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From the streets of an American city under siege, to the far-flung jungles of Vietnam or the deadly desert towns of Iraq, modern warfare is...
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Season 1

  • A Tight Spot: Operation Desert Storm, Iraq
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    A Tight Spot: Operation Desert Storm, Iraq

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2007

    Iraq, 1991 - Eight Green Berets from US Army Special Forces go deep inside Iraq to gather info on a key Iraqi location when they are suddenly attacked. It's a harrowing encounter with sleek coordination between air and ground support.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Rescue in Panama
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    Rescue in Panama

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2007

    Panama, 1989 - Dictator Manuel Noriega ordered captors to kill American prisoner Kurt Muse if any rescue is attempted. The fourteen Delta Force commandos sent in faced danger - and disaster.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Battle of Hue
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    Battle of Hue

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2007

    Vietnam, 1968 - As the war explodes with cities in the south falling like dominoes to the Communist forces from the north, US Marines in the city of Hue quickly find themselves badly outnumbered. They must fight building to building to save the city.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Invasion of Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury 1983
    4.7/106 votes

    Invasion of Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury 1983

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/2007

    Leftist rebels seize control of the government of Grenada and execute the prime minister. In just four days, US forces plan Operation Urgent Fury and execute, sending hundreds of elite soldiers to the island in the hopes of saving the 800 American students caught in the crossfire.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Battle of Inchon
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    Battle of Inchon

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/2007

    Korea, 1950 - Three months after Communist North Korea invaded the South, thousands of US Marines hit the beaches behind enemy lines to form a fierce counterattack. Joined by Army infantry, in only 2 weeks they recaptured the South's capitol of Seoul.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Battle of Tal Afar
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    Battle of Tal Afar

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/2007

    Iraq, 2005 - For centuries, the city of Tal Afar served as a trading post linking East and West. By 2005, Al-Qaeda's brutal reign turned it into a ghost town. In May, the US Army moves in to wipe them out, restoring Iraqi government control to the city.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Triangle of Death
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    Triangle of Death

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/12/2007

    Iraq, 2004 - Free elections approach for Iraqis but south of Baghdad beheadings, executions, roadside bombs, robberies and chaos rule the area. US Marines will need courage and heroism to beat the enemy and make it safe for the election.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Ambush in Hawijah
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    Ambush in Hawijah

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/19/2007

    Hawijah, Iraq 2004 - Fort McHenry, the US Military's Forward Operating Base outside Hawijah, suffered egregious attacks in Operation Iraqi Freedom. To protect the new Iraqi police, on August 7 the Army enters the town square - and into a kill zone.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • SLA Gunfight: Los Angeles 1974
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    SLA Gunfight: Los Angeles 1974

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/26/2007

    Heiress Patty Hearst is kidnapped by the SLA (Symbionese Liberation Army), then follow with a daring bank robbery. The ensuing shootout was captured on t.v. and viewers wondered if Patty Hearst was inside.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Hill 875
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    Hill 875

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/5/2007

    Vietnam, Thanksgiving 1967 - As Viet Cong forces hid themselves in the jungle, US Airborne Infantry fought hard for "Hill 875". They charged for days to within almost 20 yards of the VC, and just in reach of one of their last sure victories of the war.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Battle of Najaf
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    Battle of Najaf

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/12/2007

    Najaf, Iraq 2004 - The Imam Ali Shrine, a Shiite holy site, was off-limits to US and Iraqi coalition forces, but that didn't stop insurgents from holing up there. Marines had to fight hand-to-hand to take out arms and fighters hiding in the cemetery.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Ambush at Lake Tharthar
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    Ambush at Lake Tharthar

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/19/2007

    Iraq, 2005 - A small US/Iraqi team working near Samara come under a fierce attack. Outmanned and outgunned, their call for air support is answered by just two US choppers in the area. The pilots come under heavy enemy fire trying to rescue their troops.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Patrol Boat Rescue
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    Patrol Boat Rescue

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/26/2007

    Vietnam, 1969 - Viet Cong use the North Saigon River to cross into Cambodia and stock up on arms and supplies. With strategy, planning and stealth, thirty US Navymen on six small boats, outmanned and outgunned, fight and win a hard, fast battle.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown