Deception: World War II.

Deception: World War II

An exploration of how subterfuge and covert operations were used during the Second World War, including the propaganda campaigns, acts of espionage, and the creation of fictional armies.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Thu, 11/21 at 10:01 pm America/Chicago 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.

Fri, 11/22 at 3:01 am America/Chicago 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.

Thu, 11/28 at 10:01 pm America/Chicago 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.

Fri, 11/29 at 2:31 am America/Chicago 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.