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We remember the attack on Pearl Harbour and the atomic bombing of Japan during World War Two. Hundreds of thousands of British and Allied soldiers fought for years on the Asian and Pacific fronts against the Japanese in a brutal war - so why don't we remember it better today? We chart the key moments in this other, lesser known war to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ day, through remarkable audio testimonies that have never been broadcast before, of soldiers and civilians - on all sides. (Photo: The USS Nevada is aground and burning off Waipio Point, after the end of the Japanese air raid in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, 7 December, 1941. Credit: Department of the US Navy/Reuters)
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