Operation North Pole was a mission mounted by the Germans that delivered false information to British security services. In all, 47 Allied agents were captured.
Operation North Pole was a mission mounted by the Germans that delivered false information to British security services. In all, 47 Allied agents were captured.
Acts of courage from World War II. Top SAS man Roy Farran and SOE agent Michael Lees led a bold attack on a German HQ in Italy with a group of misfit partisans.
Acts of courage from World War II. Top SAS man Roy Farran and SOE agent Michael Lees led a bold attack on a German HQ in Italy with a group of misfit partisans.
1x6 The English Scholar and the Fight for Greece Episode overview
Air date
Jun 23, 2011
Monty Woodhouse wrote his name in history by helping to destroy the Gorgopotamos Bridge in 1942, disrupting German supplies in occupied Greece.
Monty Woodhouse wrote his name in history by helping to destroy the Gorgopotamos Bridge in 1942, disrupting German supplies in occupied Greece.
Unshrouding the mystery of WWII espionage. Operation Cockade was meant to unsettle the Nazis, but triple agent Henri Dericourt threw a spanner in the works.
Unshrouding the mystery of WWII espionage. Operation Cockade was meant to unsettle the Nazis, but triple agent Henri Dericourt threw a spanner in the works.
WWII espionage tales. Spanish agent Juan Pujol worked for the Brits while sending misleading information to the Germans - including false details of the Normandy landing.
WWII espionage tales. Spanish agent Juan Pujol worked for the Brits while sending misleading information to the Germans - including false details of the Normandy landing.
1x13Show finale The Aristocrat and the Balkan Communists Episode overview
Air date
Jun 29, 2011
Fitzroy MacLean was handpicked by Winston Churchill to parachute into Yugoslavia and unite with Tito's Partisans against the Germans.
Fitzroy MacLean was handpicked by Winston Churchill to parachute into Yugoslavia and unite with Tito's Partisans against the Germans.
The story of Sir Charles Hambro and the two operations - Grouse and Gunnerside - he oversaw that helped stop the Nazis from developing nuclear technology.
The story of Sir Charles Hambro and the two operations - Grouse and Gunnerside - he oversaw that helped stop the Nazis from developing nuclear technology.
In 1942, the British army was locked in a deadly struggle in the North African desert with Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. Few were as motivated as 40 or so German-speaking Jews of the Special Interrogation Group.
In 1942, the British army was locked in a deadly struggle in the North African desert with Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. Few were as motivated as 40 or so German-speaking Jews of the Special Interrogation Group.
A rare glimpse into the perilous world of wartime espionage. The Americans struck a deal with the Mafia to glean data from the Germans on the Atlantic coast.
A rare glimpse into the perilous world of wartime espionage. The Americans struck a deal with the Mafia to glean data from the Germans on the Atlantic coast.
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