This documentary shows how violent and cruel war is. The iraq war was a conflict triggered by an invasionof iraq by the united states and the united kingdomthe governments of the united states and the unitedkingdom claimed that iraqs alleged possession of weaponsof mass destruction wmd posed a threat to their securityand that of their regional. Video air strikes explosions firefights shock and awe combat flir iraq. Every episode of the documentary, on your mp3 player, to play wherever you are.
My vietnam, your iraq 2008 reserved to fight 2008 brothers at war 2009 triangle of death 2009 poster girl 2010 this is war 2010 the tillman story 2010 the unreturned 2010 the war you dont see 2010 restrepo 2010 the iraq war. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal no actors. Sep 17, 20 the iraq war the documentary podcast the inside story of the invasion of iraq and the ensuring decade of conflict, told from the point of view of the senior decisionmakers involved at the time. Iraqs secret war files dispatches, channel 4 25 october 2010. Mocktaitis, they have a winning series useful in most academic libraries. The iraq war is the third gulf war that was initiated by the military invasion of iraq by the us troops in march 2003. Fifteen years ago, the usled coalition of the willing let loose shock and awe on iraq on a. Tom voss found healing from the iraq war through yoga and. New elections next week, and the country on the verge of allout civil war. This episode investigates how the us and britain became convinced that saddam possessed wmds. The iraq war regime change documentary 20 bbc saddams. Danish soldiers are sent to afghanistan in 2009 for 6 month, to help stabilize the country against taliban. By then there was already unambiguous evidence indicating the urgency of defusing the imminent danger posed by iraq and its primary allies in the growing terrorist conspiracy. A collection of frontlines reporting on saddam hussein and iraq from the.
This marinemade war documentary is so raw the corps doesnt want you to see it. If youre looking for a way to understand the war on terror or the wars in iraq and afghanistan, and want to watch a documentary instead of reading about it, there are a few great films that give you the run down in a more realistic manner with a decent degree of accuracy. This joint american, british, and iraqi offensive, called operation phantom fury. Perhaps as an unfortunate reflection of the times, the theater of war has been the focus of some excellent if harrowing fictional movies in recent years, as well as some thoughtprovoking dramatization of real events. A compilation of videos from internet archive users about the iraq war and the issues and events surrounding it are collected here. My country shows what the war has been like for iraqis. Sep 15, 2006 documentaries view the iraq war from two sides two new documentaries are out about the iraq war. Lioness a room 11 productions film directed by meg mclagan and daria sommers the untold story of the first women soldiers in us history to be sent into direct ground combat, in violation of official policy. Mar 20, 2014 the iraq war regime change documentary 20 bbc saddams weapons of mass destruction240p. Lyse doucet looks at how the iraq war changed the regional. We are getting very excited about our upcoming release of the unknown known in march. The fall of saddam lead to a power vacuum, and chaos ensued as zarqawis forces took control. If all are as good as the one on the iraq war edited by thomas r.
Iraq war logs classified us military documents released by wikileaks in october 2010, record iraqi and coalition military deaths between january 2004 and december 2009. Its a documentary shot via helmet cams for the most part of these oregon national guardsman who were deployed into iraq with the army for 12 months in 2004. Iraq war, the power to define the war narrative within the us and, to a lesser extent. Aug 01, 2011 the united states decision to launch a preventive attack on iraq in 2003 resulted in significant international resentment, plummeting approval ratings of the bush administration and domestic disenchantment which manifested itself with subsequent election results. Bbc world service the documentary podcast, the iraq war. This special twohour report examines how the west armed iraq, the mind and methods of saddam hussein, the origins of the first gulf war and its ragged end, the frustrating effort to disarm iraq through u.
In january, 2004, in alfalluja, iraq, a documentary film crew. Inside the iraq war iraq war documentary iraq war, usa in iraq, documentary iraq, war, ahtvinc the hornets nest official trailer 2014 war documentary hd inside blackwater. Beyond portraying the deeply personal trauma of possibly losing one of their own, the makers of escape from marawi show us how isis manages to take an entire city through meticulous organizing, merciless force and campaigns of persuasive propaganda. Us strikes kataib hizballah facilities after deadly attack. American television is even more strictly censored than british. Dec 10, 2019 iraq veteran featured in documentary about walk from wisconsin to california publishes memoir. It reinforced to me that america or any nation should have a just reason to go to war in the first place. Outrage over iraqi womans alleged torture by her husband. Interesting documentary for those wanting to find out more about the iraq war and the controversy that surrounded it. This movie is a dark, patriotic tribute to the fallen soldiers of the u. Cold war crisis wounded bee map, us shooting sniper war, us civil war volume 1, and many more programs.
