Secrets of War The Wizard War (Season 1, Episode 40)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

Secrets of War

The Wizard War (Season 1, Episode 40)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

Secrets from the electronic battlefield. From the "Battle of the Beams" in WWII, to the evolution of weapons guidance and the blinding effects of electronic jamming, a look at the quest to dominate the "electromagnetic spectrum."

Director

Tom Jennings

Writers

Tom Jennings (written by) | Geoffrey Miller (written by)

Producers

Tom Jennings | Geoffrey Miller

Composer

Ramón Balcázar

Editor

Manny Madla

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 31, 2001

Release date

2001 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Charlton Heston Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
Alfred Price Self - Author 'The History of U.S. Electronic Warfare' (as Dr. Alfred Price) Self - Author 'The History of U.S. Electronic Warfare' (as Dr. Alfred Price) See fewer	The Secret War (1977)
David Eisenstein Self - Electronic Warfare Instructor (as Captain David J. Eisenstein) Self - Electronic Warfare Instructor (as Captain David J. Eisenstein) See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Chris McClung Self - Electronic Warfare Student (as 2nd Lt. Chris McClung) Self - Electronic Warfare Student (as 2nd Lt. Chris McClung) See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
John Gresham Self - Author / Historian (as John D. Gresham) Self - Author / Historian (as John D. Gresham) See fewer	Defcon 2: Cuban Missile Crisis (2002)
David Brog Self - Ret. Colonel, USAF - Wild Weasel Pilot Self - Ret. Colonel, USAF - Wild Weasel Pilot See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
John McCain Self - Former U.S. Navy Pilot (as U.S. Senator John McCain) Self - Former U.S. Navy Pilot (as U.S. Senator John McCain) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Larry Henry Self - Ret. Major General, USAF Self - Ret. Major General, USAF See fewer	Arena (1975)
David A. Fulghum Self - Senior Military Editor 'Aviation Week and Space Technology' (as David Fulghum) Self - Senior Military Editor 'Aviation Week and Space Technology' (as David Fulghum) See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Michael Moore Self - Chief of Chronalysis, USAF - Sensor Harvest Program (as Captain Michael Moore) Self - Chief of Chronalysis, USAF - Sensor Harvest Program (as Captain Michael Moore) See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Pat Starkweather Self - Senior Analyst - Sensor Harvest Program Self - Senior Analyst - Sensor Harvest Program See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Anthony Franz Self - USAF Electronic Warfare Analyst (as Captain Anthony Franz) Self - USAF Electronic Warfare Analyst (as Captain Anthony Franz) See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Saddam Hussein Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Long Days (1980)
Reginald V. Jones Self - R.V. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - R.V. Jones (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Robert Watson-Watt Self - Radar Concept (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Radar Concept (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	To Tell the Truth (1956)