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