Spies of War (2019)

January. 01,2019

| Documentary

Spies of War

Montagu, Garbo, Fuchs, Penkovsky... they were the greatest spies of the twentieth century. Through analysis of declassified documents, archives, reconstructions, and interviews, “Spies of War” offers you a glimpse into the minds and methods of undercover operatives. Discover the tactics for transmitting top secret information. See how one man assumed 24 identities to simulate the existence of a spy ring. Witness how scientists provided the USSR with ultra-confidential plans for the atomic bomb.

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Spies of War

2019

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2019

4 Episode

Episode 1 - The D-Day Spies

January. 01,2019

June 6th, 1944: nearly 130,000 Allied soldiers storm Normandy's beaches, initiating the liberation of France from the Nazis. Behind the scenes of this major event of WWII, British MI-5’s double agents contributed to the largest deception campaign of the war. Their mission: to trick the Germans into thinking that the Allies would land elsewhere to keep German troops out of Normandy. In this episode of “Spies of War”, relive this extraordinary mission contributing immensely to the success of D-Day.

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Episode 2 - The Soldier Who Never Was

January. 01,2019

E2 49min July 10th, 1943: the Allied troops land in Sicily and open a new breach in the Nazi empire. Crucial to this key operation, two British Intelligence officers devise a most ingenious deception plan to divert the Germans from Sicily…

Episode 3 - The Atomic Spies

January. 01,2019

E3 51min August 29, 1949: four years after the U.S. drops the first atomic bomb, the Soviets test one. No one expected it so soon. Behind the scenes of this major event which started the Cold War, Soviet Secret Intelligence developed one of the most massive mole networks of the twentieth century.

Episode 4 - The Spy Who Saved the World

January. 01,2019

E451m98% October 1962: The Cuban missile crisis. The world holds its breath under the imminent threat of a nuclear war. Behind the scenes of the most harrowing days of the Cold War, one of the greatest spies of the century plays a crucial role to help Kennedy stand up to Khrushchev.