NOVA S31E14 — Life and Death in the War Zone

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NOVA•Season 31•Episode 14

Life and Death in the War Zone

8.1/10 · 46 votesMar 2, 200455 min

Ranked #4 of 18 in Season 31•+0.4 vs season avg

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While other reporters were embedded in fighting units during the Iraq War, NOVA was covering the emergency medical response, living night and day with the doctors, nurses, and medics in a frontline Combat Support Hospital (CSH). The program captures a period of the conflict in

Directed byDimitri Doganis, Callum Macrae

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Season 31 Episodes18

E1 7.8

Infinite Secrets

E2 6.5

Who Killed the Red Baron?

E3 7.5

The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (1)

E4 7.0

The Elegant Universe: String's the Thing (2)

E5 8.1

The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension (3)

E6 8.1

Wright Brothers' Flying Machine

E7 7.6

Magnetic Storm

E8 8.0

Volcano Above the Clouds

E9 7.8

MARS Dead or Alive

E10 7.3

Secrets of the Crocodile Caves

Dogs and More Dogs

Descent Into the Ice

Crash of Flight 111

Life and Death in the War Zone

E15 7.8

Hunt for the Supertwister

E16 8.1

World in the Balance: The People Paradox (1)

E17 8.2

World in the Balance: China Revs Up (2)

E18 7.3

Battle Plan Under Fire

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Dimitri Doganis

Director

Callum Macrae

Director

Bryn Higgins

Producer

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Episode Summary

"Life and Death in the War Zone" is episode 14 of NOVA season 31. It scored 8.1/10 from 46 votes, ranking #4 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Dimitri Doganis, Callum Macrae, it aired on March 2, 2004.

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