Spies of War
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201950 minTerminée

Spies of War

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S01E04 - "The Atomic Spies"

Diffusé le Jun 5, 2019, 4:00 PM

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Description

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.

Détails

Statut
Terminée
Langue
English
Durée
50 min
Première diffusion
June 5, 2019
Terminée
June 5, 2019
Programmation
Wednesday à 0:00

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Épisodes (1 Saison · 4 Épisodes)

The D-Day Spies

June 6th, 1944: nearly 130,000 Allied soldiers storm Normandy's beaches, initiating the liberation of French territory 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 entire war.

Jun 5, 2019

50 min

The Soldier Who Never Was

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…

Jun 5, 2019

49 min

The Spy Who Saved the World

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.

Jun 5, 2019

51 min

The Atomic Spies

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.

Jun 5, 2019

51 min

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