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The Codebreaker

The work of cryptanalyst Elizebeth Smith Friedman brings down Al Capone, breaks up a Nazi spy ring in South America, and lays the foundation for the National Security Agency (NSA). (60 minutes)

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Nazi Town, USA

The rise of the German American Bund, an organization of American Nazis in the 1930s that had chapters across the country. (60 minutes)