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S2 E2 Big Picture: Ranger Ready 1953 US Army Elite Airborne Light Infantry

Documentary

TV-14

28 minutes

Dec 31, 2014

For this issue of The Big Picture our camera crews have journeyed into the mountains of North Georgia and the swamps of Florida in order to bring the story of the U.S.Featuring: Douglas MacArthur

Season 2, 15 Episodes

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: The Korean Ceasefire Talks Begin

Big Picture: The Korean Ceasefire Talks Begin,

This program includes a tribute to the men of the Infantry from an officer who served with them as a platoon leader, Lieutenant Robert Fallon of Washington, D.C.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: Ranger Ready 1953 US Army Elite Airborne Light Infantry

Big Picture: Ranger Ready 1953 US Army Elite Airborne Light Infantry,

For this issue of The Big Picture our camera crews have journeyed into the mountains of North Georgia and the swamps of Florida in order to bring the story of the U.S.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: Turning of the Tide

Big Picture: Turning of the Tide,

This film describes events in Korea from August 10 to September 20, 1950.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: Fire Power: Artillery

Big Picture: Fire Power: Artillery,

In this issue Big Picture viewers will receive a firsthand account of how American artillery is employed in Korea.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: The Republic of Korea (ROK) Soldier

Big Picture: The Republic of Korea (ROK) Soldier,

Through the Korean Military Advisory Group, the South Korean Army has been able to build itself up to the fourth strongest Army in the world.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: Army Transportation Corps

Big Picture: Army Transportation Corps,

We follow the supplies from the factory to the depot in the U.S., to the port to the front line unit in Korea. We show the Port of Embarkation, small boats, the ducks, the rail lines, the trucks.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: United Nations Consolidate Below the 38th Parallel

Big Picture: United Nations Consolidate Below the 38th Parallel,

Destruction of the Port of Hungnam...The withdrawal across the Han...U.N. defenses at Suwon...and air attacks on the Chinese border.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: United Nations Forces Counterattack

Big Picture: United Nations Forces Counterattack,

Our allied units throw a powerful counterattack against the Reds, Infantry tanks, artillery, and air all combine to throw the Reds back to the North, The Navy blasts the enemy with rockets.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: The United Nations Line Is Stabilized While Truce Talks Continue

Big Picture: The United Nations Line Is Stabilized While Truce Talks Continue,

Our patrols in probing actions... The attack on Hill 1179... The return of Seoul refugees... and more of the ceasefire negotiations.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: United Nations Forces Escape the Chinese Trap

Big Picture: United Nations Forces Escape the Chinese Trap,

This film includes the Army's 7th Division at the Manchurian border...Men of the 7th enjoy a hot Thanksgiving Day dinner on the banks of the Yalu River...The evacuation of the Hungnam beachhead.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: United Nations Forces Push the Chinese Back

Big Picture: United Nations Forces Push the Chinese Back,

Recapture of Suwon... The 25th Infantry Division's advance of Seoul... Attack on Hill 584. Captain Zimmerman interviews Lieutenant William Travis from New Jersey.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: Civil Assistance, Korea

Big Picture: Civil Assistance, Korea,

We approach this from the beginning in Korea when we had to control the civilian population...rehabilitation for tactical reasons.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: The Army Chaplains

Big Picture: The Army Chaplains,

We review the heroic and inspiring work of the Army Chaplain, especially the Chaplains who have served so gallantly with our fighting troops.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: A Day in Korea

Big Picture: A Day in Korea,

Comparison of the life of the individual in the states to the soldier on the front lines of Korea.

Battlezone: The Korean War - Big Picture: Third Korean Winter

Big Picture: Third Korean Winter,

This issue of The Big Picture depicts the many aspects of our soldiers' daily living in the Korean war zone during the winter period 1952-53.

Details

Battlezone: The Korean War

Documentary

TV-14

2 Seasons

56 minutes

This Battlezone series looks at the Korean War from start to finish including the lead up and aftermath of the war from the US perspective.

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