Ultimate Warfare - Season 1

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Fallujah: The Taking of Terror Central

1 - Fallujah: The Taking of Terror Central

Air Date: December 4, 2012

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.

Hue: Vietnam's Bloodiest Battle

2 - Hue: Vietnam's Bloodiest Battle

Air Date: December 11, 2012

The Battle of Hue at the beginning of the Tet Offensive in 1968 during the Vietnam War is examined.

Kandahar: Against All Odds

3 - Kandahar: Against All Odds

Air Date: December 18, 2012

U.S. Army Special Forces battle the Taliban near Kandahar, Afghanistan, for control of high ground at Sperwan Ghar in September 2006.

Baghdad: Thunder Runs

4 - Baghdad: Thunder Runs

Air Date: January 29, 2013

The fall of Baghdad in 2003 during the Iraq War is examined.

Leyte Gulf: Courage at Sea

5 - Leyte Gulf: Courage at Sea

Air Date: February 12, 2013

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.

Khe Sanh: Marines Under Siege

6 - Khe Sanh: Marines Under Siege

Air Date: February 19, 2013

An examination of the 77-day siege at Khe Sanh, an American air base that was surrounded by North Vietnamese troops in 1968.

Midway: Taking Back the Pacific

7 - Midway: Taking Back the Pacific

Air Date: March 12, 2013

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.

Okinawa: Island Fortress

8 - Okinawa: Island Fortress

Air Date: March 19, 2013

A chronicle of the Battle of Okinawa (April-June 1945), the largest Allied amphibious assault of the Pacific campaign during World War II.

Chosin: One Way Out

9 - Chosin: One Way Out

Air Date: March 26, 2013

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.

Bulge: Holding the Line

10 - Bulge: Holding the Line

Air Date: April 2, 2013

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.