World War II was fought on battlefields all over the globe. But it was also fought in the shadows—in covert operations that didn’t make the headlines, both at home and overseas.

The National WWII Museum presents Secret WWII: Spies & Special Ops, a new podcast series exploring wartime tales of espionage and intrigue.

Hosted by Museum Senior Historian Bradley W. Hart, PhD, tune in to hear from expert historians and listen to the stories of the people who were there to uncover the secret World War II.

Series premieres September 18. Click here to follow: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/secret-wwii-spies-special-ops/id1838475675

September to December 1945: This final episode explores aftermath and consequences of World War II, as the trials at Nuremberg and Tokyo seek to restore justice in a world destroyed.

Hosts Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller speak with historians Richard Frank, Stephanie Hinnershitz, and Rebecca Erbelding.

Academy Award nominee Gary Sinise reads an excerpt from Judgment at Tokyo by Gary Bass.

August 1945: The surrender of Japan is announced days after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. WWII veterans begin the long road home.

Guests include historian Richard Frank, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and historian John McManus.

Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson reads an excerpt from Hiroshima by John Hersey.