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59 Episodes 2012 - 0
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 13, 2012 60 mins
A series examining the shadowy events of the 20th century's conflicts begins with a look at the German war machine during World War II.
Episode 2
Thu, Sep 13, 2012 60 mins
A look at how the Allies' D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, was kept secret from the Germans by the spread of misleading information.
Episode 3
Thu, Sep 20, 2012 60 mins
A look at World War II British cryptologists' efforts to crack the Enigma, Germany's mechanical encoding device, thus protecting England from marauding U-boats and keeping supply routes open.
Episode 4
Thu, Sep 20, 2012 60 mins
A look at the 1940 Battle of Britain, the first major conflict fought in the air during World War II that pitted Germany's Luftwaffe versus England's outnumbered Royal Air Force, which leveled the playing field with the use of radar to detect incoming enemy aircraft.
Episode 5
Thu, Sep 27, 2012 60 mins
A focus on the trickery used on and off the battlefield by the Allied and Axis powers during World War II, including inflatable tanks, fake radio broadcasts and the spy who helped accelerate the fall of Nazi Germany.
Episode 6
Thu, Sep 27, 2012 60 mins
A look at the crime wave perpetrated by the Nazis to fund their war machine by looting public treasuries, swiping priceless works of art and stealing from private individuals, who were often the victims of Hitler's Final Solution.
Episode 7
Thu, Oct 4, 2012 60 mins
A look at the time between the fall of 1939 and the spring of 1940, marked by the conspicuous absence of fighting on land between the Allies and Nazi Germany in Western Europe during World War II.
Episode 8
Thu, Oct 4, 2012 60 mins
A history of the Balkans and the volatile situations that have plagued southeastern Europe in the 20th century.
Episode 9
Thu, Oct 11, 2012 60 mins
A look at German military intelligence during World War II and the rivalry between its top two agencies, the Abwehr and the SS.
Episode 10
Thu, Oct 11, 2012 60 mins
A look at the tools of the spy trade in 20th-century military and political operations.
Episode 11
Fri, Oct 19, 2012 60 mins
An exploration of CIA activity during the Cold War examines the covert war waged against communist regimes worldwide and the criticism the CIA received stateside and abroad. Included: revolutionary coups; election rigging; and embassy spying.
Episode 12
Thu, Oct 25, 2012 60 mins
An examination of the Allied air campaign in the Persian Gulf in 1991 includes a look at laser-guided weapons; covert targeting; and remote-piloted vehicles.
Episode 13
Thu, Oct 25, 2012 60 mins
A chronicle of the history of aerial surveillance, from the photo-reconnaissance biplanes of World War I to modern spy satellites.
Episode 14
Wed, Jan 9, 2013 60 mins
A look at big guns, such Germany's Big Bertha in World War I and Iraq's Project Babylon.
Episode 15
Sat, Jan 12, 2013 60 mins
A look at how the battlefield strategy for the Persian Gulf War was developed.
Episode 16
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 60 mins
A look at Nazi propaganda, including newsreels, newspapers and choreographed public events.
Episode 17
Wed, Jan 23, 2013 60 mins
Documenting the history of British intelligence agencies, such as the Special Operations Executive, MI-5 and MI-6.
Episode 18
Sat, Feb 2, 2013 60 mins
The role of French underground forces in World War II is examined.
Episode 19
Sat, Feb 2, 2013 60 mins
A look at the spy games endorsed by Winston Churchill during World War II.
Episode 20
Fri, Feb 8, 2013 60 mins
A profile of code breaker William Friedman, and how he and his deciphering machines cracked Japanese codes during World War II.
Episode 21
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 60 mins
A look at tactics used by the German military in World War I, including espionage and code breaking.
Episode 22
Sat, Feb 16, 2013 60 mins
An examination of Israeli intelligence agencies highlights the history of the Shin Bet, A'man and the Mossad.
Episode 23
Tue, Feb 19, 2013 60 mins
A look at Adolf Hitler's deception of Joseph Stalin and spy operations in the U.S. Also: his chief spymaster's betrayal.
Episode 24
Thu, Feb 21, 2013 60 mins
A look at Soviet spy missions in the U.S. as the two countries raced to be the first to develop an atomic bomb.
Episode 25
Sun, Mar 3, 2013 60 mins
A chronicle of Saddam Hussein's activities during the Gulf War.
Episode 26
Fri, Mar 15, 2013 60 mins
The secret missions of World War II submarines employed by both the Allied and Axis powers are uncovered.
Episode 27
Sun, Mar 17, 2013 60 mins
An examination of how President Eisenhower made use of the CIA during the Cold War.
Episode 28
Sun, Mar 17, 2013 60 mins
An exploration of Richard Nixon's Cold War-related activities, including his investigation of Alger Hiss in the late 1940s; the missions carried out during his presidency in Vietnam; and his foreign policy regarding China and the Soviet Union.
