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Combat School

Combat School

Description: The atmosphere is intense and the expectations high in this six-part documentary series, which follows -- for the first time ever -- Canadian infantry soldiers as they undergo a technologically advanced, realistic training regimen to prepare for combat. With unprecedented access, the filmmakers are then embedded with a platoon of 40 men and women once they are deployed in Afghanistan, and viewers see how the soldiers put their skills to the test when they encounter insurgents for the first time.
Genre: Documentary, War
Year Released: 2009
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: March 10, 2009
Network: Discovery Channel
Program Creator: David Paperny
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