Fixed Bayonets!

Key Battles of American History

History

4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Another classic Korean War film directed by Samuel Fuller, Fixed Bayonets! (1951) takes place In the first winter of the Korean War, during the Chinese intervention. A 48-man platoon is left to defend a choke point while covering the withdrawal of their division over an exposed bridge. Join Sean and James as they review this gripping film.

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0:00.0	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding
0:10.7	right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its
0:16.4	size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.
0:23.9	Welcome to Key Battles of American History,
0:26.7	a podcast in which we discuss American history
0:28.9	through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.
0:32.7	Here is your host, James Early.
0:43.4	Thank you. host, James Early. Hello and welcome back to Key Films of the Korean War.
0:46.3	I'm your host, James Early.
0:47.9	As always, and as always, I am joined by my buddy, Sean McIver.
0:53.3	Sean, it's not quite as cold as it was in North Korea.
0:58.6	Yes, Korea for, but it's pretty cold in Texas right now, isn't it? Yes. Very cold.
1:05.1	We are recording this on January 20th. Yes. May 25, MLK Day as well as inauguration day, and there is some ugly weather coming
1:15.0	our way very soon.
1:16.7	Yes, there is.
1:17.8	Well, not quite as ugly as it was in the Northeast yesterday.
1:21.1	All the football games were much like this movie, Picks Bay and Nats.
1:26.2	Yeah.
1:27.0	Coded in snow. Yeah. Coated in snow.
1:28.6	Yeah.
1:29.3	Well, so as Sean already let on, our movie for this week is Fixed Bayonets, as I promised
1:34.9	last week.
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