Near the end of WWII, America was planning a full-scale invasion on mainland Japan. The Allies expected casualties on both sides to number in the millions as a result. In a last-ditch effort to hasten the end of the war, President Harry Truman authorized the use of a terrifying new weapon. The atom bomb has only ever been used twice in combat, and The Last Bomb was dropped by the infamous B-29 Superfortress “Bockscar.”
| Date Taken: | 05.19.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 04.22.2016 13:00 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 460318 |
| VIRIN: | 150519-F-VT503-712 |
| Filename: | DOD_103243534 |
| Length: | 00:05:39 |
| Location: | US |
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