<p>Today's episode looks at one of those odd weapons from World War II - Japan's fire balloons, or balloon bombs as they were sometimes called.  Japan used these to bomb the continental United States in the later stages of the war.  See how they came about, how they were used, and what damage they actually caused.</p>

Today's episode looks at one of those odd weapons from World War II - Japan's fire balloons, or balloon bombs as they were sometimes called. Japan used these to bomb the continental United States in the later stages of the war. See how they came about, how they were used, and what damage they actually caused.

<p>Today's episode looks at one of those odd weapons from World War II - Japan's fire balloons, or balloon bombs as they were sometimes called.&nbsp; Japan used these to bomb the continental United States in the later stages of the war.&nbsp; See how they came about, how they were used, and what damage they actually caused.</p>

2-7 Japan's Fire Balloons

Longtime history teacher Tim Hanchuk targets interesting, unique, and little known historical events and explains them in a way anyone can understand. New Episodes released randomly until life gets less busy - sorry.

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