Combat Zone features thirteen episodes, each focusing on a single battle, mission or moment of armed conflict from recent history. Produced from the personal perspectives of participants, some are well-known stories while others will be told for the first time. From Korea to Iraq, and from Vietnam to Grenada, these are the tales of heroism, courage and valor revealed by the men who fought them.

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A Tight Spot (Desert Storm, 1991)
Premieres January 5 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
Eight Green Berets from US Army Special Forces go deep inside Iraq to gather info on a key Iraqi location when they are suddenly attacked. It's a harrowing encounter with sleek coordination between air and ground support.

Rescue in Panama
Premieres January 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Dictator Manuel Noriega ordered captors to kill American prisoner Kurt Muse if any rescue is attempted. Delta Force commandos sent in face danger - and disaster.

Invasion of Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury, 1983)
Premieres January 15 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Marxist extremists seize control of Grenada's government and execute the Prime Minister. US forces plan Operation Urgent Fury in just four days. Hundreds descend on the island, hoping to save 800 American students caught in the crossfire.

Battle of Hue (Vietnam, 1968)
Premieres January 22 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
As the war explodes during the Tet Offensive, US Marines in the city of Hue quickly find themselves badly outnumbered by Communist forces. They must fight building to building to regain control of the city.

Battle of Inchon (Korea, 1950)
Premieres January 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Three months after Communist North Korea invaded the South, thousands of US Marines hit the beaches behind enemy lines and stage a fierce counterattack. Joined by Army infantry, in only two weeks they recaptured the South Korean capital of Seoul.

Battle of Tal Afar (Iraq, 2005)
Premieres February 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
For centuries, the city of Tal Afar served as a trading post linking East and West. By 2005, Al-Qaeda's brutal reign turned it into a ghost town. In May, the US Army moves in to wipe them out, restoring Iraqi government control to the city.

Triangle of Death (Iraq, 2004)
Premieres February 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Free elections approach for Iraqis but south of Baghdad beheadings, executions, roadside bombs, robberies and chaos rule the area. US Marines will need courage and heroism to beat the enemy and make it safe for the election.

SLA Gunfight (Los Angeles, 1974)
Premieres February 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
The Symbionese Liberation Army, the most wanted domestic terrorists in the US, followed their kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst with a daring bank robbery. The shootout with the LAPD made TV viewers wonder: is Patty Hearst inside?

Ambush in Hawijah (Iraq, 2004)
Premieres February 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Fort McHenry, the US Military's Forward Operating Base outside Hawijah, suffered intense attacks in Operation Iraqi Freedom. To protect the new Iraqi police, on August 7 the Army enters the town square — and into a kill zone.

Hill 875 (Vietnam, 1967)
Premieres March 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Up against the North Vietnamese Army dug in and concealed in the jungle, American paratroopers fought hard for a piece of high ground during the Battle of Dak To. Repeated attacks up the slopes brought them within almost 20 yards of the NVA, and just in reach of one of their last sure victories of the war.

Battle of Najaf (Iraq, 2004)
Premieres March 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
The Imam Ali Shrine, a Shiite holy site, was off-limits to US and Iraqi coalition forces, but that didn't stop insurgents from holing up there. Marines had to fight hand-to-hand to take out arms and fighters hiding in the surrounding Wada al-Salam cemetery.

Ambush at Lake Tharthar (Iraq, 2005)
Premieres March 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
A small US/Iraqi team working near Samara comes under a fierce attack. Outmanned and outgunned, their call for air support is answered by just two US choppers in the area. The pilots come under heavy enemy fire trying to rescue their troops.

Patrol Boat Rescue (Vietnam, 1969)
Premieres March 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Viet Cong use the North Saigon River to stock up on arms and supplies. With strategy, planning and stealth, thirty US Navy crewmen on six small boats, outmanned and outgunned, fight and win a hard, fast battle.