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Miniseries

10 episodes · 14th March 2010

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01 Guadalcanal/Leckie still Guadalcanal/Leckie Episode 114th March 2010 In the immediate aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Marine Sgt. John Basilone prepares to ship out and confront the enemy somewhere in the Pacific, while budding journalist Robert Leckie enlists in the Marine Corps. Eugene Sledge, unable to enlist because of a heart murmur, says farewell to his best friend, Sidney Phillips, who is about to leave for boot camp. Exactly eight months after Pearl Harbor, the 1st Marine Division, including Leckie and Phillips, lands on Guadalcanal in order to secure its strategically vital airfield and prepare for the inevitable counterattack. 02 Basilone still Basilone Episode 221st March 2010 Basilone and the 7th Marines arrive on Guadalcanal to reinforce Leckie and the rest of the 1st Marine Division as they continue to defend the crucial airstrip. Basilone plays a key role in repelling a nighttime Japanese attack, but suffers a frightful personal loss. After four months of continuous action, the exhausted and disease-ridden members of the 1st Marine Division are evacuated off the island. 03 Melbourne still Melbourne Episode 328th March 2010 Physically and mentally debilitated after the four-month ordeal on Guadalcanal, Leckie, Basilone and thousands of their comrades land in Melbourne, where they are greeted by adoring crowds and viewed as the saviors of Australia. While his buddies carouse, Leckie becomes deeply attached to an Australian woman and her first-generation Greek family. Meanwhile, Basilone is awarded the Medal of Honor and is asked to return home to help sell U.S. war bonds. 04 Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika still Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika Episode 44th April 2010 Finally enlisted as a Marine, Sledge trains for combat at Camp Elliott. The 1st Marine Division lands at Cape Gloucester on the Japanese-held island of New Britain. As Leckie and the other Marines battle the Japanese, they quickly realize that the more ominous enemy is the smothering jungle itself. Having survived Gloucester and stationed on the godforsaken island of Pavuvu, Leckie begins displaying the physical and mental effects of combat and is sent to a naval hospital on nearby Banika for psychiatric observation. 05 Peleliu Landing still Peleliu Landing Episode 511th April 2010 Basilone’s celebrity grows as he travels across the country on the war bonds tour. On Pavuvu, Sledge, assigned to the 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, is briefly reunited with Phillips and Leckie rejoins his company. Sledge then gets his first taste of combat as he, Leckie, and the rest of the 1st Marine Division meet fierce Japanese resistance while landing on the intricately and heavily defended coral island of Peleliu. 06 Peleliu Airfield still Peleliu Airfield Episode 618th April 2010 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 what is sometimes required to survive and fight another day. 07 Peleliu Hills still Peleliu Hills Episode 725th April 2010 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. Their objective finally secured, the Marines return to Pavuvu fundamentally changed by their experience on Peleliu. 08 Iwo Jima still Iwo Jima Episode 82nd May 2010 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. But the couple know they are living on borrowed time, as Basilone is soon to take part in the Marine landing on Iwo Jima. 09 Okinawa still Okinawa Episode 99th May 2010 After battling across the island of Okinawa for more than a month, Sledge and the rest of the 1st Marine Division are ordered to relieve an Army division that has been in combat against the most strongly defended Japanese position on the island. The primordial conditions and the moral dilemma posed by the presence of civilians put tremendous strain on the physical and psychological endurance of Sledge and the other Marines. 10 Home still Home Episode 1016th May 2010 After the Japanese surrender, Leckie, healed from his wounds, leaves the hospital and returns home, while Sledge heads back to Alabama to be reunited with his family and Sid Phillips. Lena visits Basilone’s home and has an emotional meeting with his family. Leckie adjusts to post-war life by resuming his old job and starting a new relationship, but for Sledge, unsure why he survived the war seemingly unscathed, adjustment will require more time.
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01 James Badge Dale profile James Badge Daleas Robert Leckie 02 Jon Seda profile Jon Sedaas John Basilone 03 Joseph Mazzello profile Joseph Mazzelloas Eugene Sledge 04 Ashton Holmes profile Ashton Holmesas PFC Sidney Phillips 05 Jacob Pitts profile Jacob Pittsas PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith 06 Rami Malek profile Rami Malekas PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton 07 William Sadler profile William Sadleras Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller 08 Jon Bernthal profile Jon Bernthalas Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez 09 Matt Craven profile Matt Cravenas Dr. Grant 10 Noel Fisher profile Noel Fisheras Pvt. Hamm 11 Caroline Dhavernas profile Caroline Dhavernasas Vera Keller 12 Brendan Fletcher profile Brendan Fletcheras Bill Leyden 13 Bruce C. McKenna profile Bruce C. McKennaCreator
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