Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.
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 jou…
S01E02
Basilone
⭐ 7.6
Mar 21, 201050 min
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 ke…
S01E03
Melbourne
⭐ 6.5
Mar 28, 201056 min
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 adorin…
S01E04
Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika
⭐ 6.8
Apr 4, 201051 min
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 t…
S01E05
Peleliu Landing
⭐ 7.4
Apr 11, 201049 min
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 Phi…
S01E06
Peleliu Airfield
⭐ 8.1
Apr 18, 201050 min
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 …
S01E07
Peleliu Hills
⭐ 7.9
Apr 25, 201051 min
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…
S01E08
Iwo Jima
⭐ 7.4
May 2, 201056 min
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 enjo…
S01E09
Okinawa
⭐ 7.8
May 9, 201058 min
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 ag…
S01E10
Home
⭐ 7.7
May 16, 201061 min
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 Philli…