Shadow Ops is a new series on Discovery Military Channel, bringing the story of some of the most fascinating and gripping spy cases during the Cold War. The series just started on Discovery Channel in the U.S. and Europe.
Shadow Ops reveals how intelligence officers operated in foreign countries during the height of the Cold War, how enemy agents were turned into double agents in the heart of the opponents intelligence services, the risks that spies took and how their bold actions influenced the outcome of the Cold War.
The stories are told by former intelligence agents and analysts from KGB, MI6, CIA and other agencies, providing an accurate view on the cases. Among them is Mark Stout, former CIA analyst, historian and author on intelligence who, amoung many other things, earned his media stripes in the International Spy Museum and as host for their fascinating SpyCast program.
The first episode tells the story of Vladimir Vetrov, codenamed Farewell, the KGB colonel who worked in the Line X department, responsible for stealing Western technology, and at the same time double agent for the French and U.S. intelligence. The spectacular exfiltration of KGB colonel Oleg Gordievsky, double agent for British MI6, is detailed in the second episode. The third episode brings the gripping story of Martha Peterson, the first ever female CIA agents, stationed in Moscow. She organised the covert communications and dead drops (covert exchange of various items) for Soviet diplomatic service official Aleksandr Ogorodnik, codenamed Trigon. Peterson was eventually arrested by a large KGB counterespionage team.
Visit Discovery's Military Channel for episode trailers and more info on the gripping Shadow Ops series.
