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2) Dirty Wars
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government-condoned torture occur in corners across the globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command, the most secret fighting force in U.S. history. No target is off-limits for the JSOC 'kill list,' not even a U.S. citizen. The director takes viewers on a chilling ride with whistle-blower Jeremy Scahill....
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
TURN: Washington's Spies takes viewers into the stirring and treacherous world of the Revolutionary War and America's first spy ring. In this season, the Patriot cause has suffered the crushing loss of their capital city of Philadelphia to the British. Washington's army faces desertion and death, and the embattled General faces conspirators from within his own ranks, as well as personal demons he keeps hidden from the men he leads. Washington s closest...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
A historical thriller set during the Revolutionary War. Abe Woodhull is a farmer living in British-occupied Long Island who bands together with his friends to from the Culper Ring, an unlikely team of secret agents who not only went on to help George Washington turn the tide of the war, but also gave birth to modern spycraft.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
It's 1777 as the second season begins, with the rebellious colonists under the leadership of Gen. Washington reeling from the loss of Philadelphia to the British. As such, the efforts of spy Abraham Woodhull and his coconspirators become especially important, as he pretends to be a loyal Tory while seeking to ferret out information about the occupying force's plans.
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Vietnam : Alpha strike focuses on the air war of the Vietnam conflict, including interviews with North Vietnamese veterans, secret American operations in Laos and Cambodia, and the Navy's classified program to counter heavy losses against Vietnamese pilots. Spies in the sky looks at aerial reconnaissance, from primitive balloons to supersonic spy planes and amazing sophisticated satellites.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Beyond the camouflage and bloodshed lies the striking secrets that changed history.Discover the most daring covert operations, ingenious spy gadgets and cunning military deceptions that forever changed the course of history. Painstakingly researched with previously classified footage from private sources and government archives from all over the world, Secrets of War exposes the real stories of the 20th century s greatest conflicts.Narrated by Oscar®...
Pub. Date
2008
Description
The team scrambles to make sense of the disintegration of the unit. The unit reunites to rescue Mack and clear their names. Nerve gas is stolen and the team is sent to retrieve it. Jonas tests his daughter's strength and conviction when she decides to enlist. The team deals with a loss and Jonas vows revenge.
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
The team scrambles to make sense of the disintegration of the unit. The unit reunites to rescue Mack and clear their names. Nerve gas is stolen and the team is sent to retrieve it. Jonas tests his daughter's strength and conviction when she decides to enlist. The team deals with a loss and Jonas vows revenge.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
"They are The Unit, a covert Special Forces team operating outside the usual military chain of command, risking their lives on undercover missions at home and abroad. Their identities are highly classified, a secret that's also fiercely guarded by their wives. But despite the men's determination to protect their families from the dangers of the job, they've learned that the enemy they have defeated in the field is also capable of bringing the fight...