Spy Ops
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DocumentaryCrime
Intelligence operatives from MI6 to the CIA share insider stories of spy craft, Cold War campaigns, and coups carried out by covert agents.
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1Episode 1Operation Jawbreaker
43 min
Just fifteen days after September 11th, 2001, CIA operatives land in Afghanistan with suitcases full of cash and a mission to dismantle the Taliban.
2Episode 2Operation Just Cause
51 min
During the presidency of George H. W. Bush, the United States invades Panama to depose its de facto ruler, Manuel Noriega.
3Episode 3Operation Pimlico
45 min
A Soviet double agent requests extraction from Moscow. MI6 orchestrates a daring escapade to retrieve him before his cover is blown.
4Episode 4The Plot to Kill the Pope
51 min
A stunning testimony from a man who planned and attempted an assassination of Catholicism's highest figure, Pope John Paul II.
5Episode 5Operation Wrath of God (1)
44 min
Mossad carries out a covert assassination campaign targeting leaders of the Popular Front to Liberate Palestine, Fatah, and other Palestinian movements.
6Episode 6Operation Wrath of God (2)
45 min
Mossad continues its campaign of covert assassinations of Palestinian leaders, including car bombs and amphibious operations.
7Episode 7Taliban Spies
44 min
A look at how the US military's complex operations in Afghanistan required the collaboration of locals for cultural and strategic insights.
8Episode 8Project Azorian
35 min
At the height of the Cold War, the US military endeavors to recover a sunken Soviet submarine from the depths of the ocean floor.
