The history, design, and cultural life of the city of Baghdad.

The November 2004 Fallujah assault by U.S. and Iraqi troops was one of the most recent installments against the violence dominating Iraq since the end of official combat in May 2003. We investigate the evolution of insurgent tactics and weapons, beginning with America's homegrown insurgency in 1776 and continuing through American experiences in Iraq, fighting a wide-scale urban insurgency. We also investigate the insurgents' ability to exploit media coverage.

After Iraq has been freed from the clutches of dictatorship, how will their country's new administration, created by the U.S. and Britain, fare? In April 2003, host Arthur Kent tracked down people he has met and interviewed in the 12 years since the 1991 Gulf War. From this compelling human perspective, he explores the harsh choices facing the people of both Iraq and America. In the troubled aftermath of Operation Iraqi Freedom, ordinary civilians prove that the campaign has only just begun.

A feature drama-documentary that tells the epic story of journalists Paul Conroy and Marie Colvin, who snuck into Homs in 2012, where they were shelled by government forces while covering the Syrian civil war.

If you thought the war in Afghanistan was over, think again. Young Americans continue to fight and die as they pursue Osama bin Laden, battle with al-Qaida, and destroy the last remnants of the Taliban regime. Fighting a tenacious enemy across searing deserts and frigid mountain peaks requires strong weaponry and sound tactics. These American veterans had both. Marine Gunnery Sergeant William Bodette shows us how he fought off three enemy ambushes in one month and lived to tell the tale. Three National Guardsmen--all cops back in America's heartland--diagram their rescue of two Special Forces snipers pinned down by al-Qaida gunmen. Sergeant Jason Thompson breaks down the shootout on an Afghanistan hillside that left him seriously wounded and took the life of one of the young Marines under his command.

For 21 days in the spring of 2003, two US Army and Marine divisions race north across the Iraqi desert from Kuwait. Their mission: seize the Iraqi capital as quickly as possible. The planners of Operation Iraqi Freedom believe that taking Baghdad in a hurry will be like "cutting off the head of the snake" and will bring a speedy end to the war. But it won't be easy. A tenacious force of guerrilla fighters throw up roadblocks. They call themselves Saddam Fedayeen--Saddam's Men of Sacrifice. The Fedayeen weapon of choice is the RPG--the rocket-propelled grenade. This nasty piece of handheld artillery can stop the Marines' thin-shelled armored personnel carrier, and it can even put a tank out of commission if it hits it in just the right spot. We'll hear from troops who found themselves on the receiving end of punishing RPG barrages and veterans who recount stories of brutal shootouts on the bloody road to Baghdad.

In March of 2003, the Marine Corps plan to send two columns north across the Iraqi desert to help the Army seize Baghdad. If there's going to be trouble, it will happen when the Marines try to traverse a north/south stretch of road between two bridges in Nasiriyah. On March 23, nothing goes right. When a convoy of supply trucks takes a wrong turn, they travel north up "Ambush Alley" almost to the end before they recognize their mistake and turn around. Returning south, they've almost made it back to the Euphrates River when gunfire explodes from buildings on both sides of the road. The Marines find themselves in a heated firefight with black-robed Fedayeen fighters. Over the next several hours, they try to fight their way out, save their wounded comrades, and complete their mission.

The history, design, and cultural life of the city of Baghdad.

The November 2004 Fallujah assault by U.S. and Iraqi troops was one of the most recent installments against the violence dominating Iraq since the end of official combat in May 2003. We investigate the evolution of insurgent tactics and weapons, beginning with America's homegrown insurgency in 1776 and continuing through American experiences in Iraq, fighting a wide-scale urban insurgency. We also investigate the insurgents' ability to exploit media coverage.

After Iraq has been freed from the clutches of dictatorship, how will their country's new administration, created by the U.S. and Britain, fare? In April 2003, host Arthur Kent tracked down people he has met and interviewed in the 12 years since the 1991 Gulf War. From this compelling human perspective, he explores the harsh choices facing the people of both Iraq and America. In the troubled aftermath of Operation Iraqi Freedom, ordinary civilians prove that the campaign has only just begun.

A feature drama-documentary that tells the epic story of journalists Paul Conroy and Marie Colvin, who snuck into Homs in 2012, where they were shelled by government forces while covering the Syrian civil war.

If you thought the war in Afghanistan was over, think again. Young Americans continue to fight and die as they pursue Osama bin Laden, battle with al-Qaida, and destroy the last remnants of the Taliban regime. Fighting a tenacious enemy across searing deserts and frigid mountain peaks requires strong weaponry and sound tactics. These American veterans had both. Marine Gunnery Sergeant William Bodette shows us how he fought off three enemy ambushes in one month and lived to tell the tale. Three National Guardsmen--all cops back in America's heartland--diagram their rescue of two Special Forces snipers pinned down by al-Qaida gunmen. Sergeant Jason Thompson breaks down the shootout on an Afghanistan hillside that left him seriously wounded and took the life of one of the young Marines under his command.

