Long Road to Tokyo

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The B-29 bomber is the Allies’ best chance to strike Japan, and they turn to China as a potential air base. But Japan launches its largest land offensive of the war to gain control of Asia, leading to brutal fighting in the jungles and plains of South Asia. All the while, the U.S. Navy is speeding through the Pacific towards the Mariana Islands, another potential future B-29 base.This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):Colonel Douglas Douds, professor, US Army War CollegeDr. Rebecca Grant, national security analystA.J. Baime, journalist and authorRobert Citino, senior historian, National WWII MuseumDan Carlin, podcaster, Hardcore HistoryGeoffrey Wawro, professor, University of North TexasJames Holland, military historian and authorDan Snow, historian and broadcasterSarada Peri, presidential speechwriter and political analystJon Meacham, presidential historianJonathan Parshall, military historian, US Naval War CollegeChristopher Harding, cultural historian, University of EdinburghNoriko Kawamura, professor, Washington State University