Close Quarter Battle

S1 · E1 Sep 6, 2012

Introduction to Military Special Forces Episode 1

Examine the history of organizations, from the Green Berets, WWII paratroopers through to Seal Team 6, the British SAS, and private contractors, like Black Water and Brown and Root.

S1 · E2 Sep 13, 2012

Introduction to Police Special Operations Episode 2

See what it feels like to be “inside the heads” of special police personnel, and how their use of military-style strategies and equipment allows them to save lives.

S1 · E3 Sep 20, 2012

Russian Army in Chechnya Episode 3

After the fall of the Soviet Union, many countries remained in dispute. In 1994 a bitter conflict broke out between the Chechen independence movement and the Russian army.

S1 · E4 Sep 27, 2012

SAS in Northern Ireland Episode 4

The British Empire's legacy in Northern Ireland is well known, but there is an untold story of the firefights and CQBs exchanged between the IRA, the British army and the elite SAS.

S1 · E5 Oct 4, 2012

Delta Prison Rescue Operation Episode 5

S1 · E6 Oct 11, 2012

Snipers & Scout Episode 6

A look at the legendary JTF sniper teams, and their use in Afghanistan alongside the British SAS and the US Delta Force at “the sharp end of the spear.”

S1 · E7 Oct 18, 2012

S.W.A.T. Episode 7

Take a historical journey to the beginnings of the modern S.W.A.T. team developed in the rural area north of Los Angeles.

S1 · E8 Oct 25, 2012

Hunting Sarajevo Snipers Episode 8

Learn how snipers were used in the Bosnian War, and the tactics devised to combat them.

S1 · E9 Nov 1, 2012

Private Military Contractors Episode 9

A more contemporary look at a day in the life of a group of civilian army contractors, and how their role has evolved on the modern battlefield.

S1 · E10 Nov 8, 2012

Close Protection Episode 10

From the elite ex-special forces personnel who guard heads of state and the two person teams that protect CEOs in dangerous regions, modern-day bodyguards must be well versed in CQB.

S1 · E11 Nov 15, 2012

Counter-terrorism Episode 11

Terry Schappert looks at the counter-terrorism training and tactics used since the September 11, 2001, attacks.

S1 · E12 Nov 22, 2012

French Foreign Legion Episode 12

A look at the raid by the Foreign Legion on a small airport in Iraq during the 1990 Gulf War.

S1 · E13 Nov 29, 2012

Hunt & Capture Saddam Hussein Episode 13