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. As the war turned apocalyptic, a cruel twist of fate awaited Bloody George. Their small numbers would face overwhelming enemies, in barbaric battles of carnage, from the invasion of Inchon, to the bloody street battles of Seoul and the frozen hell of the Chosin Reservoir. They would endure unimaginable horrors as they desperately fought in hand-to-hand combat to save their fellow brothers trapped by a merciless enemy.
Their courage would be legendary, their fight, epic. Their valor and sacrifice would forever change the course of the war. But few would survive.

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. As the war turned apocalyptic, a cruel twist of fate awaited Bloody George. Their small numbers would face overwhelming enemies, in barbaric battles of carnage, from the invasion of Inchon, to the bloody street battles of Seoul and the frozen hell of the Chosin Reservoir. They would endure unimaginable horrors as they desperately fought in hand-to-hand combat to save their fellow brothers trapped by a merciless enemy. Their courage would be legendary, their fight, epic. Their valor and sacrifice would forever change the course of the war. But few would survive.

Season 1 Episode 4 - Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir

The capture of the island of Okinawa proved to be one of the most incredible and costly engagements of WWII. The key to the taking of Okinawa was an otherwise nondescript hill dubbed Sugar Loaf Hill. The epic battle would come down to the sheer courage, ingenuity, guts and sacrifices of the young men of Charlie Company. The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill captures all the fury, heartbreak and spectacular moments of those seven days of Hell that would forever change the course of history.

Season 1 Episode 3 - The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill

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. What the Germans couldn't have anticipated was the courage and can-do against the odds of the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion.

Season 1 Episode 2 - Those Damned Engineers

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.

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