- Rating: 8.30
- Year of issue: 2010
- Genres: History, War, Drama, Action, Adventure
- Countries: Australia, United States
- Duration: 530 minutes
A 10-part mini-series from the creators of “Band of Brothers” telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.
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1. Guadalcanal __ Leckie
DescriptionVeteran Sergeant John Basilone ships out soon after Pearl Harbor for Guadalcanal while other young enlistees are sent to boot camp. -
2. Basilone
DescriptionOutmanned and with supplies low, Basilone and other marines on Guadacanal rally to repel superior Japanese forces. -
3. Melbourne
DescriptionAfter arduous months in Guadalcanal, exhausted marines are given rest and recreation in Melbourne, where they find the girls friendly and the beer cold. -
4. Gloucester __ Pavuvu __ Banika
DescriptionAfter leaving Melbourne, the weather works against the leathernecks as Lechie falls seriously ill and Sledge gets assigned to New Britain. -
5. Peleliu Landing
DescriptionBasilone's fame keeps him in the U.S. selling war bonds, Leckie rejoins his company, and Sledge is reunited with Phillips in Pavuvu. -
6. Peleliu Airfield
DescriptionWater is in short supply and the stifling heat takes control on Peleliu as Leckie is wounded and evacuated. -
7. Peleliu Hills
DescriptionSledge finds the carnage and death of his companions on Peleilu increasingly difficult to bear as Basilone continues his bond drive in the States. -
8. Iwo Jima
DescriptionFrustrated with his bond selling tour, Basilone goes back to training troupes and after marrying a pretty marine sergeant, leads his men at Iwo Jima. -
9. Okinawa
DescriptionThe 1st Marine Division fight a determined Japanese force on Okinawa who prefer death to surrender and are indifferent to the lives of Okinawan civilians. -
10. Home
DescriptionAfter V-J Day Leckie and Sledge return home and try to readjust to civilian life.