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Tokyo Rose - The Most Hated Woman in America

Tokyo Rose - The Most Hated Woman in America

FromWitness History: World War Two


Tokyo Rose - The Most Hated Woman in America

FromWitness History: World War Two

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Oct 29, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1949, Iva Toguri, a Japanese-American woman, was wrongly convicted for making propaganda broadcasts on behalf of Japan during the Second World War. She was accused of being the infamous radio presenter known to American servicemen as "Tokyo Rose". Witness speaks to Ron Yates, a reporter whose investigation helped to clear Iva Toguri's name.

PHOTO: Iva Toguri in the 1940s (US National Archives)
Released:
Oct 29, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

More than 50 first-hand accounts of significant moments in WW2. Looking back at almost six years of global conflict, from Hiroshima to the Holocaust.