Secret Wars Uncovered
Documentary series about secret wars and political influences to create conflict in war torn countries and areas sometimes funding terrorism to align political ends.
Cast:Toby Ricketts , Fleetwood Kate , James Rogers , Christopher Fuller , Eduardo Gamarra , Philip Brenner , Mark Galeotti , Grace Livingston , Rory Cormac , Gavin Esler , Brian Latell , Christopher Laucht , Ameen Habibi , Julio Shiling , Mark Kimmitt , Rim Turkmani , Richard Toye , Craig Etcheson
S1.E1 ∙ Coup in Crimea
Exploring the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014, the biggest in Europe since WWII.
S1.E2 ∙ Yemen, Britain and the Saudis
Reports that arose in March 2019 of UK Special Boat Service troops killed in Yemen
S1.E3 ∙ Somali Pirates and Black Hawk Down
In October 1993, an elite unit of the U.S. Army began a fairly straight-forward mission in Somalia's capital Mogadishu; within minutes of reaching their destination the situation descended into chaos, and the mission turned into a battle.
S1.E4 ∙ Battleground Bosnia
On 3 March 1992, Bosnia and Herzegovina gained its independence from Yugoslavia, leading to a complex war fuelled by ethnic tensions fought on many fronts
S1.E5 ∙ Kashmir Powder KEG
The shocking facts behind covert battles. Digging deep into archives and quizzing experts and journalists, this series uncovers some of the most controversial, covered up and shocking military operations since the Second World War
S1.E6 ∙ Secret war in Laos
Laos: The American involvement in Laos in the 1950s was long kept under wraps - but the story of their efforts to remove the communists, led by the CIA, is a devastating one
S1.E7 ∙ Cold War in Central America
Central America: In the 1980s, El Salvador and Nicaragua fought vicious civil wars - and spearheading the fight against communism, the US engaged.
S1.E8 ∙ Desert War in Mali
Mali: It is a deadly war in the desert, and one we know barely anything about. In the northern Malian town of Timbuktu, formerly a rich city, a war has been raging since 2012.
S1.E9 ∙ Coups D'etat
Coups d'Etat: The military coup is an age-old method to topple governments and take control by force. Go behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic in recent history.
S1.E10 ∙ The Gaza Offensive
Gaza: Through a dissection of some of its deadly skirmishes and the parties involved, see the story behind the Gaza-Israel conflict and the devastating impact it has had.
