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S8.E1 ∙ The Homefront to the Frontlines

Sat, Feb 10, 2007

A look at life for members of 1st Battalion, 6th Marines in Ramadi. Included: how families at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina have been affected by the deployment. Also: an interview with Sheikh Abdul Saltar Baziya, a Sunni, about how he and the Americans are training Sunni police officers to fight, alongside Syrian forces, against Al Queda.

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S8.E2 ∙ The Life and Times of Winston Churchill

Sat, Mar 17, 2007

British statesman Winston Churchill (1874-1965).

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S8.E3 ∙ Secrets of the Bomb: Manhattan Project to Tehran

Sat, Apr 14, 2007

The history of atomic weapons, from the Manhattan Project to the spread of nuclear technology to other countries. Included: insights from Manhattan Project veterans Bill Wilcox, Roger Rohrbacher and Gladys Owens; and former weapons inspector David Kay.

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S8.E4 ∙ Yanks in the RAF

Sat, Jun 16, 2007

A look back at Americans who, prior to the U.S. entering World War II, joined the Royal Air Force to help defend Britain from Nazi Germany. Included: the story of William M.L. Fiske, a two-time Olympian who joined the RAF in 1939; and comments from members of the all-American "Eagle Squadrons".

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S8.E6 ∙ The Navy's Fighting Seabees

Fri, Sep 07, 2007

A look at the U.S. Naval Construction Force.

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S8.E7 ∙ Peleliu: The Forgotten Battle

Sat, Sep 15, 2007

The 1944 battle of Peleliu, which began with 6000 Marines landing on the tiny South Pacific island, defended by 10,000 Japanese troops.

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S8.E8 ∙ Okinawa

Sat, Sep 22, 2007

The Japanese island of Okinawa is the site of the bloodiest fighting in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II.

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S8.E9 ∙ Terror in Paradise

Fri, Nov 02, 2007

An examination of the "War on Terror" as it's being played out in the southern Philippines, where U.S. military personnel are aiding the Filipino troops in their efforts against such militant Islamic groups as Abu Sayyaf and Jemaya Islamiya.

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S8.E10 ∙ War Stories Investigates: The Disaster at Dieppe

Fri, Nov 09, 2007

The disastrous August 19, 1942, Allied raid on Nazi-occupied Dieppe, France, in which some 1000 Canadian troops were killed.

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S8.E11 ∙ The Life and Times of Harry S. Truman

Fri, Nov 16, 2007

Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), the nation's 33rd president, is profiled. Included: remarks from George Elsey, Ken Hechler and Milton Kayle, who served in Truman's White House in various capacities; and from his eldest grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel.

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