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Days That Shook the World: Cold War Spies
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Cold War Spies
Season 2  |  Episode 9  |  The History Channel  |  October 9, 2012

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11-12
Classification: Parental Guidance Classification: Parental Guidance

The Cold War was fought in the murky world of espionage out of the public's gaze. We focus on two stories when this hidden war burst onto the front pages, a high stakes political game of lies, deception and compromise.

The Cold War was fought in the murky world of espionage out of the public's gaze. We focus on two stories when this hidden war burst onto the front pages, a high stakes political game of lies, deception and compromise.

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