Camp X

This documentary was so interesting to me. In 1940 America had a long-standing 'non-involvement" policy about involvement in international disputes/wars. A small group of people in Canada, America and Great Britain saw the need for espionage if we were going to avoid u-boats in troop movement. They carefully selected US and Canadians with potential and brought them to Camp X, located in Canada. There, the men were trained in espionage: secret codes, bombings, killing, how to blend in, etc. Camps were also set up in the US after joining the war.

The show opens with a dig at that Camp site, which had been destroyed. As they reveal different aspects of the training, they tell the story of men who taught or were students at the Camp. The student stories are told relevant to an aspect related to a dig discovery (i.e, ammunition) and many were still alive to reflect on their espionage during WWII.

The narration of this documentary remained interesting throughout for me as it didn't lag in places. I would (and will) recommend this to anyone interested in the US' introduction to and use of espionage.