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History Detectives | Paper Bombs: WWII Propaganda Over Japan | PBS

Duration: 17:06
Program: History Detectives #901
Broadcast Date: Jun. 28, 2011

What do the violent and provocative images on this pamphlet mean? A note accompanying the leaflet suggests it was dropped on Japan during WWII. But who was the artist and how did it contribute to the U.S. war effort? Join Wes Cowan as he sets out to decode the message and strategy behind this document.

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