• 1998
  • TV-14
  • 53m
Secrets of War

Summary Based on information derived from formerly classified documents and messages, coupled with interviews with experts, authors and eyewitnesses from all over the world, SECRET OF WAR is the most comprehensive documentary series ever produced on "secrets of war" throughout the last century. Narrated by Charlton Heston, this acclaimed series features declassified and rare footage, 3D graphics, on-location shooting, historical retracing shots and extensive reenactments. In all, 65 episodes were produced from 1997 to 2001. View more details

  • 1998
  • TV-14
  • 53m

Secrets of War

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Charlton Heston Thomas B. Allen Norman Polmar Mark Seaman

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7.5

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Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Jul 12, 1998

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : The Documedia Group YouTube channel

Language : English

Filming locations : Austria

Production companies : Documedia Group The Documedia Group

Summary Based on information derived from formerly classified documents and messages, coupled with interviews with experts, authors and eyewitnesses from all over the world, SECRET OF WAR is the most comprehensive documentary series ever produced on "secrets of war" throughout the last century. Narrated by Charlton Heston, this acclaimed series features declassified and rare footage, 3D graphics, on-location shooting, historical retracing shots and extensive reenactments. In all, 65 episodes were produced from 1997 to 2001. View more details

Details

Genres : History War Documentary

Release date : Jul 12, 1998

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : The Documedia Group YouTube channel