For 21 days in the spring of 2003, two US Army and Marine divisions race north across the Iraqi desert from Kuwait. Their mission: seize the Iraqi capital as quickly as possible. The planners of Operation Iraqi Freedom believe that taking Baghdad in a hurry will be like "cutting off the head of the snake" and will bring a speedy end to the war. But it won't be easy. A tenacious force of guerrilla fighters throw up roadblocks. They call themselves Saddam Fedayeen--Saddam's Men of Sacrifice. The Fedayeen weapon of choice is the RPG--the rocket-propelled grenade. This nasty piece of handheld artillery can stop the Marines' thin-shelled armored personnel carrier, and it can even put a tank out of commission if it hits it in just the right spot. We'll hear from troops who found themselves on the receiving end of punishing RPG barrages and veterans who recount stories of brutal shootouts on the bloody road to Baghdad.

In March of 2003, the Marine Corps plan to send two columns north across the Iraqi desert to help the Army seize Baghdad. If there's going to be trouble, it will happen when the Marines try to traverse a north/south stretch of road between two bridges in Nasiriyah. On March 23, nothing goes right. When a convoy of supply trucks takes a wrong turn, they travel north up "Ambush Alley" almost to the end before they recognize their mistake and turn around. Returning south, they've almost made it back to the Euphrates River when gunfire explodes from buildings on both sides of the road. The Marines find themselves in a heated firefight with black-robed Fedayeen fighters. Over the next several hours, they try to fight their way out, save their wounded comrades, and complete their mission.

The history, design, and cultural life of the city of Baghdad.

The November 2004 Fallujah assault by U.S. and Iraqi troops was one of the most recent installments against the violence dominating Iraq since the end of official combat in May 2003. We investigate the evolution of insurgent tactics and weapons, beginning with America's homegrown insurgency in 1776 and continuing through American experiences in Iraq, fighting a wide-scale urban insurgency. We also investigate the insurgents' ability to exploit media coverage.

After Iraq has been freed from the clutches of dictatorship, how will their country's new administration, created by the U.S. and Britain, fare? In April 2003, host Arthur Kent tracked down people he has met and interviewed in the 12 years since the 1991 Gulf War. From this compelling human perspective, he explores the harsh choices facing the people of both Iraq and America. In the troubled aftermath of Operation Iraqi Freedom, ordinary civilians prove that the campaign has only just begun.

A feature drama-documentary that tells the epic story of journalists Paul Conroy and Marie Colvin, who snuck into Homs in 2012, where they were shelled by government forces while covering the Syrian civil war.

If you thought the war in Afghanistan was over, think again. Young Americans continue to fight and die as they pursue Osama bin Laden, battle with al-Qaida, and destroy the last remnants of the Taliban regime. Fighting a tenacious enemy across searing deserts and frigid mountain peaks requires strong weaponry and sound tactics. These American veterans had both. Marine Gunnery Sergeant William Bodette shows us how he fought off three enemy ambushes in one month and lived to tell the tale. Three National Guardsmen--all cops back in America's heartland--diagram their rescue of two Special Forces snipers pinned down by al-Qaida gunmen. Sergeant Jason Thompson breaks down the shootout on an Afghanistan hillside that left him seriously wounded and took the life of one of the young Marines under his command.

For 21 days in the spring of 2003, two US Army and Marine divisions race north across the Iraqi desert from Kuwait. Their mission: seize the Iraqi capital as quickly as possible. The planners of Operation Iraqi Freedom believe that taking Baghdad in a hurry will be like "cutting off the head of the snake" and will bring a speedy end to the war. But it won't be easy. A tenacious force of guerrilla fighters throw up roadblocks. They call themselves Saddam Fedayeen--Saddam's Men of Sacrifice. The Fedayeen weapon of choice is the RPG--the rocket-propelled grenade. This nasty piece of handheld artillery can stop the Marines' thin-shelled armored personnel carrier, and it can even put a tank out of commission if it hits it in just the right spot. We'll hear from troops who found themselves on the receiving end of punishing RPG barrages and veterans who recount stories of brutal shootouts on the bloody road to Baghdad.

In March of 2003, the Marine Corps plan to send two columns north across the Iraqi desert to help the Army seize Baghdad. If there's going to be trouble, it will happen when the Marines try to traverse a north/south stretch of road between two bridges in Nasiriyah. On March 23, nothing goes right. When a convoy of supply trucks takes a wrong turn, they travel north up "Ambush Alley" almost to the end before they recognize their mistake and turn around. Returning south, they've almost made it back to the Euphrates River when gunfire explodes from buildings on both sides of the road. The Marines find themselves in a heated firefight with black-robed Fedayeen fighters. Over the next several hours, they try to fight their way out, save their wounded comrades, and complete their mission.