Against the Odds
Free trial of discovery+ or buy
Prime membership required
Terms apply
Episodes
S1 E1 - The Marines at Hue
March 2, 201445minThe city of Hue was the site of one of the fiercest battles of the Vietnam War. Three US Marine battalions, consisting of fewer than 2,500 men, attacked and soundly defeated the overwhelmingly entrenched enemy troops.Free trial of discovery+ or buyS1 E2 - Those Damned Engineers
March 3, 201445minIn December 1944 the seemingly defeated Nazis secretly mustered 600,000 troops into an all out offensive to capture Antwerp, the heart of the Allied supply chain. Thanks to a small band of engineers, the Germans never made it.Free trial of discovery+ or buyS1 E3 - The Heroes of Tarawa
March 23, 201445minA small group of unlikely heroes launches an impossible mission to save their brothers during the Battle of Tarawa in 1943. Their incredible sacrifice and courage changes the course of World War II.Free trial of discovery+ or buyS1 E4 - The Battle for Sugar Loaf
March 23, 201645minTaking a nondescript hill on the embattled island of Okinawa proved to be one of the most incredible battles of WWII. The weary Marines of Charlie Company strained against the searing Pacific sun to see the top of Sugar Loaf Hill.Free trial of discovery+ or buyS1 E5 - Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir
March 30, 201545minThe untold true story of Bloody George, an undermanned Marine rifle company hastily called upon to serve their country at the start of the Korean War. Their courage would be legendary. Their fight, epic.Free trial of discovery+ or buyS1 E6 - A Chance in Hell: The Battle of Ramadi
April 13, 201445minWhen Colonel MacFarland arrived in Iraq's deadliest city, the odds could not have been worse. His boys in the Ready First Combat Team would fight to give America a clear victory.Free trial of discovery+ or buy
Details
More info
By clicking play, you agree to our Terms of Use.