Surveys the lives and exploits of some of the most famous spies that operated during World War II, including a beauty queen spy, a spy who actually was dead while counter-spies were looking for him, and a spy who actually had to get his mother's permission to go on missions.

Christine Granville : Britain's Beauty Queen Spy -- William Martin : Operation Mincemeat's Cool Spy on Ice -- William Sebold : America's Nervous but Patriotic Spy -- Richard Sakakida : The Spy Who Needed His Mom's Permission -- Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg : Operation Valkyrie's Three-Fingered Spy.