Timewatch Summer of the Bomb (Season 8, Episode 7)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

Timewatch

Summer of the Bomb (Season 8, Episode 7)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

A political drama that explores the decision to use the Atomic Bomb on Japan at the end of World War 2. Using evidence from the US Archives, the drama reveals how the US leadership came to make this fateful decision. Far from the 'Lesser ...See moreA political drama that explores the decision to use the Atomic Bomb on Japan at the end of World War 2. Using evidence from the US Archives, the drama reveals how the US leadership came to make this fateful decision. Far from the 'Lesser of two evils', it's revealed that the US had many other options that did not include the invasion of Japan. A new, uninformed and inexperienced President is guided by a 'conniving' adviser, the wily Washington operator Jimmie Byrnes, who is convinced the only way to force the Soviet Union to accept American preeminence and agree to its demands over Eastern Europe - was to 'demonstrate American military might.' Japan's pleas to end the war through negotiations were ignored. Written by Robert Marshall See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Gar Alperovitz Self - Presenter (as Dr. Gar Alperovitz) Self - Presenter (as Dr. Gar Alperovitz) See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Blain Fairman President Harry Truman President Harry Truman See fewer	Aliens (1986)
Brian Greene Secretary of State James Byrnes Secretary of State James Byrnes See fewer	Remington Steele (1982)
Peter Carlisle Secretary of War Henry Stimson Secretary of War Henry Stimson See fewer	After the Ball (1957)
Robert Arden Admiral William Leahy Admiral William Leahy See fewer	Confidential Report (1955)
Paul Maxwell General George Marshall General George Marshall See fewer	Aliens (1986)
Jerry Harte Admiral James Forrestal Admiral James Forrestal See fewer	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Robert MacLeod Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew: Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew: See fewer	Goldfinger (1964)
Tony Sibbald General Dwight Eisenhower General Dwight Eisenhower See fewer	A View to a Kill (1985)
Alan Foss Winston Churchill Winston Churchill See fewer	Maurice (1987)
Jeffrey Segal Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov See fewer	UFO (1970)
Donald Tandy Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin See fewer	Chance of a Lifetime (1950)