The Cold War

Discover the true stories lying beneath the shadows of The Cold War and witness the secret missions and tactics used by the C.I.A. and K.G.B. throughout the years of conflict and strife. From the development of the atomic bomb to the Superpowers triumphs and crushing defeats, this season uncovers the most significant leaders and military tactics used thoughout the prolonged conflict.

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Episode 160 min1999-01-23

Eisenhower's Operative

The Supreme Allied Commander of World War II relied on the covert arm of the CIA to an unprecedented scale during his presidency. From his education on clandestine warfare from Winston Churchill to CIA missions all over the world, Eisenhower unleashed his operatives like no other U.S. leader.

Episode 260 min

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 360 min

The Strangelove Factor

How close did the Superpowers actually come to a nuclear holocaust? New information on brutal power struggles behind the Iron Curtain, the Cuban missile crisis and the terrifying "Doomsday Machine" built to end the world.

Episode 460 min

Inside the CIA

From revolutionary coups and election rigging to embassy spying, the West employed the CIA in controversial ways to win the Cold War.

Episode 560 min

Inside the KGB

Hear the untold stories behind the headlines in the unseen cold war battles between the Western intelligence agencies and the KGB.

Episode 660 min

The Kennedy Years

This youngest of American presidents took over in the most tense period of the Cold War. Hear the stories from within the White House, on the front lines of CIA operations in Cuba and in the espionage capital of Berlin.

Episode 760 min

Khrushchev's Regime

Although he tried to distance himself from Stalin's ruthless regime, Khrushchev brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Take a look at the Cuban Missile Crisis from the Soviet point of view, as well as brutal repressions in Poland and Hungary against Communist resistors.

Episode 860 min

Nixon's Secrets

The story behind Richard Nixon's resounding triumphs and crushing defeats, included are his stinging investigation of alleged Communist Alger Hiss, the covert missions carried out during his presidency in Vietnam and the secrets behind his foreign policy victories with China and the Soviet Union.

Episode 960 min

Castro's Revolution

From CIA assassination attempts foiled by Cuban Intelligence agents to Castro's secret pacts with the Soviets and his survival after the Cold War, a look at one of the most enduring revolutionaries of the twentieth century.

Episode 1060 min

Brezhnev's Kremlin

Before Leonid Brezhnev signed nuclear arms reduction agreements with the West, he led the Soviets into one conflict after another. From Soviet involvement in Vietnam and its role in Arab-Israeli conflicts to the untold stories of the invasion of Afghanistan.

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Charlton Heston

Self - Narrator (voice)

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