Secret Wars Uncovered

S2 E1 • 44m • HDU

In 1944, 28 Greek socialists were shot in Syntagma Square and 100,000 had perished by the end of the Civil War. Was this the old order Winston Churchill had longed for?

S2 E2 • 44m • HDU

Since the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, 400,000 have been killed in the conflict. Who is to blame for this and the terrible conditions in which its people live?

S2 E3 • 43m • HDU

In 2008, nearly 850 people are killed in the Russo-Georgian War. How did it erupt and what is the current relationship between the two nations?

S2 E4 • 43m • HDU

Soviet troops withdraw from Afghanistan in 1989 after fighting a force funded by the US. Should the US be blamed for the rise of Islamic terrorism?

S2 E5 • 43m • HDU

A Greenpeace ship is bombed in 1985, killing Fernando Pereira. The French authorities deny responsibility and questions over nuclear restrictions arise again.

S2 E6 • 42m • HDU

In 1979, Maurice Bishop takes control of Grenada. Four years later, he is assassinated. Is this another case of the US using its might to stop Communism?

S2 E7 • 42m • HDU

From 1969 to 1973, US forces bomb Cambodia and the country falls into a brutal form of communism. Did the US' involvement pave the way for Pol Pot's regime?

S2 E8 • 44m • HDU

After the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro looked to exert his influence in Venezuela. Is Cuba still in charge of Venezuela's future?

S2 E9 • 43m • HDU

In 1989, 20,000 US troops entered Panama to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega and around 500 civilians were killed. What prompted the invasion?

S2 E10 • 43m • HDU

How will the new Cold War, involving the US, Russia, the UK and China, play out? Will trade and cyber warfare be the worst of it or is military war inevitable?