Episode 29
Sun, Mar 17, 2013 60 mins
A look at the rule of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, including the 1962 Cuban missile crisis; and repressions of anti-Communists in Poland and Hungary.
Episode 30
Sun, Mar 17, 2013 60 mins
A look at Cold War espionage during John F. Kennedy's presidency, including CIA operations in Cuba and Berlin.
Episode 31
Thu, Apr 4, 2013 60 mins
A look at the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989 includes the mission to take dictator Manuel Noriega into custody; and the rescue of an undercover agent.
Episode 32
Thu, Apr 4, 2013 60 mins
A look at plans for a possible Allied invasion of Japan in 1945, a mission that was never carried out after the Japanese surrendered following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Episode 33
Mon, Apr 8, 2013 60 mins
A look at the formation of the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency, includes the recruitment and training of secret agents; and undercover missions.
Episode 34
Sat, Apr 13, 2013 60 mins
Profiling the women who were part of the spy game in World War II for the Office of Strategic Services, whose duties included going undercover for the French resistance, breaking codes and drawing maps.
Episode 35
Fri, May 3, 2013 60 mins
A look at cyberattacks on computers, satellites and electronics, and how to protect defense systems, power grids and transportation.
Episode 36
Fri, May 3, 2013 60 mins
An examination of the Soviet Union's covert role in the Korean War and the escalation of the Cold War.
Episode 37
Fri, May 3, 2013 60 mins
A look at the Soviet Union's plan to infiltrate international capitals with spies.
Episode 38
Fri, May 3, 2013 60 mins
A look at the secret deployment of U.S. military aircraft designed for espionage during the Cold War.
Episode 39
Mon, May 13, 2013 60 mins
A look at methods used to obtain information and influence enemies during military conflicts.
Episode 40
Mon, May 20, 2013 60 mins
An examination of the German intelligence advantage early in World War II, before Allied spies gained the upper hand, helping to secure victory at El Alamein in Egypt in 1942.
Episode 41
Mon, May 20, 2013 60 mins
A look at British efforts to crack Germany's secret codes in World War II.
Episode 42
Sat, May 25, 2013 60 mins
Part 1 of 3. The fate of POWs during WWI is examined from the time of capture to the interrogation and internment.
Episode 43
Sat, May 25, 2013 60 mins
Part 2 of 3. Profiling the civilian and military POWs of World War II. Included: the prison conditions; the processes employed by warring nations when gathering information from their captives.
Episode 44
Sat, May 25, 2013 60 mins
Conclusion. Former POWs of the Vietnam War discuss the keys to their survival.
Episode 45
Tue, May 28, 2013 60 mins
A look at the covert air war fought by the U.S. during the Vietnam War, including secret bombing sorties in Laos and Cambodia.
Episode 46
Sat, Jun 1, 2013 60 mins
The rule of Vietnamese Communist leader Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969) is examined.
Episode 47
Sat, Jun 1, 2013 60 mins
A look at the methods used by the Viet Cong to undercut American involvement in the war in Southeast Asia.
Episode 48
Wed, Jun 12, 2013 60 mins
Fidel Castro and communism in Cuba is examined.
Episode 49
Fri, Jun 21, 2013 60 mins
A profile of Japanese Emperor Hirohito (1901-89) recalls his leadership during World War II.
Episode 50
Fri, Jun 21, 2013 60 mins
Examining the bloody civil war fought between Mao Tse-tung's Chinese Communists and Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist China (Taiwan) in the 20th century.
Episode 51
Sun, Jul 14, 2013 60 mins
The Cambridge Five, spies who worked for the British government while supplying the Soviets with vital information, are profiled.
Episode 52
Sat, Jul 27, 2013 60 mins
A look at hidden agendas in the Korean War of the U.S., China and the Soviet Union.
Episode 53
Fri, Oct 11, 2013 60 mins
The operations of the Allied forces during the Persian Gulf War are examined. Included: the exploration of enemy territory by British S.A.S. commandos and U.S. Special Forces; scud-hunters; long-range desert patrols.
Episode 54
Wed, Oct 16, 2013 60 mins
Examining ways to fool an enemy, including drone attacks, rubber tanks, camouflage, booby traps and tactical maneuvers of deceit.
Episode 55
Wed, Oct 23, 2013 60 mins
A look at the dangerous games played by the U.S. and the Soviet Union, from the end of World War II to the collapse of Communism.
Episode 56
Mon, Oct 28, 2013 60 mins
An examination of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev's foreign policy from 1964 to 1982.
Episode 57
Thu, Nov 7, 2013 60 mins
.The Johnson Adminstration during the Vietnam War is examined.
Episode 58
Thu, Nov 21, 2013 60 mins
Examining the history and development of chemical and biological weapons.
Episode 59
Mon, Nov 25, 2013 60 mins
An examination of the role of Israeli intelligence during the Six Day War in June 1967.