War Stories with Oliver North: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"War Stories with Oliver North" was a military history program on the Fox News Channel. Hosted by retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver "Ollie" North, of Iran–Contra affair fame, the program covered a number of different stories relating to war and national defense, featuring individuals who were directly involved with the topic covered in the episode.

Each episode focused on one of three areas:

A particular noteworthy individual, such as George Patton or Douglas MacArthurA particular battle, such as the Battle of Hamburger HillA segment devoted to a specific topic, such as the use of animals in the military or the Huey

The episodes were often based on current events; the episode which aired August 6, 2006 featured the history of Fidel Castro's rise to power (in light of Castro's temporary relinquishment of power) while the prior week's episode centered on Hezbollah. North ends the episode with the tagline, "his/hers/theirs is a war story, that deserves to be told".

Series details

• Title: War Stories with Oliver North
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2002-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2006-04-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fox News Channel
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10183
• TVDB ID: 285540

Cast and credited roles

• Oliver North — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-09-30; final listed air date 2001-09-30.
• Season 2: premiered 2002-04-28; final listed air date 2002-12-15.
• Season 4: premiered 2004-03-07; final listed air date 2004-03-07.
• Season 6: premiered 2006-04-30; final listed air date 2006-04-30.

Source and licence

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