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It’s been said that history is written by those in power. But what about the outlaws, outcasts and rogues? What if they had their say? Rogue History, a digital series produced by PBS Digital Studios and PBS North Carolina, shakes the dust off the history books to unravel myths, unearth narratives, and discover fresh perspectives.

How A Spanish Chicken Farmer Tricked Hitler

9m 27s

Juan Pujol García was a nobody. A failed chicken farmer, he bought his way out of service during the Spanish Civil War. But when Hitler came to power, he couldn’t just sit by and watch. He devised a daring plan: to stop the Nazis, he would get close to them. As a double agent, he could feed Nazi intelligence to the Allies. This is the bizarre true story of the spy who altered the course of WWII.

Episodes

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    How A Spanish Chicken Farmer Tricked Hitler

    S2 E3 - 9m 27s

    Juan Pujol García was a nobody. A failed chicken farmer, he bought his way out of service during the Spanish Civil War. But when Hitler came to power, he couldn’t just sit by and watch. He devised a daring plan: to stop the Nazis, he would get close to them. As a double agent, he could feed Nazi intelligence to the Allies. This is the bizarre true story of the spy who altered the course of WWII.

  • Traitor or Hero? The Black Musician Spying on His Community: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Traitor or Hero? The Black Musician Spying on His Community

    S2 E2 - 9m 9s

    The details of Walter Loving’s complicated double life remained classified for over 60 years. Born to formerly enslaved parents, he became a famous band conductor and an advocate for Black Americans. When the U.S. military grew paranoid that Black Americans were colluding with German spies, they recruited Loving to infiltrate his own community and de-radicalize leaders. So whose side was he on?

  • Spy Balloons Have A Longer, Weirder History Than You Think: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Spy Balloons Have A Longer, Weirder History Than You Think

    S2 E1 - 10m 17s

    Spy balloons once marked a great leap forward in the art of intelligence gathering. No longer were soldiers safe from enemy reconnaissance on the ground. They could now be watched from the air! From the French Revolution to the Civil War, balloons loomed over battlefields. Join us in a time when an oddball inventor sent President Lincoln a decisive telegraph — from 500 feet above the ground.

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