• The Pacific – Part Five

    Sledge and Leckie land with the 1st Marine Division at Peleliu.

  • The Pacific – Part Four

    Eugene Sledge enlists in the Marines and trains for combat, while Leckie and the 1st Marine Division are put into action at Cape Gloucester. Leckie is treated for nocturnal enuresis.

  • The Pacific – Part Three

    The 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal is relieved and arrives in Melbourne, Australia. Basilone receives the Medal of Honor and is sent home to sell war bonds.

  • The Pacific – Part Two

    John Basilone and the 7th Marines land on Guadalcanal to bolster the defenses around Henderson Field.

  • The Pacific – Part One

    Robert Leckie and the 1st Marines land on Guadalcanal and take part in the Battle of the Tenaru.

The Pacific - Part Eight

The Pacific – Part Eight

Increasingly frustrated by his role campaigning for war bonds, Basilone convinces the Marines to allow him to train troops headed for combat. Transferred to Camp Pendleton, he enjoys a whirlwind romance with an initially reluctant female Marine, Lena Riggi.

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The Pacific - Part Seven

The Pacific – Part Seven

The Marines, including the newly christened Sledgehammer, continue the battle of Peleliu against an enemy determined to fight to the last man. Devastated by the loss of a revered leader, and witnessing unimaginable barbarity on both sides, Sledge veers to the very edge of moral collapse.

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The Pacific - Part Six

The Pacific – Part Six

Despite the suffocating 115-degree heat and a lack of clean drinking water, Sledge, Leckie and the other Marines confront the highly-fortified enemy as they attempt to capture the Peleliu airfield. After seeing his comrades badly injured, Leckie himself is wounded and evacuated from the island. Sledge witnesses the shocking truth about [...]

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