Great Mysteries and Myths of the Twentieth Century — Season 1, Episode 15: The Manhattan Mystery
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 26 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
At dawn on 16 July 1945, a gigantic fireball, brighter than several suns, burst off the New Mexico desert fusing the sand to glass and exploding with the force of 20,000 tons of TNT. The race to build the atomic bomb had been won. The story of how America and Britain beat Germany and Japan to the ultimate punch is a story of spying, intrigue and espionage.
About Great Mysteries and Myths of the Twentieth Century
There can be nothing in the world more fascinating than the search for the truth behind the most extraordinary mysteries and myths of the 20th Century. This is a unique collection of stories with hidden depths, dark secrets, tragedies, extraordinary courage, misfortune or unbelievable luck.