Chapter 3 - The Bomb

8.6/10 · 341 votesNov 26, 201258 min

Ranked #1 of 10 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

The strategies behind the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan are explored as well as the new mythology that emerged from the war. The bombing haunted the Soviets and mistrust towards the Allies grew quickly.

Season 1 Episodes10

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E1 8.5

Chapter 1 - World War Two

E2 8.3

Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace

E3 8.6Now viewing

Chapter 3 - The Bomb

E4 8.3

Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950

E5 8.3

Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World

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E6 8.4

Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink

E7 8.4

Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune

E8 8.2

Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right

E9 8.2

Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World Order

E10 8.3

Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of Terror

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Oliver Stone

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Oliver Stone

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Matt Graham

Writer

Oliver Stone

Director

Peter Kuznick

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Episode Summary

"Chapter 3 - The Bomb" is episode 3 of Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States season 1. It scored 8.6/10 from 341 votes, ranking #1 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Oliver Stone and written by Oliver Stone, Matt Graham, Peter Kuznick, it aired on November 26, 2012.

Chapter 3 - The Bomb

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