WWII in Color: Road to Victory

PBS America (Freeview)

5:20 PM to 6:30 PM

Sunday 1 June

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As relentless firebombing and blockade of war-ravaged Japan shows no sign of securing a surrender, the US reluctantly prepares to invade. First, they need Okinawa, an island close to the mainland, as a base to stage their attack. The Marines fear the worst - but their amphibious invasion is met with almost total silence. Lulled into a false sense of security, it's just the calm before the storm