Episode 1

Just fifteen days after September 11th, 2001, CIA operatives land in Afghanistan with suitcases full of cash and a mission to dismantle the Taliban.

Episode 2

During the presidency of George H. W. Bush, the United States invades Panama to depose its de facto ruler, Manuel Noriega.

Episode 3

A Soviet double agent requests extraction from Moscow. MI6 orchestrates a daring escapade to retrieve him before his cover is blown.

Episode 4

A stunning testimony from a man who planned and attempted an assassination of Catholicism's highest figure, Pope John Paul II.

Episode 5

Mossad carries out a covert assassination campaign targeting leaders of the Popular Front to Liberate Palestine, Fatah, and other Palestinian movements.

Episode 6

Mossad continues its campaign of covert assassinations of Palestinian leaders, including car bombs and amphibious operations.

Episode 7

A look at how the US military's complex operations in Afghanistan required the collaboration of locals for cultural and strategic insights.

Episode 8

At the height of the Cold War, the US military endeavors to recover a sunken Soviet submarine from the depths of the ocean floor.