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February 1938, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. After the forced relocation of the Chinese capital to Chongqing, the Japanese command decides to wipe the city off the face of the earth. The Japanese were preparing for war in the Pacific and hoped to force Chiang Kai-shek's government into an early exit from the war. Thousands of tons of bombs rain down on the peaceful neighborhoods of Chongqing.