S1.4 Pearl Harbour

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S1.4 Pearl Harbour

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Aug 21, 2020

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An attack on Pearl Harbour changes everything. After a surprise Japanese attack destroys US ships, the US declares war on Japan, and intensifies its efforts to create the first nuclear bomb. Caught in the middle of it all, Leo Szilard starts to lose his grip on the project.
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Aug 21, 2020

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The spy who changed history and a great-aunt's double life. In season one we met the scientist who might have stopped the atomic bomb. In season two we meet the man who stole it.

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S2.10 Fallout: Jail awaits - Klaus Fuchs is going down. But will he take Ursula with him? by The Bomb
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S1.4 Pearl Harbour

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