I've watched this TV series with higher expectations knowing also the fact that National Geographic was behind.I found it very slow paced, full of stereotypes and totally unrealistic from a military point view.Don't waste time.

Simplistic reportage by a simple-minded reporter who will never understand what the people she interviews are telling her. It's a technically well-crafted motion picture, but lacks a realistic story. This society lady can go to war zones as many times as she wants and talk to all the soldiers she wants and she will still never understand what they are going through -- before, during or after. I'm sure she had good intentions, but this overly dramatic, heart-on-the-sleeve retelling of the story has only the impressions of a lady reporter garnered from a distance, not the complex impressions of soldiers or their families. This lady should stick to writing something she actually knows about first hand, not just something she finds fascinating. And yes, I'm a veteran.

I can not believe these long winded full on negative reviews. What not enough pazazz for you??So full of it behind their computer screensWhat would get to me is the waiting...The wives at home needing to fill the hours to distract themselves from worrying & waiting. Stuck unable to go forward or plan ahead. The soldiers yanked along from training to suddenly they're there in the truck, waiting to leave on their first mission,... Many a war in recent modern history i have not believed was justified, but there is no doubting the valour, bravery & selflessness of each & every soldier, engaged in conflict.

Any war story is difficult to sit through especially when it is based on real people and real events. Unfortunately this production suffers from weak character developments, cheap production, stunningly boring script. The "home" story is just plain dreadful and unnecessary (could they have hired worse actresses?.?). Sorry, but this miniseries is just not up to the usual Nat Geo level.