Special Forces: Untold Stories

On January 31, 1968, North Vietnam violates a truce during Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. The NVA, or North Vietnamese Army, launches shock attacks on several key cities and provinces in South Vietnam. Within 24 hours, the US embassy in Saigon falls to enemy invaders. Caught in the crosshairs of the invasion is Lang Vei, a small special forces camp, located a half mile from the enemy border.

On the morning of May 23, 1977, children attending a grade school in the Dutch village of Bovensmilde settle down for their morning lessons. Suddenly, four South Moluccans storm the building, firing bursts from their submachine guns. In their quest for an independent state, the Moluccans resorted to terror to achieve their goals.

January 17, 1991 sets a new benchmark in the history of warfare-by the end of the first day of Operation Desert Storm, U.S. bombers and fighter jets have already established air superiority over Iraq. For the U.S.-led coalition, it promises to be a clean, high-tech war. But that night, Hussein strikes back with volley after volley of deadly Scud missiles aimed at both Israel and Saudi Arabia.

On September 15, 1977, five masked gunmen abduct Hans Martin Schleyer and execute his three bodyguards. The Red Army Faction, in association with Germany's notorious Baader-Meinhof Gang, takes credit for the crime. For the German government, this isn't just a high-level kidnapping-it's a national nightmare.