America at a Crossroads

Season 1 Episode 12: Kansas to Kandahar: Citizen Soldiers at War

2 SeasonsJun 11, 2007NR1h7.7

This documentary explores the response of the U.S. military in the war on terror, examining the service of army reservists as they are called for an extended tour of duty. Viewers follow the experiences and emotions of a helicopter unit from suburban Kansas City, serving first in Pakistan and then in the war zone in Afghanistan. The film's core remains the personal insights and attitudes of these citizen soldiers as they fulfill their duties.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Jihad: The Men and Ideas Behind Al Qaeda

1. Jihad: The Men and Ideas Behind Al Qaeda

Aired: Apr 15, 2007

Eleven documentaries examining post-9/11 challenges around the world. First u...

Episode 2 Warriors

Aired: Apr 15, 2007

“Warriors” details the daily lives of U.S. soldiers in and around Baghdad dur...

Episode 3 Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

3. Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

Aired: Apr 16, 2007

“Gangs of Iraq” examines the four-year effort to train Iraqi forces to “stand...

Episode 4 Gangs of Iraq

4. Gangs of Iraq

Aired: Apr 16, 2007

“Europe's 9/11” looks back at Al Qaeda-linked bombings of commuter trains in ...

Episode 5 The Case for War: In Defense of Freedom

5. The Case for War: In Defense of Freedom

Aired: Apr 17, 2007

Richard Perle presents his view of the challenges facing America post 9/11, a...

Episode 6 Europe's 9/11

6. Europe's 9/11

Aired: Apr 17, 2007

The terrorist attack on Madrid, and how Islamist extremism is spreading in Eu...

Episode 7 The Muslim Americans

7. The Muslim Americans

Aired: Apr 18, 2007

“Kansas to Kandahar” tracks the experiences of an Army Reserve Chinook helico...

Episode 8 Faith Without Fear

8. Faith Without Fear

Aired: Apr 18, 2007

Episode 9 Struggle for the Soul of Islam Inside Indonesia

9. Struggle for the Soul of Islam Inside Indonesia

Aired: Apr 19, 2007

Atlantic Monthly military correspondent Robert D. Kaplan examines the U.S. mi...

Episode 10 Security Versus Liberty: The Other War

10. Security Versus Liberty: The Other War

Aired: Apr 19, 2007

Following 9/11, the U.S. government adopted some controversial new tactics in...

Episode 11 The Brotherhood

11. The Brotherhood

Aired: Apr 20, 2007

An examination of how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays at UC-Berkeley a...

Episode 12 Kansas to Kandahar: Citizen Soldiers at War

12. Kansas to Kandahar: Citizen Soldiers at War

Aired: Jun 11, 2007

This documentary explores the response of the U.S. military in the war on ter...

Episode 13 The Anti-Americans (a hate/love relationship)

13. The Anti-Americans (a hate/love relationship)

Aired: Aug 27, 2007

Why does Europe hate us? It's a question that comes to mind for many American...

Episode 14 Inside America’s Empire

14. Inside America’s Empire

Aired: Sep 3, 2007

Writer Robert Kaplan investigates the unknown aspects of the 'War on Terror' ...

Episode 15 Campus Battleground

15. Campus Battleground

Aired: Nov 26, 2007

Campus Battleground, a special in the America at a Crossroads series, focuses...

Episode 16 Homegrown: Islam in Prison

16. Homegrown: Islam in Prison

Aired: Nov 26, 2007

Drawing on the views of imams, prison converts to Islam, law enforcement, cha...

Episode 17 STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age

17. STAND UP: Muslim American Comics Come of Age

Aired: May 11, 2008

STAND UP is the story of Ahmed's battle to get beyond playing "Terrorist No. ...

Episode 18 The Trial of Saddam Hussein

18. The Trial of Saddam Hussein

Aired: Oct 12, 2008

THE TRIAL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN provides the first comprehensive look at the tria...

Episode 19 Dissonance and Harmony: Arabic Music Goes West

19. Dissonance and Harmony: Arabic Music Goes West

Aired: Nov 2, 2008

DISSONANCE AND HARMONY presents a rare portal into a vital and entertaining w...

Episode 20 The Mosque in Morgantown

20. The Mosque in Morgantown

Aired: Jun 15, 2009

The story in Morgantown is really about the dilemma of moderate Muslims, and ...

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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres:Documentary