With the United States Army deployed in a dozen hot spots around the world, on constant alert in Afghanistan, and taking casualties every day in Iraq, some current and former officers now say the army is on the verge of being "broken." The program digs into the aggressive attempts to assert civilian control and remake the military by the Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his allies, and the results in the War on Terrorism and Iraq.

Videodisc release of the program originally aired on the television program Frontline, October 26, 2004.

Rumsfeld's new war -- Toppling the Taliban and Saddam, too -- Rumsfeld the man -- Rumsfeld returns -- Rumsfeld the manager -- Combating future threats.