S1.E41 ∙ Bakary Diallo

With suicide rates among active military servicemen and veterans currently on the rise, the HBO special WARTORN 1861-2010 brings urgent attention to the invisible wounds of war. Drawing on personal stories of American soldiers whose lives and psyches were torn asunder by the horrors of battle and PTSD, the documentary chronicles the lingering effects of combat stress and post-traumatic stress on military personnel and their families throughout American history, from the Civil War through today's conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A story of a sniper fighting for the pro-Russian rebels in Eastern Ukraine.

Real footage is shown to prove that the film Black Hawk Down (2001) was very true to the real events that occured in Mogadishu in 1993. Actual militia and US rangers are interviewed to tell us the different sides of the conflict when Somalia was under the power of Aidid.

A true life documentary about the Battle of Wanat which is documented by the US Army and DOD as the single worse and largest loss of combat life battle in the current Afghanistan War. Wanat had a 75% casualty rate including 9 KIA and an additional 27 wounded soldiers. The Wanat battle has been investigated 4 times by the US Army 15-6, CSI Studies and the DOD US CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus finding several Commanders Derelict in Duty and negligent to the highest degree. This film will put a face on the battle including the 9 KIA Heroes, the 9 Heroes families and the cover up by the Sr. leadership of the US Army and DOD, narrated by the soldiers and families.

A small van traverses war-torn roads, picking up Ukrainians as they abandon their homes at the front. Shuttling them across the battered landscape into exile, the van becomes a fragile refuge, a zone for its passengers' confidences.

After 60 years of silence, the survivors of the Chosin Reservoir Campaign of the Korean War take us on an emotional and heart-pounding journey through one of the most savage battles in American history.