Genre: Military Documentaries
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The Invisible War (2012)
Directed by: Kirby Dick
This documentary calls attention to little-known facts about the high prevalence of rape within the ranks of America's armed forces. Interviews with military personnel, elected officials…
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American Experience: Custer's Last Stand (2012)
Cast: Michael Murphy
Directed by: Stephen Ives
This edition of the PBS series examines Custer's war record and impulsive nature, and his wife's role in shaping his legacy. Aided by rare photos and period accounts, historians…
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A Second Knock at the Door (2012)
Cast: Paul Binder
Directed by: Christopher E. Grimes
This documentary offers a rare glimpse into the lives of military families dealing with the loss of loved ones to friendly fire, including cases in which the families were forced to embark on…
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War Horses of WWI (2012)
Cast: Russell Boulter
Directed by: George Pagliero
Using rare archival materials and testimony, combined with the latest historical research, this deeply moving -- and true -- story centers on the million British horses who served in World War I.
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Qaddafi's Female Bodyguards (2012)
Cast: Rania Ajami, Muammar Gadaffi, Fathiya Tabishat …
Directed by: Rania Ajami
Qaddafi's Female Bodyguards takes fascinating look inside one of the Mid-East's most unusual military units, Libya's elite female military corps who were assigned to guard the…
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American Experience: Death and The Civil War (2012)
Directed by: Ric Burns
This film explores how the American Civil War created a "republic of suffering" and charts the far-reaching social, political and social changes brought about by the pervasive presence and…
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Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story (2012)
Cast: Yonathan Netanyahu
Directed by: Jonathan Gruber
In 1976, Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu led a daring rescue of hostages at Uganda's Entebbe Airport -- and was the lone Israeli casualty. Through his letters and photos, family, friends and…
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High Ground (2012)
Cast: Erik Weihenmayer, Steve Baskis, Luis Benitez …
Directed by: Michael Brown
Eleven wounded warriors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan join an expedition to climb the 20,000-foot Mount Lobuche. Led by blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Everest…
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Orchestra of Exiles (2012)
Cast: Bronislaw Huberman
Directed by: Josh Aronson
This inspiring documentary focuses on Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman, who rescued hundreds of Jews from the holocaust and founded the globally renowned orchestra that would eventually…
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Where Soldiers Come From (2011)
Cast: Dominic Fredianelli, Cole Smith
Directed by: Heather Courtney
Starting this coming-of-age documentary in her own hometown, filmmaker Heather Courtney follows a tight-knit group of friends who grow up together, sign up for the National Guard and are…
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American Experience: Robert E. Lee (2011)
Cast: Jason Alan Carvell, Kara Jackson, Michael Murphy …
Despite being on the losing end in the American Civil War, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee remains one of the nation's most vital and popular military leaders. This installment of…
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Hell and Back Again (2011)
Cast: Nathan Harris
Directed by: Danfung Dennis
In this Oscar-nominated documentary, U.S. Marine Sgt. Nathan Harris is wounded by Taliban machine-gun fire, then grapples with the stress of civilian life upon return in his home of North Carolina.
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American Experience: The Great Famine (2011)
Cast: David Ogden Stiers
Directed by: Austin Hoyt, Aisiyuak Yumagulov
This installment of "American Experience" sheds light on the devastating 1921 famine that left millions of Soviet Russians starving, a pandemic that prompted then-Secretary of Commerce…
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Wartorn 1861-2010 (2011)
Cast: James Gandolfini
Blending archival research with first-person accounts, this sobering film (executive produced by James Gandolfini) traces the history of posttraumatic stress, from the first documented Civil…
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Better This World (2011)
Directed by: Katie Galloway, Kelly Duane de la Vega
At the 2008 Republican National Convention, friends David McKay and Bradley Crowder went from bandanna-wearing protesters to federal terrorism suspects. This searing documentary aims to…
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Remote Control War (2011)
Directed by: Leif Kaldor
Killer robots sound like the stuff of science fiction, but as an increasingly integral part of today's technology-driven warfare, remotely controlled military devices are helping to save…
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Semper Fi: Always Faithful (2011)
Cast: Jerry Ensminger, Michael Partain
Directed by: Tony Hardmon, Rachel Libert
This wrenching documentary follows Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger, who lost his daughter to a rare leukemia, as he reveals how the Marine Corps has betrayed its soldiers and their families by…
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Chronicle of the Third Reich (2011)
Cast: Ian Kershaw, Brigitte Hamann, Goetz Aly …
Directed by: Michael Kloft
Sixty-five years after the fiery end of the Nazi empire in 1945, this authoritative documentary looks at the 12 years of German history that began with grand hopes of a better future for the…
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Gettysburg (2011)
Directed by: Adrian Moat
From executive producers Tony and Ridley Scott comes an in-depth, gritty profile of the Battle of Gettysburg, with an emphasis on the weaponry, tactics and ordinary soldiers who played a part…
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Under Fire: Journalists in Combat (2011)
Cast: Anthony Feinstein
Directed by: Martyn Burke
Combat footage, intense interviews with reporters from around the world and commentary by psychiatrist Anthony Feinstein, who specializes in treating journalists, shed light on the traumas…
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The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011)
Directed by: Carl Colby
Carl Colby, the son of enigmatic Cold War-era CIA op William Colby, gets to know his father in discussions with contemporaries and historians. Their insights illuminate the elder Colby's…
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The Battle for Marjah (2011)
Cast: Ben Anderson
Directed by: Anthony Wonke
Embedded with a company of Marines in Afghanistan, journalist Ben Anderson follows the poignant complexities of Operation Moshtarak: an attempt to take Marjah, remove the Taliban from the…
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Restrepo (2010)
Cast: Dan Kearney, Lamont Caldwell, Kevin Rice …
Directed by: Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm, teamed with photographer Tim Hetherington and spent a year embedded with the Second Platoon in Afghanistan, chronicling the hard work, fear and…
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Armadillo (2010)
Directed by: Janus Metz Pedersen
Documentarian Janus Metz Pedersen hunkers down with a platoon of Danish soldiers on a six-month Afghan tour of duty, and his exceptional access yields a field-level view of the boredom,…
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Frontline: Digital Nation (2010)
Directed by: Rachel Dretzin
Exploring how the Internet and digital media have completely transformed contemporary life, this fascinating installment of PBS's "Frontline" examines its effect on relationships,…