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S2 E2- Bridgehead

7.7

1962

5 Seasons

Hanley orders Saunders and his squad to take a bridge which is guarded by a heavily fortified house. Nick Adams guest stars as a self-centered wise-cracking private who only cares about saving his own skin. He reveals during the episode that he is a jazz drummer and is soon to be leaving the front to play in an army band entertaining troops and wants to be sure he keeps himself in one piece. In the end he sacrifices his life to complete the mission he ridiculed.

Seasons

Episodes

1. Bridge at Chalons

60m

Lee Marvin guest stars as a sergeant in command of a small demolition team that Saunders and his squad is ordered to take behind German lines to destroy a bridge. Lee Marvin does not believe the squad is large enough to handle the job of getting him to the bridge and back alive. He requests a platoon but is refused by Lieutenant Hanley. Marvin submits but has a huge chip on his shoulder due to a close friend being killed while on a similar mission. He has no confidence in Saunders or his men to get the job done and frequently ridicules them during the mission.

Seasons

Episodes

1. Bridge at Chalons

2. Bridgehead

3. Masquerade

4. The Long Way Home (1)

5. The Long Way Home (2)

6. The Wounded Don't Cry

7. Doughboy

8. Glow Against the Sky

9. The Little Jewel

10. A Distant Drum

11. Anatomy of a Patrol

12. Ambush

13. Barrage

14. Thunder from the Hill

15. The Party

16. Gideon's Army

17. The Pillbox

18. The General and the Sergeant

19. Eyes of the Hunter

20. The Hostages

21. Mail Call

22. Counter-Punch

23. A Silent Cry

24. The Hunter

25. What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (1)

26. What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (2)

27. Weep No More

28. The Short Day of Private Putnam

29. Rescue

30. Command

31. Infant of Prague

32. The Glory Among Men