Language : English

Filming locations : Austria

Production companies : Documedia Group The Documedia Group

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Episode 1 • Jul 13, 1998
German Intelligence in WWII
Nazi Commanders, Reinhard Heydrich and Wilhelm Canaris were the top two spymasters in the Third Reich; rivals who were masked in mystery and sworn to secrecy. But in the end, one man would kill for Hitler and the other man would betray him.
Episode 2 • Jul 18, 1998
The Ultra Enigma
Story of the Enigma Machine, the cracking of the Enigma codes and British disinformation campaigns.
Episode 3 • Jul 27, 1998
Women Spies in World War II
Women became unlikely heroes who fought behind enemy lines in every conflict of WWII. Female spies unearthed secrets, supported the French Resistance and destroyed the morale of the enemy. Many have sacrificed and paid the ultimate price in order to provide the Allies with confidential intelligence.
Episode 4 • Aug 03, 1998
Weapons of the Shadow War
They were the weapons of fantasy and of terror. Born of great desperation and used under the cover of darkness, special tools of spies and espionage agents delivered war to the heart of the enemy on the shadowy, invisible battleground.
Episode 5 • Dec 31, 1969
Nazi Gold
Hitler, an art fanatic and failed painter, seemingly prized art as much as territory. Charlton Heston looks into the Nazi practice of plunder and looting that would become the biggest heist in history.
Episode 6 • Dec 31, 1969
The Battle of the Atlantic
Charlton Heston narrates a look into the Battle of the Atlantic, one of WWII's most significant theatres of warfare, in which Germany's U-boat fleet relentlessly attacked Britain's supply lines.
Episode 7 • Dec 31, 1969
Sitzkrieg: The Phony War
Once the Second World War had broken out, there was a surprising lack of immediate fighting. Charlton Heston narrates an in-depth look into the 'Phoney War,' or 'Sitzkrieg,' which lasted seven months.
Episode 8 • Dec 31, 1969
The Battle of Britain
June, 1940. England fights alone against aggressive brutal attacks. The Germans have yet to be stopped in their lightning plunge across Europe. The British are outnumbered, but they have a secret weapon four years in the making.
Episode 9 • Dec 31, 1969
Tools of Deception
From inflatable decoy tanks to fake radio broadcasts, deception played a key role in the course of WWII. Charlton Heston narrates an in-depth look into tools and methods of wartime deception.
Episode 10 • Dec 31, 1969
Rommel's Enigma
The 'Desert Fox,' Field Marshal Rommel, seemed to have a sixth sense when it came to allied plans and positions. Charlton Heston narrates an in-depth look into how Rommel's winning streak was broken.
Episode 11 • Dec 31, 1969
Secret Weapons of the Third Reich
After WWII, the incredible and innovative weapon systems created by the Third Reich were uncovered. From jet engines to guided missiles, these weapons might well have changed the war.
Episode 12 • Dec 31, 1969
D-Day Deceptions
As the future of Europe hung in the balance, a web of lies tied up German army divisions across Europe. The allies concealed D-Day plans, the greatest assembly of men and machines in military history.
Episode 13 • Mar 08, 2000
The French Resistance
From the embarrassment of surrender, the French Resistance developed over the course of WWII into an effective and brave fighting force. They played a key role in the liberation of France.
Episode 14 • Dec 31, 1969
The Invasion of Panama
Learn more about the classified mission to rescue an American hostage and the man hunt for a dictator that led to the boldest US military strike since Vietnam, the surprise invasion of Panama in December of 1989.
Episode 15 • Jan 31, 1998
The Gulf War: Steel Rain
Uncover the best kept secrets of the air campaign in the Gulf War. From the classified spy plane missions to the clever use of deception, learn more about the controversial yet strategic plans to destroy Iraqi targets.
Episode 16 • Jan 30, 1998
The Gulf War: Secrets in the Sand
From the German undercover agent who worked for Iraq, to the discreet role of the U-2 spy plane and the hunt for mobile scud missile launchers, discover the real stories of Secret Operations and spies behind enemy lines in the Gulf War.
Episode 17 • Dec 31, 1969
Spies in the Sky
From primitive balloons to supersonic spy planes and amazingly sophisticated satellites, get an insider's look at the pioneers of aerial reconnaissance and the profound impact they have had on modern warfare.
Episode 18 • Dec 31, 1969
Korea: Behind the Bamboo Curtain
Learn more about newly discovered documents that revealed Stalin's influence over China's Mao Tse Tung and Korea's Kim El Sung and the other hidden factors behind the first conflict of the Cold War.
Episode 19 • Dec 31, 1969
Cold War: The Strangelove Factor
Russian Nuclear Secrets of the Cold War.
Episode 20 • Dec 31, 1969
Korea: Stalin's Secret Air War
Discover the secret telegrams that reveal how Stalin had a personal role in air battles with UN pilots and how Britain unwillingly aided the communists.
Episode 21 • Dec 31, 1969
Vietnam: Alpha Strike
During the Vietnam War, American pilots fought the enemy in the skies. But were these enemy pilots North Vietnamese? Or from another communist country?
Episode 22 • Dec 31, 1969
Vietnam: Hidden in Plain Sight
In Vietnam, the American Army was struggling to engage an elusive enemy. Learn about the Viet Cong's secret methods to hinder America's attempts to seal off South Vietnam.
Episode 23 • Dec 31, 1969
WWI: Germany's Secret Gambles
As the armies of World War One struggled under an onslaught of terrifying weapons, the German government broke the stalemate and issued in a new era of warfare by turning to covert operations.
Episode 24 • Dec 31, 1969
Super Guns
From Germany's Big Bertha in World War One to Iraq's top secret Project Babylon, secret cannons designed to hit their targets miles away, handheld rifles that packed the power of the atom and super guns designed to launch satellites into space have become the ultimate projection of force.
Episode 25 • Dec 31, 1969
Vietnam: Special Operations
As regular American units fought under rules of engagement enforced by their political leaders, unconventional Special Forces fought classified battles, often "across the fence". Learn how their covert missions were carried out in North Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
Episode 26 • Dec 31, 1969
Shadows of the Six Day War
It was a battle no one really wanted, and a victory far greater than anyone expected. Israel fought the Six Day War and were outnumbered and outgunned.
Episode 27 • Dec 31, 1969
Stalin's Spies
