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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.

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Rogue History
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.

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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:01 - D Day’s Double Agent
00:40 - Agent Alaric’s Spy Network
01:25 - A Farmer with a Great Imagination
02:37 - Becoming a Nazi Spy
04:51 - Meet Agent Garbo
06:33 - Operation Fortitude
07:42 - The Ultimate Con