Deception WWII
Tracking six years of conflict, this series picks apart various wartime operations and looks at the men and women who managed to fool entire governments and armies.
Director: Tim Bosanquet
The Inception of Deception
WWII began with a deadly deception inside a Polish radio station; the early years of the war saw deception in its infancy, from code-breaking and spies to fake bombing sites…
Spinning Webs
By 1942, deception had become extremely sophisticated; the most cunning operation used a deceased homeless man to trick the entire Nazi leadership about the Normandy invasion.
The Fog of War
Technology was used to deceive the enemy; radio and transmitters spread false information, and a ghost army tricked entire enemy forces by using sound effects.
The Final Days of the War
With the war swinging toward the Allies, both sides still used some masterful deceptions; the post-war era saw the US and Soviet Union in a deadly game of espionage in…
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