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The Japanese Home Front III: Sasebo Air Defense Command Center
The Japanese Home Front III: Sasebo Air Defense Command Center

The Japanese Home Front III: Sasebo Air Defense Command Center

This series is about the Japanese home front in and around Sasebo, Japan during World War II. It is not a condemnation or critique of actions taken by either side during the war but rather a look at the civilian…

Shaking the Heavens from Below: Ozushima Kaiten Memorial Museum
Shaking the Heavens from Below: Ozushima Kaiten Memorial Museum

Shaking the Heavens from Below: Ozushima Kaiten Memorial Museum

The sky was clear of enemy aircraft on the morning of Nov. 20, 1944 at Ulithi, the American anchorage and resupply base that kept the fleet moving towards victory over Tokyo in the latter part of the Pacific War. Fleet…