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The Spy Who Started the Cold War | Enemy Alien | 1

The Spy Who

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From Battlefield Dreams to the Manhattan Project

This chapter explores Major Leslie Groves' surprising assignment to lead the Manhattan Project during World War II, shifting from front-line combat to managing a crucial scientific endeavor. It highlights his initial disappointment and subsequent realization of the project's historical importance in developing the atomic bomb.

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