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Secrets of War: Season 8

Deadly Intelligence 1998 - 1999

  • 1998-11-01T01:00:00Z on History
  • 45m
  • 5h (5 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, War
Discover the most daring covert operations, ingenious spy gadgets and cunning military deceptions that forever changed the course of history. Painstakingly researched with previously classified footage from private sources and government archives from all over the world, Secrets of War exposes the real stories of the 20th century's greatest conflicts. Narrated by Oscar® Award winner Charlton Heston, this complete series brings to life the conflicts that pulsed through the battles behind the battlefields. From the top spymasters of the Third Reich to Saddam Hussein's corrupt tools of deception to befriend the West, uncover the strong, specific and factual tactics used by history's most influential leaders in Secrets of War - the complete guide to espionage in the 20th Century!

5 episodes

Season Premiere

1998-11-01T01:00:00Z

8x01 Mao's Secrets

Season Premiere

8x01 Mao's Secrets

  • 1998-11-01T01:00:00Z1h

The roots of China's conflict with Taiwan go back to WWII. While the Allied and Axis powers battled for control of Europe, China's Chiang Kai-Shek and his US-backed State Police fought a bloody secret war against Mao Tse-tung's Soviet trained and financed army.

8x02 Shadows of the Six Day War

  • 1999-02-07T01:00:00Z1h

It was a battle no one really wanted, and a victory far greater than anyone expected. Israel, outnumbered and outgunned, fought the Six Day War on the field of espionage. Secret agents crafted an ingenious plan to capture a Russian jet and prepared for a daring first strike.

1998-10-25T00:00:00Z

8x03 Israeli Intelligence

8x03 Israeli Intelligence

  • 1998-10-25T00:00:00Z1h

In a constant war of survival, the state of Israel commissioned super sleuths for military intelligence, kidnappings, assassinations and hostage rescues. From retributions against ex-Nazis after WWII to the establishment of the Mossad, an inside look at Israeli intelligence.

The hidden factors behind the first conflict of the Cold War. Newly discovered documents reveal Stalin's influence over China's Mao Tse Tung and Korea's Kim El Sung. The intelligence failures of MacArthur's most trusted aides and the strings being pulled by the world's superpowers.

1998-12-05T01:00:00Z

8x05 Spies in the Sky

8x05 Spies in the Sky

  • 1998-12-05T01:00:00Z1h

The profound impact spies in the sky have had on modern warfare. From primitive balloons to supersonic spy planes and amazingly sophisticated satellites, they are the ultimate intelligence resource. An inside look at the pioneers of aerial reconnaissance and their top secret programmes.

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