Against the Odds — Season 1, Episode 4: The Battle for Sugar Loaf

Episode synopsis

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.

About Against the Odds

A series that examines modern military conflicts.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Marines at Hue
• E2Live to Tell: Those Damned Engineers
• E3The Heroes of Tarawa
• E5Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir
• E6A Chance in Hell: The Battle for Ramadi