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ONE TRAGIC MISSION. SEEN THROUGH THEIR CAMERAS. DESCRIBED IN THEIR WORDS. A war expos?? unlike any other, COMBAT DIARY: THE MARINES OF LIMA COMPANY provides an unprecedented and harrowing firsthand account of life and death on the front lines of battle. Shot on home video cameras by the very soldiers who were part of the hardest hit combat unit of the Iraq War, this remarkable program weaves heart-pounding digital camera footage with revealing interviews following the action. From the initial enthusiasm of the newly deployed troops to the dramatic outcomes of their combat missions, the Marines of Lima Company bring the war home from the very heart of battle. Distinguished by powerful, unflinching imagery and the frank, heartfelt, and poignant words of the soldiers speaking directly to the viewer, COMBAT DIARY: THE MARINES OF LIMA COMPANY offers an honest and heartbreaking glimpse at the terrifying reality of war. DVD Features: Extended Footage with Commentary; Slide Show; Director?s Biography and Filmography

For his third feature film British director Sam Mendes AMERICAN BEAUTY turns to the pages of Anthony Swofford's 2003 book on his experiences in the first Gulf War and enlists William Broyles Jr.--a former Lieutenant who fought in Vietnam--to convert it into a screenplay. Mendes's film strays into FULL METAL JACKET territory as it opens with young recruit Swofford Jake Gyllenhaal undertaking some rigorous basic training under the steely watchful eye of Staff Sgt. Sykes Jamie Foxx. Impressed Sykes invites Swofford to join his team and partners him with Troy Peter Sarsgaard ultimately taking them to Saudi Arabia to fight in the first Gulf War. But once they arrive in the punishing heat of the desert the long wait for battle sends many of the Marines dangerously close to the brink of insanity. Drawing on the experience of acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION to help viewers get a close-up taste of the Marines' punishing life in the desert Mendes's film enters into deeply unsettling ter

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David O. Russell makes his entry into the major studio big leagues with the electric war dramedy THREE KINGS. The politically charged script based on a fictional story by John Ridley is a sly reworking of KELLY'S HEROES and concerns four Gulf War soldiers who discover a map that may lead to an enormous stash of gold bullion. Russell gives actors George Clooney Mark Wahlberg Ice Cube and Spike Jonze a chance to shine in roles that step outside the usual cinematic clichs and enable them to create human believable characters resulting in one of 1999's most exciting original and underrated motion pictures.

For his third feature film British director Sam Mendes AMERICAN BEAUTY turns to the pages of Anthony Swofford's 2003 book on his experiences in the first Gulf War and enlists William Broyles Jr.--a former Lieutenant who fought in Vietnam--to convert it into a screenplay. Mendes's film strays into FULL METAL JACKET territory as it opens with young recruit Swofford Jake Gyllenhaal undertaking some rigorous basic training under the steely watchful eye of Staff Sgt. Sykes Jamie Foxx. Impressed Sykes invites Swofford to join his team and partners him with Troy Peter Sarsgaard ultimately taking them to Saudi Arabia to fight in the first Gulf War. But once they arrive in the punishing heat of the desert the long wait for battle sends many of the Marines dangerously close to the brink of insanity. Drawing on the experience of acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION to help viewers get a close-up taste of the Marines' punishing life in the desert Mendes's film enters into deeply unsettling ter

Produced and directed by Oscar? and Emmy? Award winner Bill Couturi (HBO's Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam), this one-hour documentary is an intimate, deeply moving tribute to American soldiers recently killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Produced in association with LIFE books and the New York Times. HBO Video's net proceeds from this program will benefit the families of soldiers who have died in military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere since September 11, 2001.

An astonishing, harrowing drama unfolds in the story of Roy Hallums, an American contractor who was rescued by U.S. soldiers after being held hostage in Iraq for ten months. Hallums was kidnapped, imprisoned in an underground concrete cell, beaten, and forced to make videos pleading for his life. Lesley Stahl reports.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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Produced and directed by 11-time Emmy? Award-winner Jon Alpert, this 64-minute verite documentary takes an unforgettable look inside the 86th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), the U.S. Army?s premier medical facility in Iraq and former site of one of Saddam Hussein?s elite medical facilities. Shot over two months in the summer of 2005, the film puts a human face on the war?s cold casualty statistics, as doctors and nurses fight to save the lives of wounded soldiers who are Medevaced (helicoptered) in a numbingly routine basis.