From land, sea and air, the Second World War was truly one of the first “total wars” — spanning every continent except Antarctica and affecting nearly all parts of the globe.

While covert operations like Operation Mincemeat have recently captured audiences’ attention, much of the covert ops of World War II have lived in the shadows. Until now.

Backed by a cornucopia of assets — namely the museum’s vast oral history collection, season one of the five-part series podcast " Secret WWII: Spies & Special Ops " delves into wartime tales of espionage and intrigue, and the formation of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the forerunner to present-day CIA.

The museum’s senior historian and host, Bradley W. Hart, recently sat down with Military Times to discuss his latest project and how

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