Back To Index Combat: Season 1 - Mission 2
 Barnes & Noble Combat closes out its second season with some of the series finest hours. Military buffs have saluted Combat for its gritty and realistic infantryman’s-eye view of war. But at the heart of this series is the human drama, not the battle scenes. The men of King Two, led by Lt. Gil Hanley (Rick Jason) and Sgt. Chip Saunders (Vic Morrow), are sorely tested under fire in several powerful episodes, including "Glory Among Men," in which the conflicted company wrestles with whether or not to risk death to save a thoroughly unlikable squad member who is pinned down by Germans using him as bait. Combat did not glorify war, but in some of the seasons most memorable episodes, several characters rise to the occasion to become unlikely heroes. Conlon Carter was nominated for an Emmy for his performance as Doc, who must outwit a German trying to escape in "The Hostages." Beau Bridges guest-stars in "The Short Day of Private Putnam," portraying an underage recruit whose disparaged knowledge of botany helps identify the location of German snipers. Morrow was promoted to director for the taut episode "The Pillbox," in which Hanley and a wounded soldier (guest star Warren Oates) are trapped with three German prisoners. Morrow also shines in "Mail Call," in which Saunders learns his brother is missing at Okinawa and takes out his frustrations on a new, malingering recruit (guest star James Best, the future Sheriff Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard). Combat tackles the Holocaust in the uneven episode "Gideons Army," in which King Two comes upon starving and sickly Polish prisoners at an abandoned concentration camp and enlists them to ward off advancing German soldiers. Rarely syndicated, Combat joins the ranks of televisions best on DVDs front lines. Donald LiebensonCustomer ReviewsWrite your own online review >Number Of Reviews: 1 Average Rating: Jean, A reviewer, January 20, 2005 Another great season of Combat episodesGreat episodes that ring true even today. Who would have thought a series from 40 years ago would be generating such interest today. But it does. Combat stacks up with almost any tv series of today. The acting (especillly Vic Morrow) is first-rate with fantastic guest stars and quality writing. And some of the action sequences are unbelievable. I sit there and wonder, how did they avoid getting hurt. I love the use of French and German which adds even more to the realism. Today, the french people and German soldiers would all speak English. Im already looking forward to Season 3. Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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