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Ep.196 - Operation Gratitude and 'Target Hong Kong'

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Steven Bailey discovered that the story of the U.S. Navy airstrikes on Japanese-held Hong Kong during the final year of World War II had never been told.

Operation Gratitude involved nearly 100 U.S. Navy warships and close to a thousand planes.

His new book ‘Target Hong Kong’ brings this massive operation down to a human scale, recounting the air raids through the experiences of seven men whose lives intersected at Hong Kong in January 1945. 

 

Steven joins us to share the story and help us better understand the Operation, its people and its legacy. 

 

Recorded 19th Feb 2024  

 

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