“The Prisoner” A private captured by the Nazis hilariously tries to impersonate his colonel for better treatment of GI[…]
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Combat!, a one-hour World War II drama series on television, followed a frontline American infantry squad as they battled their way across Europe. With mud-splattered realism, the show offered character studies of men striving to maintain their own humanity in the midst of a world torn by war.
Combat S01 – E11 – “A Day in June”
“A Day in June” In a flashback story told as the men rest on a rainy night, Sgt. Saunders[…]
Read moreCombat S01 – E10 – “I Swear by Apollo”
“I Swear by Apollo” Behind enemy lines, Saunders and his men struggle to keep a critically wounded French partisan alive.[…]
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Combat S01 – E9 – “Cat and Mouse”
“Cat and Mouse” Saunders is ordered to join a reconnaissance patrol whose Sergeant doesn’t like him or want him along.[…]
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Combat S01 – E24 – “No Hallelujahs for Glory”
No Hallelujahs for Glory A coldhearted photo journalist accidentally causes a town to believe they are liberated and when the[…]
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Combat S01 – E23 – “Survival”
Survival In enemy territory, his hands badly burned, Saunders weaves a treacherous path back to his own lines. Combat was[…]
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Combat S01 – E22 – “Night Patrol”
Night Patrol While on a night patrol to bring in a prisoner, Sgt. Saunders and his squad discover an American[…]
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Combat S01 – E21 – “No Time for Pity”
No Time for Pity Command gives Lt. Hanley 3 hours to rescue an old man, pretty librarian, and 5 children[…]
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Combat S01 – E20 – “Off Limits”
Off Limits A pretty female Lt. married to a corporal, has also fallen in love with her Capt., and the[…]
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Combat S01 – E8 – “The Celebrity”
Professional Baseball Player A top professional baseball player joins the squad and becomes a liability when he freezes up during[…]
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