CSPAN3 Reel America The Last Bomb - 1945 July 13, 2024
Early in 1945, b29s began fullscale operations against japan. 1,500 miles to the targets and 1,500 miles back from bases in saipan, tinian and guam. Here was the begin ining of the end to the road to tokyo. After six months of reoccupation, there were few signs of war. Along the quiet summer shores of guam. Back in their clean native villages, american citizens again, smiling and friendly, unaware that a miracle had happened around them. A miracle that moved mountains of material, equipment and supplies. Across the pacific. That changed their dirt roads into highways, that manicured their jung...