Secrets of the Sea

S2 E6: Naval battles aren’t always the dogfights of popular imagination. Sometimes, the real fight relied on secrets and subterfuge. Some, such as the capture of German U-505 in 1944, would result in a treasure trove of intel for the Allies. Others, such as the Lusitania’s secret gun-running operation, would end in tragedy. But there were also more elaborate secret operations, such as the highly classified 1974 mission to retrieve K-129, one of the USSR’s most advanced nuclear subs. Join us on a thrilling look at the shadowy history of naval deception.