episode description
On 2 December 1943, a German reconnaissance pilot reports Bari’s port is “completely full.” Later, 105 JU 88 bombers strike, destroying 17 ships and crippling the port. Yet victims aren’t burned—they suffer rashes and respiratory failure. The mystery deepens until Eisenhower’s medical officer reveals the John Harvey carried 550 tons of mustard gas, released by the blast. Churchill then orders all references erased, sparking questions about secrecy, sacrifice, and wartime ethics.
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