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The War on Rust: How a Tiny Chemical Saved a Million Tons of Steel

In 1943, the US Army faced an enemy deadlier than the Wehrmacht: Rust. Discover the secret chemical breakthrough that saved the Arsenal of Democracy from disintegrating before it reached the battlefield.

While the Manhattan Project built the atomic bomb, a secret team of chemists in California was fighting a war against oxygen itself.
In this documentary, we uncover the forgotten story of VPI (Vapor Phase Inhibitor)—the "magic paper" that revolutionized military logistics and defeated the "Tyranny of Distance."

For the first half of WWII, American equipment was rotting on the decks of Liberty ships or arriving encased in the hated "Cosmoline" grease, requiring hours of cleaning before use.
We trace the desperate race to find a solution before D-Day, the massive industrial pivot to chemical preservation, and how this invisible gas allowed the US Army to move faster than German logic deemed possible.

From the salt-blasted beaches of Normandy to the humid jungles of the Philippines, and finally to the "Mothball Fleets" that stood ready for the Cold War, this is the history of how the Allies out-lasted the elements.

Key Topics Covered:

The failure of Cosmoline grease in combat

The chemistry of VPI (Vapor Phase Inhibitor)

Logistics of D-Day (Operation Overlord) and the Great Storm

The "Degreasing Party" nightmare for soldiers

Post-war "Mothballing" and the Korean War reactivation

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