Deception: World War II.

Deception: World War II

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By 1942, deception has become extremely sophisticated; American arms factories are disguised as towns while double agents manipulate the enemy; the most cunning operation uses a deceased homeless man to trick the entire Nazi leadership. (49 minutes)

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Thu, 11/21 at 10:01 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

The Fog of War

Radios and transmitters spread false information, and a ghost army uses sound effects to deceive enemy forces; the Allies deploy one of the most famous double agents of the war. (49 minutes)

Fri, 11/22 at 3:01 am on Austin PBS HDTV

The Fog of War

Radios and transmitters spread false information, and a ghost army uses sound effects to deceive enemy forces; the Allies deploy one of the most famous double agents of the war. (59 minutes)

Thu, 11/28 at 10:01 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

The Final Days of the War

The Allies are winning the war, but both sides continue to use masterful deceptions to confuse and trick the other; the immediate postwar years see the US and Soviet Union begin a deadly game of espionage in the race for atomic supremacy. (59 minutes)

Fri, 11/29 at 2:31 am on Austin PBS HDTV

The Final Days of the War

The Allies are winning the war, but both sides continue to use masterful deceptions to confuse and trick the other; the immediate postwar years see the US and Soviet Union begin a deadly game of espionage in the race for atomic supremacy. (24 minutes)