At the height of the usled war against iraq in march 2003, us forces attacked. Let me forewarn those who are considering watching this, that its not terminator meets bin laden. Tom voss, an iraq veteran featured in the documentary almost sunrise, has written a memoir and will. Jul 22, 2017 iraq war 2003 documentary introbooks education. Channel 4 is the only uk broadcaster to have been given access to nearly 400,000 secret military significant activities reports sigacts logged by the us military in iraq between 2004 and 2009. A pbs frontline documentary, titled the secret history of isis, premieres tonight and is a solid refresher course. This marinemade war documentary is so raw the corps doesn. Images of iraq dominate our tv news bulletins every night but in this film, bbc channel 4 news presenter jon snow, questions whether these reports are sugarcoating the bloody reality of war under the us led occupation. Many would say we should have never been in iraq in the first place. The iraq war was part of the war on terror, and was the u. The american documentaries emerging from the iraq war have operated within.
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Regime change 20 only the dead australian documentary, 2015 apache warrior netflix. Greenwoods documentary and reference series of books contain background on many major political and cultural issues currently debated in the u. 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. James fallows, a national correspondent for the atlantic monthly, has written two major articles on the pentagons planning for the invasion of iraq and the postwar realities. This collection contains usersubmitted videos that are primarily from middle eastern sources. Aug 25, 2016 here are our picks for 10 more mustsee war documentaries. Video of documentary of iraq war by sirk productions.
Theyre stationed on armadillo military base in helman province. First on the list has to be the unknown known which inspired our first edition of must see war documentaries. From legendary director errol morris, the unknown known turns the camera on former us secretary of defence donald rumsfeld. Raw combat footage of us armymarines in iraq by mig3535. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country. The documents record 109,032 deaths broken down into civilian 66,081 deaths, host nation 15,196 deaths,enemy 23,984 deaths, and friendly 3,771 deaths. The biggest players of the war in iraq reveal the inside story. Everything is covered including iraqi wmds, coalition levels, the iraq iran war, iraqi oil production, iraq s reconstruction, united nations resolutions, the gulf war, iraq and al qaeda relations, and more.
Links to saddam during iraniraq war the war between iran and iraq begain 25 years ago thursday, and it reshaped the way the united states. Malak alzubeidi says she was lit on fire by her husband and prevented from visiting her parents for eight. American soldiers of the 23 field artillery, a group known as the gunners, tell of their experiences in baghdad during the iraq war. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the occupying forces and the postinvasion iraqi government. Stories you need to know from around the globe, including biographical documentaries on prominent global leaders and dispatches from north korea, saudi arabia, nigeria and beyond. The film reveals the unexpected course of events that led to the women fighting in some of the bloodiest battles of the iraq war. This entry on our list of best war documentaries on youtube uses slightly different approach to talking about the vietnam war. This is the iraq war documentary every veteran must see. The usiraq war20 march 2003 18 december 20118 years, 8 months and 3 weeks 2. Pros and cons of the us iraq war including quotes, maps, timelines, charts, and fulltext documents. In anticipation of errol morriss new documentary, shedding light on one of the architects of the iraq war, former us secretary of defence donald rumsfeld, here are 10 mustsee docs on modern war.
In my opinion, these are the hundred greatest ever documentaries on human conflicts and the politics behind them, mainly dealing with modern wars from the 19th century onwards such as ww1, ww2, vietnam, the cold war, american civil war, syria and the war on terror i will be adding more documentaries to this list as i watch them. It reinforced to me that america or any nation should have a just reason to go to war in. Bush launched the war to eliminate the threat from iraqs sunni leader, saddam hussein, who he believed was developing weapons of mass destruction. Combat diary iraq full movie modern war documentary 2018. It uses some clips from the prelinger archives as well as from some other sources to demonstrate the themes of both songs, the first being the classic antiwar tune by the doors and the second part is an unaltered live performance by rage against the machine which is a tad bit more charged with righteous. Iraq war, conflict in iraq 200311 that consisted of two phases. Best online source for war documentaries, combat footage, military training videos, military fail videos, and military weaponry videos war documentary films watch movies now best online source for war documentaries. We witness the challenges of ordinary citizens who are caught in the middle, and of an. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by sadaam hussein, the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after president george w. The iraq war was a protracted armed conflict that began in 2003 with the invasion of iraq by a united states led coalition that overthrew the government of saddam hussein. Iraq war documentaries in the online public sphere doras dcu.