About this episode
The episode explores the controversial decision to drop the atomic bomb through first-hand accounts and declassified documents.
Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message The extraordinary inside story of the most controversial decision in the history of modern warfare - the order to drop the atomic bomb. Drawn from first-hand accounts of those involved and declassified top secret American and Japanese documents from 1945, this documentary drama unfolds through the eyes of the two people at the centre of this world changing event - President Harry S...
Topics covered
- atomic bomb
- modern warfare
- historical accounts
- President Harry S. Truman
- Japan
Keywords
- documentary drama
- World War II
- declassified documents
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