S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3

Questions the burning mystery of intimate heterosexual and homosexual relations in times of war. And shows how being close to death reinforces the yearning for passion.

In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn goes on a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband was killed. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuan Ngoc Nguyen explore the meaning of war and loss on a human level. The film weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war.

American Rick didn't get into the military, so he started arranging trips to conflict areas to feel the excitement. And he is not the only war tourist. Polish documentary from 2023.

A documentary recounting the experiences of the 351st Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Forces, based in England during the Second World War . The group's air and ground crews are followed through a number of bombing missions over Hitler's Germany.

A real military action during the last year of the Korean War is re-enacted on the spot with real soldiers.

This documentary film comprises of interviews with five Vietnam War veterans in 1982 in prison for violent crimes committed after leaving the military, interwoven with film and television clips from the period. All five interviewed were decorated for bravery and none of the five men had a criminal record prior to going to Vietnam.