This comprehensive article references dozens of books, articles, and documentaries on the early Cold War, including the arrest, trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. What was the role of Ethel’s brother, David Greenglass in these pivotal events? And what about the role of Theodore (Ted) Hall and the Venona transcripts of decoded espionage messages to the Soviets?
With the notoriety and interest spurred on by the movie Oppenheimer, America’s Untold Stories has tackled the story of David Greenglass, brother of Ethel Rosenberg, who along with her husband Julius, were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union, including providing top-secret information about American radar, sonar, jet propulsion engines, and nuclear weapon designs.
According to a 2001 book by his former handler Alexander Feklisov, Rosenberg was originally recruited to spy for the interior ministry of the Soviet Union, NKVD, on Labor Day 1942 by a former spymaster, Semyon Semyonov.
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