Richard Sorge, a German journalist and communist tasked to set up a spy ring in 1930s Tokyo, and Leopold Trepper, a successful construction company head who secretly led the Red Orchestra communist spy network from Nazi-occupied Paris, were just two of Kremlin's numerous top spy operatives loyal to ultimately just one man, Joseph Stalin, a paranoid dictator of USSR who spied as intensely on his Allies as he did on his enemies. Features exclusive interviews with former NKVD intelligence officers and other eyewitnesses to the most ruthless dictator of the 20th century. Narrated by Charlton Heston.
Episode 28 • Dec 31, 1969
The O.S.S.
The story of the formation of the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor to the CIA. From the recruitment and training of secret agents to undercover missions, OSS agents played an important role on the "Invisible Battlefield" in WWII.
Episode 29 • Dec 31, 1969
Breaking the Japanese Code
The story of America's code-breaking efforts against seemingly impenetrable secret Japanese military and diplomatic communications. The heroic struggle of Army code-breakers, headed by William Friedman, and the Navy's secret "on-the-roof-gang" help win the Battle of the Pacific.
Episode 30 • Dec 31, 1969
Bio-Chemical Weapons
Get a closer look at chemical and biological agents, the deadliest of secret weapons. From mustard gas artillery shells used along the trenches in WWI to the U. S. gas stockpiles in the Pacific during WWII, to the Iraqi gassing of the Kurds, chemical warfare has long been buried in a cover of secrecy.
Episode 31 • Dec 31, 1969
The Holocaust Secret
An examination of one of the burning questions of WWII: How did the Nazi's hide their atrocities and what did the Allies know as the "final solution" was implemented across Europe? Secret documents, messages and cables shed new light on one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century.
Episode 32 • Dec 31, 1969
Hitler's Secrets
From his "grand deception" against Stalin to his spy operations in America, Adolf Hitler shared many secrets with his intelligence masters. An examination of Hitler and the eventual betrayal of his chief spymaster.
Episode 33 • Dec 31, 1969
The Hunt for Atomic Secrets
The all-important race to develop an atomic bomb led to some of the most daring Russian spy operations in the United States. Exclusive interviews with Russian agents detail the inside story of the Soviet atomic spy ring.
Episode 34 • Dec 31, 1969
Roosevelt's Spymasters
Go behind the scenes of FDR's use of political and military intelligence operatives. From O.S.S. chief William Donovan to the scheming Switzerland-based Allen Dulles, learn how American spymasters helped Roosevelt keep an eye on his enemies.
Episode 35 • Dec 31, 1969
Japan: The Invasion That Never Was
The secret US plan for the invasion of Japan was shrouded in secrecy. It was anticipated to be the most horrific battle of the war with hundreds of thousands of casualties. New revelations detail manipulated casualty figures and secret plans to stockpile gas weapons as the US prepared for "hell on earth."
Episode 36 • Dec 31, 1969
Israeli Intelligence
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."
Episode 37 • Nov 07, 1998
Cold War: Inside the CIA
An inside perspective on the CIA agency and its secret missions throughout the Cold War. From revolutionary coups and election rigging to embassy spying, the West employed the CIA in controversial ways to win the Cold War.
Episode 38 • Dec 31, 1969
Cold War: Inside the K.G.B.
Untold stories behind the headlines in the unseen Cold War battles between Western intelligence agencies and the KGB. Features exclusive interviews and new revelations about the KGB's missions and tactics.
Episode 39 • Dec 31, 1969
British Secret Intelligence in WWII
They were the English spies before "James Bond." They operated in the shadows with innocuous names like the Special Operations Executive, MI-5 and MI-6, but their missions were deadly serious. Amazing facts that are stranger than fiction in the storied history of Britain's intelligence service during the Second World War.
Episode 40 • Dec 31, 1969
The Wizard War
Secrets from the electronic battlefield. From the "Battle of the Beams" in WWII, to the evolution of weapons guidance and the blinding effects of electronic jamming, a look at the quest to dominate the "electromagnetic spectrum."
Episode 41 • Dec 31, 1969
Battlefield Deceptions
From rubber tanks and camouflage to booby traps and tactical manoeuvers of deception, the role "trickery" plays on the modern battlefield.
Episode 42 • Dec 31, 1969
Spy Planes
An examination of the secret deployment of modern aircraft designed to spy from the sky. From remotely piloted vehicles on today's battlefield to the venerable U-2 and the SR-71, spy planes have long been vital to surveillance and espionage.
Episode 43 • Dec 31, 1969
Mao's Secrets
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.
Episode 44 • Dec 31, 1969
Churchill's Gambles
An inside look at the man who, more than any of his contemporaries, embraced secret intelligence operations, deception and code-breaking as viable instruments of modern war.
Episode 45 • Dec 31, 1969
Nazi Propaganda
Behind the Nazi war machine was a well-crafted secret propaganda campaign aimed at Germans and foreigners. From newsreels and newspapers to well choreographed spectacles, Nazi propaganda laid the foundation early on for war and retribution in Europe.
Episode 46 • Dec 31, 1969
The Balkans Tinderbox
A look at the secret forces behind the strife throughout the Balkan States. From a single gunshot in Sarajevo that started WWI to the Nazi occupation in WWII, to "ethnic cleansing" and the war in Kosovo, this volatile region has long been a threat to the peace of Europe.
Episode 47 • Dec 31, 1969
Prisoners of War, Part One - The Barbed Wire Front
Examines the treatment of prisoners of war early in the 20th century. From capture to interrogation and internment, the fate of thousands of WWI prisoners was determined by their captors off the battlefield.
Episode 48 • Feb 05, 1998
Prisoners of War, Part Two - Battle for the Mind
Examines the treatment of prisoners of war on both sides during WWII. From interrogation to housing to repatriation, civilian and military POWs were often used as pawns between warring nations.
Episode 49 • Feb 07, 1998
Prisoners of War, Part Three - Code of Conduct
From brainwashing in Korea to courageous acts of heroism in Vietnam and the Gulf War, a unique examination of POWs, their families, and their secrets.
Episode 50 • Dec 31, 1969
The Cambridge Five
They were five disillusioned young men studying at Cambridge University in the 1930's when they were secretly recruited by Soviet agents. They went on to become the most successful spies of the 20th century, penetrating both American and British governments at the highest levels.

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