The War Generals

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Follow Video General McCaffrey on US Army Soldiers General Barry McCaffrey talks about the US Army's greatest strength: its people.

Follow Video Lt. General McMaster on the Surge Lt. General H.R. McMaster recalls the strategy behind the 2007 Iraq Surge.

Follow Video General Petraeus on Getting Wounded During a training exercise, General Petraeus was badly wounded with a bullet through his lung.

Follow Video General Casey on Iraqi Politics General George Casey Jr. talks about the Iraqi government moving forward after American troops withdrew.

Follow Video General Clark on the Iraq Invasion General Wesley Clark talks about the reasoning behind the invasion of Iraq in 2003

Follow Video Lt. General Eikenberry on Afghanistan Lt. General Karl Eikenberry talks about the impact of the killing of Osama Bin Laden on the strategy in Afghanistan.

Follow Video Lt. General Flynn on His Leadership Style Lt. General Michael Flynn describes his unique and effective leadership style.

Follow Video General Keane on General Petraeus's Strategy General Jack Keane knew General Petraeus was the ideal man to lead the new strategy in Iraq.

Follow Video General McChrystal on Black Hawk Down General Stanley McChrystal gives his take on on what happened in Mogadishu in 1993.

Follow Video General Odierno on Leadership General Raymond Odierno talks about how the US Army develops great leaders from the ground up.

Follow Video General Colin Powell on the Modern Army General Powell describes how the US Army evolved with the changing American culture.

About the Show

With unprecedented access to legendary four-star generals, including Colin Powell, National Geographic Channel presents an intimate, first person account of how and why America’s top military leaders made their game-changing decisions in war.

What critical experiences shaped their lives? How did those personal experiences lead them to think in new ways about modern warfare? Were their decisions the right ones?

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