"The Battle of Chosin" is an installment of "The American Experience", as as such I expected the episode to be terrific...and it was. Like all documentaries from this PBS series, it's well crafted and teaches about a subject rarely talked about...a most important battle in the Korean War. Amazingly, American television almost never talks about the war, other than the TV series "M*A*S*H*".
The episode is set in November and December, 1950...early in the Korean War. It gives a bit of background, but mostly focuses on when the American marines were overwhelmed when the Chinese entered the war, somewhat unexpectedly, and the American troops needed to survive in hellish weather and where they were outnumbered 10 to 1.
The show tells the story with stock footage, photos, and, most importantly, interviews. Many of the interviews with surviving marines were VERY compelling...and quite sad. Be sure to have some Kleenex nearby...you might just need them. Very well made and compelling from start to finish.