Documentary of the Week

Status
Not open for further replies.
Olde Delaware

Olde Delaware

Honos Habet Onus
Deputy Minister
Citizen
Pronouns
He/Him
The Military Times is pleased to introduce a 'Documentary of the Week', a way for our readers to learn about military history without reading a bunch of facts and figures. From the dawn of time to the latest battles, our documentary of week will look to cover them all without bias or much sugarcoating of history.

This week's documentary is "America's War Generals". The National Geographic sat down several of America's top Generals including Gen. David Petreaus and Gen. Stanley McChrystal to discuss the failures and successes in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Runtime: 1 hour, 27 minutes

America's War Generals
 
This week's documentary by BBC Four follows retired US 7th Cavalry veteran Major Robert "Snuffy" Gray who fought in WW2, Korea and Vietnam as he travels across the US to be reunited with fellow veterans and faces up to demons which have haunted him since the Vietnam War. The 7th Calvary has a colorful history from its well known battle at Little Bighorn up through service in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ghosts of the 7th Cavalry
 
This week's documentary focuses on an upcoming article, the Battle of 73 Easting. A key tank battle in the 100 hour Operation Desert Storm, VII Corps engaged the full front of the Iraqi Republican Guard. The leading unit, G Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment led by then Capt. H.R. McMaster who now serves as National Security Advisor to President Trump aided E Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry in engaging and defeating the feared Tawakalna Division.

Battle of 73 Easting
 
Because of the Christmas holiday, there will be no documentary this week. Documentary of the Week will continue next week, January 1st 2018.
 
We start off the new year with a little bit of a change of pace by taking a step back and looking at the past to one of the world's first real military minds, Alexander the Great. Tutored by Aristotle, helpless witness to his father's assassination, and a brilliant, pioneering tactician, Alexander the Great had conquered the known world--and sealed his legacy as one of history's most remarkable rulers--by the age of 25. In the year 334 B.C., 20-year-old King Alexander of Macedonia decided to bring the farthest reaches of the world under one domain. Over the next 12 years, he led a grand army across more than 20,000 miles and eventually brought all of Asia under his control, only to perish from battle wounds at the age of 32.

Alexander the Great
 
This week we jump back to the 20th century with a look at the Falklands War. This landmark documentary was produced 5 years after the end of War and features interviews and insights from both the Argentinian and British sides. It's one of the more comprehensive documentaries on the Falklands out there and I hope you enjoy it.


The Falklands War: The Untold Story
 
Apologies for the delay on picking a new documentary. The undersea world is an unseen battleground. Join Dr. Robert Ballard as he reveals how technology, commerce and conflict have shaped 150 years of endless struggle for supremacy of the seas — not on the surface but at the very bottom of the ocean.

Cold War Spy Secrets: Under the Sea
 
This week's documentary is done in honor of our newly re-elected President Rach, who posted about the ring road in Afghanistan. The U.S. did fail to rebuild Afghanistan but not because the soldiers who were sent there failed; but rather because of political strife and turmoil. This week's documentary focuses on the Battle of Marjah and the exploits of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division during Operation Moshtarak. The main target of the offensive was widely considered to be Marjah, which had been controlled for years by Taliban militants as well as drug traffickers.

Afghan troops were given a lead role, comprising about 60% of those troops. Around 8,000 ground forces and 7,000 support troops were involved including American, British, French, Canadian, and Danish forces under ISAF Command.

This is the story of the Marines who fought and bleed there.

Battle of Marjah
 
This week's documentary, on time for a change is about the U.S. Invasion of Iraq. PBS's Frontline goes in depth on the run up to the invasion, shock and awe and the drive to Baghdad.

Inside the Iraqi Invasion
 
In honor of Black History Month here in the United States, the Military Times will spend the next four weeks highlighting African Americans who served the U.S. Armed Forces throughout history.

They were told they were racially impure and unequal. They came by the trainload anyway to serve their country in anyway they could. They segregated them and beat them down, but they persevered and came back from Europe heroes. Unequaled in the air, the legend of the 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) became famous for their aerial prowess and combat abilities as well as nearly bomber they escorted came back safely. Join me as this week we go in depth and remember the legacy of the 'Red Tails'.


The Real Red Tails
 
It's been a busy week I'm sorry I missed one. This week we take a look at African American contributions to the whole of World War II. Listen to those who served as they recount roles, experiences and their daily lives in the service of their country which was still divided.

African Americans in WWII
 
Often described as the "Forgotten War", the Korean War unofficially ended with a cease fire on July 27th 1953. The agreement created the Korean Demilitarized Zone to separate North and South Korea, and allowed the return of prisoners. However, no peace treaty has been signed, and according to some sources the two Koreas are technically still at war. With the inflaming of tensions between North Korea and the United States, the Military Times looks back at the Korean Conflict, the untold civilian causalities and lives lost and the soldiers who lived through it.

The Korean War

 
Continuing with the 'forgotten war' theme this month, next up is the Boxer Rebellion. The reasons for the rebellion have always been steeped in controversy, but the role the U.S. Marines had in it remain talked about to this day in Marine Lore. Join us as we watch In Search of: The History of the Boxer Rebellion.

The Boxer Rebellion
 
The Sino-Soviet border conflict was a seven-month undeclared military conflict between the Soviet Union and China at the height of the Sino-Soviet split in 1969. Although military clashes ceased that year, the underlying issues were not resolved until the 1991 Sino-Soviet Border Agreement.

The most serious of these border clashes, which brought the two communist-led countries to the brink of war, occurred in March 1969 in the vicinity of Zhenbao (Damansky) Island on the Ussuri (Wusuli) River; as such, Chinese historians most commonly refer to the conflict as the Zhenbao Island Incident.

Sino - Soviet Border Dispute Explained (1969)
 
Wow talk about a long time since I posted here.

The Battle of Long Island was the biggest battle of the American Revolution and one where the Delaware Regiment stood out, being forever immortalized in a well known painting. As Euro's only Delawarean in residence, the fates would have me posting about this today. Just as my paper was about to be archived. Anyway, join me in welcoming back my paper from its slumber and watch this cool documentary on the Battle of Long Island by Armchair Historian:

Battle of Long Island
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top