan
Pearl Harbor episode 1: A gathering storm in Japan
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Dec 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the first episode in our new series on the raid on Pearl Harbor, Chris Harding speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about Japan in the years running up to December 1941. They discuss the long-running historical factors that edged the country ever closer to war with the United States, and ask: what led Japan to embark on such a risky gamble?
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Released:
Dec 1, 2021
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Podcast episode
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