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Bombing Auschwitz

Secrets of the Dead is part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.

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Bombing Auschwitz

Season 18 Episode 2 | 55m 21s | CC

Join historians, survivors and experts as they consider one of the great moral dilemmas of the 20th century: Should the Allies have risked killing Auschwitz prisoners and bombed the camp to stop future atrocities?

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