Secrets of War

Reinhard Heydrich, and Wilhelm Canaris were the top spymasters in the Third Reich, two rivals who were masked in both mystery and secrecy. But in the end, one man would kill for Hitler and the other would betray him.

During WWII, one of Germany's best-kept secrets was the code machine "Enigma." However, this notorious weapon ultimately became one of the greatest tools the Allies used to defeat the Third Reich and win the war.

Women became unlikely heroes who fought behind enemy lines during WWII. Female spies unearthed secrets, supported the French Resistance and destroyed the morale of the enemy.

They were the weapons of fantasy and of terror. Used under the cover of darkness, special tools of spies delivered war to the heart of the enemy on the shadowy, invisible battleground.

Learn more about the Nazis and their organized plunder of gold and other riches that would ultimately become the most gigantic heist in history.

The Allies used every weapon and espionage technique they could muster in order to protect their vital supplies from the German U-boat fleet in the Battle of the Atlantic.

Hitler's lightning strike in Poland soon led to a strange eight month waiting game. "Sitzkrieg," was a declared but not-yet-fought battle that allowed spies and diplomats to make their secretive moves.

June, 1940. England fights alone against German bombing attacks. The British are outnumbered, but they have a secret weapon four years in the making.

Deception is a device used to confuse an enemy. From decoy tanks to phony radio broadcasts, these special tools can be the most deadly weapons of all.

German General Irwin Rommel was an unstoppable warrior with a mystical feel for the battle of North Africa. But how did he actually get his intelligence?

They were the weapons systems that were far beyond anything the Allies had in World War II. Deployed properly, they could have altered the outcome of the war in favor of the Third Reich.

Learn more about the tools of deception used by the Allies that made D-Day, the most critical battle of WWII, a success.

The French Resistance was a secret network of brave individuals that fought to reclaim the honor of France and carried on a relentless guerrilla campaign.