1945-1953: From World War to Cold War
The Dawn of the Cold War
Episode 2 of 2
Part two of two. Post-Second World War hostilities, Stalin, Truman and Attlee sat at the table. However, President Truman had an ace up his sleeve. For the previous four years, in great secrecy, the top scientists on the planet had been perfecting what was to become the absolute weapon - the atomic bomb
1945-1953: From World War to Cold War airs on PBS America at 3:00 PM, Saturday 25 January. (Subtitles.)
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