Episode
Nazi Megastructures: Japan's Island of Death
Overview
September 1944 on Peleliu, Japanese soldiers build an island-wide structure creating a killing zone that lead to the death of thousands of Americans.
Details
- Series
- Nazi Megastructures
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2019-01-28
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Japan's Island of Death is Episode 4 in Series 5: America's War of Nazi Megastructures. It aired on 2019-01-28. The runtime is 45 min.
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