The Big Picture

This season traces the course of events in the Korean campaign, beginning this episode with the first 40 days of the Korean War.

The fight to hold on to the Pusan perimeter, the invasion of Wolmi and the march on Seoul.

The U.N.'s army offensive, the recapture of Seoul, the fall of Pyongyang and an airdrop by the 187th Regimental Combat Team.

Soldiers battle winter cold as well as communists, and thousands of lives are saved by the quick evacuation of wounded by helicopter.

The Army's advance to the Yalu River, the celebration of Thanksgiving on the Manchurian border and an evacuation at Hungnam.

The destruction of the ports of Hungnam and Incheon, the withdrawal across the Han River and air strikes by F-86 Sabre jets.