Spies of War

screenable online: 4 episodes

Montagu, Garbo, Fuchs, Penkovsky... Their names may mean nothing to you, yet these people changed the course of history. They were the greatest spies of the twentieth century.

Spies of War reveals the espionage behind decisive historical events. See how one man assumed 24 identities to simulate the existence of a spy ring. Witness how secret-agent scientists provided the USSR with ultra-confidential plans for the atomic bomb. Discover coded messages, invisible ink, microfilms and all the amazing tactics for transmitting top secret information. Through analysis of declassified documents, archives, reconstructions, interviews with renowned experts and former secret agents, Spies of War offers you an unprecedented glimpse into the minds and methods of undercover operatives.

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…

July 10th, 1943: The Allied troops land in Sicily and open a new breach in the Nazi empire. Two months earlier, the corpse of a British officer was discovered on a Spanish beach, carrying…

October 1962: The world holds its breath under the threat of a nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis. Behind the scenes, one of the greatest spies of the century plays a crucial role to help…

August 29th, 1949: four years after the U.S. drops the first atomic bomb, the Soviets drop one. No one expected it so soon. Behind the scenes of this major event of the cold war, the Soviets…

The D-Day Spies (Episode 1)

The Soldier Who Never Was (Episode 2)

The Spy Who Prevented The War (Episode 3)

The Atomic Spies