Close Quarter Battles

"Special Operations" are elite military, police, and intelligence units trained for the most demanding forms of urban warfare, weaponry, and tactical technology.

This episode takes viewers inside police units that deploy military-style tactics, training, and equipment in high-risk operations.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, newly independent Eastern European nations remained locked in bitter disputes, igniting conflicts across the region in the early 1990s.

The British colonial legacy in Northern Ireland is known worldwide. Less known are the close quarter battles fought between the IRA, the British Army, and the elite SAS.

In 1989, CIA operative Kurt Muse was imprisoned inside Panama's notorious Cárcel Modelo for organizing clandestine radio transmissions against dictator Manuel Noriega.

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."

A dramatic reconstruction of a 1980s S.W.A.T. siege reveals the challenge of protecting innocent lives in the line of fire-and the training, communication, and equipment required to do it.

The Bosnian War was an extraordinarily complex conflict, drawing numerous military forces into a brutal and deeply fractured battlefield.

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

Elite former special forces personnel protect heads of state in conflict zones, while two-person teams guard corporate executives. For the modern bodyguard, close quarter combat expertise can be essential.