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The Best Episodes of Against the Odds Season 1

Every episode of Against the Odds Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Against the Odds Season 1!

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

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

    #2 - 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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  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 1 Episode 5 - Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir
    8.2/10(9 votes)

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

    #6 - 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
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Marines at Hue" is the best rated episode of "Against the Odds" season 1. It scored 8.7/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/3/2014. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Live to Tell: Those Damned Engineers".