Against the Odds
TVPG
Documentary
Military
History
Soldiers in life-or-death situations rise above overwhelming obstacles to achieve victory.
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Saturday, January 31
The Untold Story of the Battle of Mortain
Season 2 • Episode 6
A small group of National Guardsmen fight to deny victory to Hitler in a decisive battle.
Saturday, January 31
Fighting Fox: Road to Hell
Season 2 • Episode 1
The paratroopers of Fighting Fox Company fought and died from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest.
Saturday, January 31
The Death Ridges of Peleliu
Season 2 • Episode 2
The First Marine Division battles Japanese at Peleliu for 74 days, costing 10,000 American lives.
Saturday, January 31
The Magnificent Bastards of Dai Do
Season 2 • Episode 3
Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines fight in Dai Do to rescue their fellow Marines.
Wednesday, February 4
Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir
Season 1 • Episode 5
A hastily assembled, undermanned Marine rifle company battles the odds during the Korean War.
Wednesday, February 4
The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill
Season 1 • Episode 4
U.S. Marines struggle to capture a hill on the island of Okinawa during World War II.
Wednesday, February 4
A Chance in Hell: The Battle for Ramadi
Season 1 • Episode 6
Army Col. Sean MacFarland and his team fight al-Qaida in the Iraqi city of Ramadi.
Wednesday, February 4
Those Damned Engineers
Season 1 • Episode 2
The Germans muster a force of 600,000 troops in December 1944 in an offensive to capture Antwerp.
Thursday, February 5
A Chance in Hell: The Battle for Ramadi
Season 1 • Episode 6
Army Col. Sean MacFarland and his team fight al-Qaida in the Iraqi city of Ramadi.
Thursday, February 5
Those Damned Engineers
Season 1 • Episode 2
The Germans muster a force of 600,000 troops in December 1944 in an offensive to capture Antwerp.
Saturday, February 7
The Heroes of Tarawa
Season 1 • Episode 3
American forces launch an across-the-beach infantry attack on the Japanese-held atoll of Tarawa.
Saturday, February 7
The Marines at Hue
Season 1 • Episode 1
Three U.S. Marine battalions wage a successful attack against larger, entrenched enemy forces.
Saturday, February 7
Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir
Season 1 • Episode 5
A hastily assembled, undermanned Marine rifle company battles the odds during the Korean War.
Saturday, February 7
The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill
Season 1 • Episode 4
U.S. Marines struggle to capture a hill on the island of Okinawa during World War II.
Sunday, February 8
The Heroes of Tarawa
Season 1 • Episode 3
American forces launch an across-the-beach infantry attack on the Japanese-held atoll of Tarawa.
Sunday, February 8
The Marines at Hue
Season 1 • Episode 1
Three U.S. Marine battalions wage a successful attack against larger, entrenched enemy forces.
Sunday, February 8
Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir
Season 1 • Episode 5
A hastily assembled, undermanned Marine rifle company battles the odds during the Korean War.
Sunday, February 8
The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill
Season 1 • Episode 4
U.S. Marines struggle to capture a hill on the island of Okinawa during World War II.
Wednesday, February 11
The Untold Story of the Battle of Mortain
Season 2 • Episode 6
A small group of National Guardsmen fight to deny victory to Hitler in a decisive battle.
Wednesday, February 11
Fighting Fox: Road to Hell
Season 2 • Episode 1
The paratroopers of Fighting Fox Company fought and died from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest.
Wednesday, February 11
The Death Ridges of Peleliu
Season 2 • Episode 2
The First Marine Division battles Japanese at Peleliu for 74 days, costing 10,000 American lives.
Wednesday, February 11
The Magnificent Bastards of Dai Do
Season 2 • Episode 3
Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines fight in Dai Do to rescue their fellow Marines.
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