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S01E06 - "The Screaming Eagles in Afghanistan"
Aired on Jun 4, 2013, 2:00 PM
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Episodes (1 Season · 6 Episodes)
Fallujah
Operation Phantom Fury, a second battle for Fallujah, Iraq, fought between U.S.-led coalition forces and insurgents in late 2004, is examined in the premiere of a series that chronicles modern military conflicts using interviews with combatants, CGI animation, and reenactments. Fallujah, Iraq's most volatile city, has become a haven for radical Muslim fighters from around the world. To root them out, the U.S. soldiers and Marines engage the enemy in brutal urban combat.
Apr 30, 2013
60 min
Search & Destroy
A chronicle of a May 1967 "search and destroy" mission by the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry near the Cambodian border in Vietnam's central highlands.
May 7, 2013
60 min
Tet Offensive Rescue
Elite Special Operations troops attempt to rescue helpless civilians after a Viet Cong invasion force overwhelms their town.
May 14, 2013
60 min
Road to Baghdad
It's combat like you've never seen before. We're on the frontlines, capturing the conflict from the American warriors' point of view – the shot-by-shot firefights in the 21-day bloody battle for Baghdad.
May 21, 2013
60 min
Beheading the Taliban
Afghanistan, September 2006: US Army Green Berets take on nearly 1000 Taliban Fighters in one of the most intense battles of the War on Terror. Five years after the 9/11 Attacks, Task Force 31 launches a full-scale attack on a hill called Sperwan Ghar.
May 28, 2013
60 min
The Screaming Eagles in Afghanistan
In 2010, the "Screaming Eagles" of the 101st Airborne Division face off against the Taliban during Operation Dragon Strike. The American soldiers of the 101st head up Afghanistan's "Highway to Hell," to take back the countryside from a deadly enemy.
Jun 4, 2013
60 min
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