S1.E21 ∙ Week 21, September 8 - September 14

In Chile, every family lived its own coup d'etat.

The atomic bomb was brought to 'America's doorstep' during an unusual series of nuclear tests conducted in the Nevada desert in the 1950s. "At Ground Zero" contains the first ever compilation of the full length official documentaries that chronicle the effects of these tests as the full fury of a nuclear bomb is demonstrated on the typical American home.

Beginning with the few surviving veterans of World War I and ending with the men and women of Desert Storm, Voices of the Veterans intercuts archival footage with modern interviews to create a recorded history of the participants of each of the major conflicts involving American troops during the 1900s. The unique perspective of the end of the century offers the opportunity to examine the causes, casualties and consequences of war through the eyes of the men and women who served.

"Make Peace or Die: The First Days of War in Iraq with 1 Battalion 5 Marines" is a boots-on-the-ground account of the treacherous three-week journey from the oilfields of Kuwait to Saddam Hussein's palace in Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom with one of the most decorated units in the U.S. military. Footage from embedded reporters, Department of Defense archives, digital images from individual Marines, and interviews conducted by a former member of 1/5 in the summer of 2003 provide a rare glimpse into the souls of America's warriors. From their first full-scale battle at Saddam Canal to dealing with the fog of war at a roadblock on the streets of Baghdad, we witness in these men the essence of conflict, both personal and professional, as seen through the ages. The film serves as both an intensely personal oral history and a chilling snapshot of events that would give way to the future in Iraq.

June - December 1944. V-1 rockets, and later V-2s, rain death and destruction on Britain; their launching sites are mopped up by Canadians advancing on Pas de Calais. The Third Division spearheads the attack on the Scheldt estuary.

Tracy McGrady travels to Darfur to learn about the ravaging effects of the recent ongoing genocide.