The World at War

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The Atomic Bomb (February–September 1945)

Episode Synopsis

Western scientists have developed a new, immensely powerful weapon - the atomic bomb. On August 6th 1945, the Enola Gay delivers the world's first atomic bomb to Hiroshima. The world would be forever altered.

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