Afghanistan War Documentaries

By Badlands1 created 11 Mar 2011 last updated - 1 week ago

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Occupation: Dreamland (2005 Documentary)

In January, 2004, in Al-Falluja, Iraq, a documentary film crew follows an infantry squad of the 82nd Airborne... (78 mins.)

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Armadillo (2010 Documentary)

In February of 2009, a group of Danish soldiers accompanied by documentarian Janus Metz arrived at Armadillo... (105 mins.)

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The War Tapes (2006 Documentary)

Called up for service in Iraq, several members of the National Guard were given digital video cameras. This film, edited from their footage, provides a perspective on a complex and troubled conflict. (97 mins.)

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Commando: On the Front Line (2007 TV Series)

A hard hitting ITV series that follows Royal Marines recruits from day one of training, through 32 weeks of the longest and hardest military training in the world and then to the front line in Afghanistan. A modern classic.

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Restrepo (2010 Documentary)

A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan. (93 mins.)

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Mission Afghanistan (2012 Documentary)

Documentaries about 10 year Lithuanian military operations in Afghanistan. Filming Crew follow Special... (42 mins.)

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Korengal (2014 Documentary)

Korengal picks up where Restrepo left off; the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war. (84 mins.)

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Severe Clear (2009 Documentary)

As part of the first wave in the War on Terror, First Lieutenant Mike Scotti (awarded the Navy and Marine... (93 mins.)

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Gunner Palace (2004 Documentary)

American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the "Gunners, " tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by Sadaam Hussein, the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after President George W. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country. (85 mins.)

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Ross Kemp in Afghanistan (2008 TV Series)

In the summer of 2007 Ross joins his father's old regiment, 1 Royal Anglian and, for the first time...

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Our War (2011 Mini-Series)

The story of the war in Afghanistan: filmed by soldiers, shot by soldiers. (60 mins.)

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Ears, Open. Eyeballs, Click. (2005 Documentary)

Documentary of the life of a USMC Drill Instructor, and the recruits that they mold. (155 mins.)

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The Recruiter (2008 Documentary)

Uncle Sam really wants you! A compelling exploration of army recruitment in the United States told through the story of Louisiana Sergeant, First Class Clay Usie, one of the most successful recruiters in the history of the U.S. Army.