SECRETS OF THE DEAD | The Hunt for Nazi Scientists | PBS
Duration: 00:31
-
Program: Secrets of the Dead #501
Broadcast Date: May. 21, 2008
Visit www.pbs.org/secrets for more information.
At the end of World War II, undercover Allied agents engaged in a desperate race against one another to capture the elite of Germany¹s scientific community in an effort to gain a major advantage in the looming Cold War and Space Race. The Hunt for Nazi Scientists examines this crucial pursuit through eye-witness accounts of these daring missions.
Post Date: May 13, 2008
-
SECRETS OF THE DEAD | Sinking Atlantis | PBS (#802)
Five thousand years ago the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization, flourished on the island of Crete. Yet in their ... 00:31
-
SECRETS OF THE DEAD | Doping for Gold | PBS (#801)
Visit www.pbs.org/secrets for more information.PBS airdate: Wednesday, May 7 at 8:00pm (check local listings) In the ... 00:36
-
SECRETS OF THE DEAD | Escape from Auschwitz | PBS (#702)
Visit www.pbs.org/secrets for more information. PBS airdate: Wednesday, April 30 at 8:00pm (check local listings) The ... 00:36
-
SECRETS OF THE DEAD | Aztec Massacre | PBS (#701)
Visit www.pbs.org/secrets for more information. PBS airdate: Wednesday, April 23 at 8:00pm (check local listings) A grisly ... 00:36
-
SECRETS OF THE DEAD | Herculaneum Uncovered | PBS (#603)
Near the fabled Pompeii is Herculaneum, another city buried and frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. 00:31
-
WWII: Jerry Yellin (#1320)
An Iowa fighter pilot in World War II overcame his hatred of the Japanese people years after the war when his son married ... 04:31
-
World War II Veteran: Edward O’Connor
Ed O’Connor found it difficult to study engineering at Iowa State in 1942 with the draft just around the corner. So he ... 11:51
-
World War II Veteran: Harold Lamont Schoolen
Harold Schoolen of Ottumwa, Iowa was a truck driver in the 2nd Cavalry Division. Harold shares his adventures hauling troops ... 09:47
-
Michael Bugeja: Extended Interview (#104)
Director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, and author of "Interpersonal ... 20:34
-
The Real Cost of the War (Full Program) (#112)
Full Program: After World War II, the G.I. Bill not only provided health care for returning veterans, but also jump-started the American ... 27:47
-
World War II Veteran: James Peavey
James Peavey was a professional tap dancer in Davenport before the War. He went to intelligence school, and was with the ... 10:20
-
NOVA "The Mummy Who Would Be King" | Royal ... (#3301)
Zahi Hawass is Egypt's Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. He is an expert on Egyptian mummies. To ... 03:09
-
World War II Veteran: Vince "Pete" Conners...
Pete Conners was called up February, 1941 with Company E along with 112 young men from Shenandoah.
-
World War II Veteran: Norm Kling
Norm Kling served in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Sirago. He tells us about training and qualifications to serve aboard a ...
- Watch more video from this program
Sponsored Links: (What is this?)













