Deep Undercover (History Channel)
8 DVD Box Set

This incredible series features the most fascinating espionage stories ever told

RRP: £99.99


Technical Information
Product Code GUDVD6454
Barcode 5023093064549
Certificate E - Exempt from classification
Screen Full screen PAL 4:3
Colour Code B&W and Colour
Audio Content Stereo
Disc Format DVD-5
Language English
Duration 9 Hours approx
Region 2 - will only play on European region 2 or multi-region DVD players
Synopsis

Disc 1. Top Secret Mission of the CIA: Bodynatch & The War That Never Was

1 x 45:00 min

In the 1980s, as the communist block beganto crumble, the CIA found itself facing a new and insidious enemy....terrorism. The CIA duly created a Counter Terrorist Center and the war on terror began.

In order to counteract the wave of communism sweeping through Southeast Asia in the late 1950s, a covert operation to arm and train mountain tribesmen in Laos to battle communist infiltration was put into action.

Disc 2. Top Secret Missions of the CIA: Operation Puma

1 x 45:00 min

This is the astonishing story of a top secret CIA mission that was officially denied for 37 years. Air National Guard pilot Thomas Ray had trained Cuban exiles for the CIA in preparation for an overthrow attempt against Fidel Castro. In May of 1998, after almost thirty years of silence, the CIA chose to honour Ray's heroism. This is the story of Thomas Ray...

Disc 3. Behind Iraqi Lines

1 x 90:00 min

"Behind Iraqi Lines" tells the story of one of the most extraordinary operations in modern military history, the story of Britain's elite Special Air Service and their harrowing ordeal during the weeks before the Gulf War.

Disc 4. The Complete History of the Green Berets

1 x 90:00 min

A breed apart, a highly skilled and superbly trained soldier, the Green Beret is unquestionably one of the world's unconventional warfare experts. Trained to train others, this fighter of unparalleled physical and mental caliber is a soldier ready to serve anywhere, at any time.

Disc 5. Traitors Within

1 x 45:00 min

1985 was a devastating year for American intelligence. In this one year alone, four high profile cases exposed spies working inside four different agencies! Filled with interviews with top experts, former agents and highly-placed analysts, "Traitors Within" details all aforementioned cases, showing how security was breached, how the perpetrators were able to get away with what they did and how they were ultimately caught.

Disc 6. We Can Make You Talk

1 x 90:00 min

Ever since images of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay were first broadcast around the world, the methods used to interrogate suspects have come under the spotlight. In this riveting, feature-length exposé, "We Can Make You Talk" blends documentary and liveaction demonstrations to chronicle the development of interrogation techniques and shows how suspects surrender information.

Disc 7. Inside the FBI

1 x 100:00 min

This fascinating and insightful documentary goes behind closed doors at one of the most powerful and controversial law enforcement agencies in the world, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and takes the viewer on a journey to see how the pros handle espionage, terrorism, the mob and drugs.

Disc 8. The CIA's Secret Airline

1 x 45:00 min

The pilots who flew for Air America were the best of the best, a unique fraternity of professional aviators who were routinely called upon to perform the kind of flying that was beyond the capabilities of most pilots. A cornerstone of U.S. policy in Southeast Asia for nearly a quarter century, this fascinating programme affords the viewer a unique insight into the legacy of this secret airline.