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Against the Odds

Against the Odds showcases awe-inspiring stories of bravery, solidarity and strength on the battlefield. It's the real-life Band of Brothers as they come together to do whatever it takes to overcome the cards stacked against them.
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  1. S1 E1 - The Marines at Hue
    March 2, 2014
    45min
    TV-PG
    The 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.
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  2. S1 E2 - Those Damned Engineers
    March 3, 2014
    45min
    TV-PG
    In 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.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Heroes of Tarawa
    March 23, 2014
    45min
    TV-PG
    A 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.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Battle for Sugar Loaf
    March 23, 2016
    45min
    TV-PG
    Taking 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.
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  5. S1 E5 - Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir
    March 30, 2015
    45min
    TV-PG
    The 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.
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  6. S1 E6 - A Chance in Hell: The Battle of Ramadi
    April 13, 2014
    45min
    TV-PG
    When 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.
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Subtitles
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Directors
Sammy Jackson
Producers
Jon DorseyNikki MachroneTracey Connor
Cast
Rob Lowe
Studio
American Heroes Channel
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