Covert War

"**Covert War**"
"Covert War"
The Americans episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 11
Directed by	Nicole Kassell
Written by	Joshua Brand; Melissa James Gibson
Featured music	"Slap and Tickle" by Squeeze; "In the Dark" by Billy Squier; "Rough Boys" by Pete Townshend;
Production code	BDU110
Original air date	April 17, 2013
Running time	41 minutes
Guest appearances
	Richard Thomas as Frank Gaad; Annet Mahendru as Nina; Susan Misner as Sandra Beeman; Alison Wright as Martha Hanson; Lev Gorn as Arkady Ivanovich; Olek Krupa as General Zhukov; Paul Fitzgerald as Richard Patterson; Betsy Aidem as Miss Kendall; Richard Kline as Bill Hanson; Peggy Scott as Elaine Hanson; Margo Martindale as Claudia; Daniel Flaherty as Matthew Beeman; Joris Stuyck as Dmitri;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Only You"	Next →; "The Oath"
	The Americans season 1
	List of episodes

"Covert War" is the eleventh episode of the first season of the period drama television series The Americans. It originally aired on FX in the United States on April 17, 2013.