Name: Against the Odds
Released: 2014-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Rob Lowe

TV Show · Documentary · History

AGAINST THE ODDS showcases awe-inspiring stories of bravery, solidarity and strength on the battlefield. When an outnumbered group of soldiers finds themselves in a life-or-death situation against their enemy, these real-life bands of brothers do whatever it takes to overcome the cards stacked against them.

2014 · 44m

Starring Rob Lowe

EPISODE 1

The Marines at Hue

Three U.S. Marine battalions wage a successful attack against larger, entrenched enemy forces in the South Vietnamese city of Hue.

41m
EPISODE 2

Those Damned Engineers

The Germans muster a force of 600,000 troops in December 1944 in an offensive to capture the heart of the Allied supply chain in Antwerp.

40m
EPISODE 3

The Heroes of Tarawa

American forces launch an across-the-beach infantry attack on the heavily fortified, Japanese-held atoll of Tarawa.

41m
EPISODE 4

The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill

U.S. Marines struggle to capture an elevated Japanese strongpoint on the island of Okinawa during World War II.

41m
EPISODE 5

Bloody George at the Chosin

A hastily assembled, undermanned Marine rifle company known as "Bloody George" battles the odds during the Korean War.

41m
EPISODE 6

The Battle for Ramadi

Army Col. Sean MacFarland and his team take action when al-Qaida declares the Iraqi city of Ramadi as its capital.

41m