It was the greatest secret of World War Two, the time and place of the D-Day invasion. As the future of Europe and the world hung in the balance, an intricate web of lies tied up German army divisions across Europe, concealing the truth.
It was the greatest secret of World War Two, the time and place of the D-Day invasion. As the future of Europe and the world hung in the balance, an intricate web of lies tied up German army divisions across Europe, concealing the truth.
They're weapons beyond imagination in World War II. Weapons systems that were far beyond anything the Allies had in World War II. Deployed properly, they could have changed the outcome of the war.
They're weapons beyond imagination in World War II. Weapons systems that were far beyond anything the Allies had in World War II. Deployed properly, they could have changed the outcome of the war.
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.
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.
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 .. show full overview
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In Europe, the twentieth century ended as it began, with war in the Balkans. Peacekeepers face the nearly impossible task of trying to undo the lasting hatred and violence.This is a look .. show full overview
In Europe, the twentieth century ended as it began, with war in the Balkans. Peacekeepers face the nearly impossible task of trying to undo the lasting hatred and violence.This is a look at the secret forces behind the strife throughout the Balkan States.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Spies in the Sky chronicles the history of aerial surveillance, from the photo-reconnaissance biplanes of World War I to modern spy satellites. The profound impact spies in the sky have had on modern warfare.
Spies in the Sky chronicles the history of aerial surveillance, from the photo-reconnaissance biplanes of World War I to modern spy satellites. The profound impact spies in the sky have had on modern warfare.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
