Product Description

One of the television's most popular series the groundbreaking Combat!! offers a gritty unflinching look at American soldiers battling in Europe during World War II confronting imposing odds and demonstrating remarkable levels of ingenuity and courage. Vic Morrow and Rick Jason head a stellar cast in the longest-running war series in history featuring an incomparable list of guest stars from Hollywood's Golden Age as well as top directorial talent including Richard Donner and Robert Altman. Campaign 1 guest stars: Robert Culp Dean Stockwell Joan Hackett Don Edmonds Dan O'Herlihy Victoria Vetri Denise Alexander Michael Murphy Barbara Babcock. The Squad / Next in Command / The Chateau / Off Limits / No Time for Pity / Night Patrol / Survival / No Hallelujahs for Glory / The Quiet Warrior / Battle of the Roses / Hill 256 / The Sniper / One More for the Road / The Walking Wounded / High Named Today / No Trumpets No Drums.Special Features:4-Disc Set; Selected Audio Commentary by Robert Altman Michael Caffey and Tom Lowell; Photo Gallery; Memories of Combat!System Requirements: Running Time 750 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 014381242720 Manufacturer No: ID2427BWDVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12276 in DVD
• Brand: Image Entertainment
• Released on: 2004-07-20
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Dimensions: .50 pounds
• Running time: 749 minutes

Amazon.com
The further adventures of King Company's second platoon are highlighted in all their blazing action and dramatic impact in this four-disc set, which concludes Combat!'s 1962-63 debut season. King Two undergoes a few changes in episodes 17 through 32--Shecky Greene's Pvt. Braddock is absent from the platoon (Greene quit over pay issues) and Jack Hogan, whose Pvt. Kirby first appeared in "The Forgotten Front" (featured in the Combat! Season One: Campaign One boxed set) is now a featured cast member; Emmy nominee Conlon Carter, who would later join the cast as Doc in the third season, appears as an unnamed PVC in disc 3's "Hill 256." The 17 episodes featured here carry the men of King Two to the liberation of Paris, which concludes the season; afterwards, the series would no longer adhere to true chronological events, preferring instead to place the men in mostly unspecific dates and locations within France. The excellent performances of the main cast, led by Vic Morrow and Rick Jason, are well abetted by terrific guest stars, including Robert Culp, Dean Stockwell, and even future Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS director Don Edmonds, and direction by Golden Age TV vets such as Robert Altman, Ted Post, and Richard Donner.

The interview featurette "Memories of Combat!" that was featured on the Campaign One boxed set is absent from Campaign Two, as is episode commentary by Robert Altman and the production photo gallery, but this set features more commentary tracks from cast and crew members. Actor Tom Lowell (Pvt. Billy Nelson) again contributes a track, as do guest stars Joseph Campanella and Ben Cooper and directors Ted Post, Richard Donner, and Sutton Roley. Also returning is Jo Davidsmeyer, author of Combat! A Viewer's Guide to the WWII TV Series, who lists production trivia and continuity bloopers in the scene selection menu for each episode. As a stand-alone set or with Campaign One, this is solid entertainment for vintage TV fans. --Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews

as good as I remember
I haven't seen these episodes in 45 years and this show is just as good as I remember. In fact I don't recall having seen these episodes before since I was only 8 or 9 years old when they originally aired.But the quality of the stories is every bit as good as the episodes from other seasons that I do remember.There are sopme "technical" mistakes in the use of stock war footage(bombing a french villa when it's clearly a railroad yard the bombs are falling on)but hey, it's a TV show not a documentory!And for all the times these guys are wounded they would need a suitcase for all the purple hearts!But again,it's a TV show.The stories are more than just shoot'em up, blow'em up. The moral and ethical delemmas the soldiers are faced with are what set this show apart from other war dramas. I highly recommend it.

Excellent Combat series
I have purchased all 5 seasons of Combat as the shows are full of action, suspense and the actors are exceptional. It's a shame we lost Vic Morrow as he was the best of the best. These 5 seasons are something I will watch over and over.

Great "Combat" DVDs
These DVDs are great! This was one of my husbands most favorite TV series. He was about to watch Season 1 Campaign 1 over again,until he received this one for Christmas. Now he has already watched 5 of the episodes. I will definitely be ordering more of these as I can. I can always trust Amazon for quality items and prompt service. I would recommend this set to anyone who likes World War II shows.