Secrets of war spy games of world war ii

The National Archives UK. They placed the mines on several Japanese ships and then found safe ground. When the mines detonated, the limpet mines damaged or sunk seven ships, compromising over 39, tons between them.

Not all ideas were winners, however. By using flies, the government hoped to infect German troops in Spanish Morocco in an attempt to stop Spain from joining Axis powers. Other, interesting kit that may have worked better. A more deadly plot included hiding a capsule containing mustard gas in flowers to cause blindness among Nazi generals inside the German High Command Headquarters.

Cigarettes laced with tetrahydrocannabinol acetate Indian hemp. The compound works similarly to morphine and was used as a possible none-lethal incapacitating agent as part of the Edgewood Arsenal experiments. When given to someone, the cigarette would bring about uncontrollable chattiness. Knives concealed within shoes, lapels, pencils, sleeves and coins. Cameras small enough to fit into a match box; a cigarette case which exploded upon opening.

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Witches Zombies All Themes. Articles Features Reviews Lists. Watch Online News All Posts. Advanced Search. While the series title "Secrets of World War II" is a bit melodramatic, the educational content of this documentary more than compensates for the hype. Each episode focuses on a key topic of the war from D-Day to Stalingrad to Germany's "secret weapons" the V-1 and V-2 rockets, etc. The topic is presented thoroughly and with painstaking accuracy. During the program the narrator poses again, with melodrama several poignant rhetorical questions, such as "Did Stalin use secret reserve army divisions to stop the Wehrmacht from taking Stalingrad?

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