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The Best Episodes of Against the Odds

Every episode of Against the Odds ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Against the Odds!

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    Against the Odds Season 1 Episode 2 - Live to Tell: Those Damned Engineers
    9.5/10(14 votes)

    #1 - Live to Tell: Those Damned Engineers

    S1:E2

    In December of 1944, the seemingly defeated Germans secretly mustered 600,000 battle-hardened troops, including whole SS Panzer Divisions, into an all out offensive to capture Antwerp, the heart of the Allied supply chain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Against the Odds Season 1 Episode 1 - The Marines at Hue
    8.7/10(8 votes)

    #2 - The Marines at Hue

    S1:E1

    The city of Hue, South Vietnam, was the site of one of the fiercest battles of the Vietnam War. Three understrength U.S. Marine battalions, consisting of fewer than 2,500 men, attacked and soundly defeated overwhelming, entrenched enemy troops.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Against the Odds Season 1 Episode 3 - The Heroes of Tarawa
    8.7/10(10 votes)

    #3 - The Heroes of Tarawa

    S1:E3

    Everything went wrong in America's first test of whether the Japanese-held islands of the Pacific, the key steppingstones to the doorstep of Japan, could be captured by across-the-beach infantry assaults.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Against the Odds Season 1 Episode 4 - The Battle for Sugar Loaf
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #4 - The Battle for Sugar Loaf

    S1:E4

    Taking an otherwise nondescript hill on the embattled island of Okinawa proved to be one of the most incredible battles of WWII. The young weary marines of Charlie Company strained against the searing Pacific sun to see the top of Sugar Loaf Hill.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Against the Odds Season 2 Episode 3 - The Magnificent Bastards of Dai Do
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #5 - The Magnificent Bastards of Dai Do

    S2:E3

    The noble warriors of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines face down an overwhelming North Vietnamese Army in Dai Do and rescue their fellow Marines. Tattered, torn and depleted the men of Echo Company repeatedly deny the enemy its victory.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Against the Odds Season 2 Episode 4 - 46 Days of Hell in Fallujah
    8.7/10(8 votes)

    #6 - 46 Days of Hell in Fallujah

    S2:E4

    Charlie Company of the 1st Cavalry Division wanders into an NVA stronghold. A blistering attack leaves supplies low, casualties mounting and the enemy circle tightening. Team Alpha hearing the distress calls, volunteers to try the difficult rescue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Against the Odds Season 2 Episode 5 - The Untold Story of the Rescue at Dogshead
    8.7/10(10 votes)

    #7 - The Untold Story of the Rescue at Dogshead

    S2:E5

    Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, helped lead the charge into Iraq's most dangerous city in 2004. Battling in the bloodiest, most sustained house-to-house urban combat American soldiers had seen since Vietnam would prove costly for the men.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Against the Odds Season 1 Episode 6 - A Chance in Hell: The Battle for Ramadi
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #8 - A Chance in Hell: The Battle for Ramadi

    S1:E6

    When Col. MacFarland arrived in Iraq's deadliest city, the odds could not have been worse. Al-Qaeda has arrogantly declared Ramadi, capital of a new caliphate. The boys of MacFarland's Ready First Combat Team would fight to give America a clear victory.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Against the Odds Season 1 Episode 5 - Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir

    S1:E5

    This is the untold true story of "Bloody George," an understrength, undermanned, marine rifle company, hastily called to serve their country in 1950 at the start of the Korean War. Their courage would be legendary, their fight, epic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Against the Odds Season 2 Episode 1 - Fighting Fox: Road to Hell
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Fighting Fox: Road to Hell

    S2:E1

    The paratroopers of Fighting Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment fought and died from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Their sheer determination against the enemy was matched only by their devotion to one another.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Against the Odds Season 2 Episode 2 - The Death Ridges of Peleliu
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #11 - The Death Ridges of Peleliu

    S2:E2

    The First Marine Divisionforged a ferocious struggle with the Japanese at Peleliu. It would take 74 days and cost 10,000 American lives but the blood and courage of this small band of heroes would ultimately break the back of the enemy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Against the Odds Season 2 Episode 6 - The Untold Story of the Battle of Mortain
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #12 - The Untold Story of the Battle of Mortain

    S2:E6

    Hitler said, "The coming battle would be the most decisive of the war." But, little did he know, that battle would be determined by a small group of National Guardsmen on top a hill fighting like hell to deny what Hitler wanted most-victory.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Live to Tell: Those Damned Engineers" is the best rated episode of "Against the Odds". It scored 9.5/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/10/2014. This episode scored 0.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Marines at Hue".