Episodes List
Ep.1 Fallujah: The Taking of Terror Central
Air Date: 2012-12-04
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.
Ep.2 Hue: Vietnam's Bloodiest Battle
Air Date: 2012-12-11
The Battle of Hue at the beginning of the Tet Offensive in 1968 during the Vietnam War is examined.
Ep.3 Kandahar: Against All Odds
Air Date: 2012-12-18
U.S. Army Special Forces battle the Taliban near Kandahar, Afghanistan, for control of high ground at Sperwan Ghar in September 2006.
Ep.4 Baghdad: Thunder Runs
Air Date: 2013-01-29
The fall of Baghdad in 2003 during the Iraq War is examined.
Ep.5 Leyte Gulf: Courage at Sea
Air Date: 2013-02-12
A chronicle of the Battle for Leyte Gulf, an October 1944 confrontation between Allied and Japanese forces that led to the liberation of the Philippines.
Ep.6 Khe Sanh: Marines Under Siege
Air Date: 2013-02-19
An examination of the 77-day siege at Khe Sanh, an American air base that was surrounded by North Vietnamese troops in 1968.
Ep.7 Midway: Taking Back the Pacific
Air Date: 2013-03-12
A chronicle of the Battle of Midway, the June 1942 naval battle in which the U.S. Navy decisively beat the Japanese Navy in the Pacific.
Ep.8 Okinawa: Island Fortress
Air Date: 2013-03-19
A chronicle of the Battle of Okinawa (April-June 1945), the largest Allied amphibious assault of the Pacific campaign during World War II.
Ep.9 Chosin: One Way Out
Air Date: 2013-03-26
A look at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, when UN troops were virtually surrounded by the Chinese in subfreezing temperatures in late 1950 during the Korean War.
Ep.10 Bulge: Holding the Line
Air Date: 2013-04-02
An analysis of the Battle of the Bulge, fought in the winter of 1944-45, when Germany launched its last offensive on the Western Front.
