Secret Wars Uncovered
Season 2
Reveals the facts behind battles we know barely anything about. Digging deep into the archives and quizzing experts and journalists, this UK series takes the audience through some of the most controversial, covered up and shocking military events of recent times.
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10 Episodes
- Syria: The History of the Conflict
E2Syria: The History of the ConflictSince the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, 400,000 people have been killed by fighting and bombing. What began as peaceful protests harshly repressed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has turned into a long and deadly proxy war involving some of the world's most powerful countries. How will this conflict end? - Russia Intervention in Georgia
E3Russia Intervention in GeorgiaIn August 2008, a bloody five-day battle breaks out between Russia and Georgia over the province of South Ossetia. Nearly 850 people are killed during the five-day conflict, while some 35,000 Georgians are left homeless. Georgia launches an air strike on South Ossetia's main city of Tskhinvali, triggering an all-out war, and Russia comes to South Ossetia's aid. - Afghanistan: 30 Years of War
E4Afghanistan: 30 Years of WarBeginning in 1980, the United States had sent between $20 million and $30 million a year to the mujahideen jihadists, a figure that would increase to $630 million by 1987. The United States had funded the group that would become the greatest threat to its nation just 14 years later. Is the United States to blame for the rise of Islamic terrorism? - Invasion of Grenada
E6Invasion of GrenadaMarch 13, 1979, Maurice Bishop stages a bloodless coup d'etat on the Caribbean island of Grenada as head of the New Jewel Movement. Beloved by the Grenadian people, but, only 4 years later, he is assassinated and 7,600 U.S. troops flood the tiny island. Is this another example of the U.S. using its military might to stop the threat of what it fears most, communism? - Cambodian Civil War
E7Cambodian Civil WarFrom 1969 to 1973, US forces indiscriminately bomb Cambodia. The Vietnam War has crossed the border and 50,000 people have died. Yet just two years later, Cambodia falls into the most brutal form of communism the world has ever seen, when the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot take control of the country. What had America's ruthless bombing campaign achieved? - Exporting Cuba’s Revolution
E8Exporting Cuba’s RevolutionThe United States is now well known for its covert operations carried out to overthrow governments and implant regimes sympathetic to the United States. But it is not the only country that interferes in the government and politics of other nations; in the wake of the revolution in Cuba, Castro is attempting to impose his influence around the world. - US Invasion of Panama
E9US Invasion of PanamaOn December 20, 1989, more than 20,000 U.S. troops entered Panama by land, sea and air in what was called "Operation Just Cause. They were there to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega and his Panama Defense Forces (PDF). However, only 6 years earlier Noriega was on the CIA payroll. What was it that led the United States to invade Panama? - A New Cold War
E10A New Cold WarThe Cold War is said to have ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, all tied up with the end of a folding ideological system, and the return of the world order. But today, a new rivalry full of covert operations has flared up once again. The usual players are present, the United States, Russia and the United Kingdom, but this time they are also joined by China. How will this new Cold War unfold?
