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The first 40 days of the war in Iraq as seen through the eyes of an elite group of U.S. Marines who spearheaded the invasion...
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Network:HBO
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Season 1

  • Get Some
    7.9/101,269 votes
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    Get Some

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2008

    Marines prepare to invade Iraq at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom; while the Marines wait to receive their orders at Camp Mathilda in Kuwait, they learn that Rolling Stone columnist Evan Wright will be embedded with them.

    Director: Susanna White

    Writer: David Simon, Ed Burns

  • The Cradle of Civilization
    8.1/101,088 votes
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    The Cradle of Civilization

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2008

    Bravo Company gets an order to treat any Iraqi, holding a weapon, as a hostile.

    Director: Susanna White

    Writer: David Simon, Ed Burns

  • Screwby
    8.3/101,008 votes
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    Screwby

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2008

    Bravo Company waits for their next orders, while scoping out a roadside firefight, they watch in shock as a regimental combat team arrives with guns blazing.

    Director: Susanna White

    Writer: Ed Burns, David Simon

  • Combat Jack
    8.2/10977 votes
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    Combat Jack

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2008

    After capturing an Iraqi airstrip, the First Recon is ahead of the other American and Coalition troops, which gives them time to regroup.

    Director: Simon Cellan Jones

    Writer: David Simon

  • A Burning Dog
    8.6/10997 votes
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    A Burning Dog

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2008

    First Recon get their orders to cross a local Iraqi bridge, which gives them their first chance to use local Iraqi citizens. As First Recon gets closer to the bridge, they are ambushed.

    Director: Simon Cellan Jones

    Writer: Ed Burns, David Simon

  • Stay Frosty
    8.3/10948 votes
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    Stay Frosty

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/17/2008

    First Recon get their next mission, which is to help escort the Iraqi civilians leaving Baghdad from a nearby highway, while trying to help them flee, the men see the humanity in the Iraqi civilians; First Recon come to the realization that since Baghdad is the next stop for American and Coalition forces, their war is almost at a close.

    Director: Simon Cellan Jones

    Writer: Ed Burns, David Simon

  • Bomb in the Garden
    8.6/10979 votes
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    Bomb in the Garden

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/24/2008

    Having reached Baghdad, Bravo Team is shocked at the size of the city; while First Recon begin doing their daily patrols in Baghdad, they find out the obstacles that they and the Iraqis face is much greater than they could ever think of.

    Director: Susanna White

    Writer: David Simon