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“Part One” |
Tim Van Patten |
March 14, 2010 |
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Robert Leckie and the 1st Marines land on Guadalcanal and take part in the Battle of the Tenaru. Eugene Sledge persuades his parents to allow him to join the war. |
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“Part Two” |
Bruce C. McKenna |
March 21, 2010 |
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John Basilone and the 7th Marines land on Guadalcanal to bolster the defenses around Henderson Field. Basilone, attempting to relocate his machine gun to a better position, bare-handedly cradles the hot barrel while in action, severely burning his arms, and continues fighting. |
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“Part Three” |
George Pelecanos & Michelle Ashford |
March 28, 2010 |
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The 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal is relieved and arrives in Melbourne, Australia. Leckie falls in love with Stella, an Australian girl of Greek descent, who invites him to stay at her parents’ home. Basilone receives the Medal of Honor and is sent home to sell war bonds. |
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“Part Four” |
Robert Schenkkan & Graham Yost |
April 4, 2010 |
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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 caused by combat stress. |
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“Part Five” |
Laurence Andries & Bruce C. McKenna |
April 11, 2010 |
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Sledge and Leckie land with the 1st Marine Division at Peleliu. Sledge is reunited with an old friend. Leckie integrates himself back into the front-line lifestyle. |
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“Part Six” |
Bruce C. McKenna, Laurence Andries & Robert Schenkkan |
April 18, 2010 |
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The Marines move to capture Peleliu’s vital airfield. Leckie is wounded by a blast concussion during the battle while trying to relay a message to the CP. With a face full of shrapnel and limited mobility, he is evacuated and sent to recuperate on a hospital ship as the fighting continues. |
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“Part Seven” |
Tim Van Patten |
Bruce C. McKenna |
April 25, 2010 |
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Sledge and the 5th Marines move into Peleliu’s Bloody Nose Ridge to face the Japanese. |
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“Part Eight” |
David Nutter & Jeremy Podeswa |
Robert Schenkkan & Michelle Ashford |
May 2, 2010 |
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Basilone is transferred to the 5th Marine Division where he trains Marines for combat. There he meets and marries Lena Riggi. He then lands at Iwo Jima but gets killed by shrapnel from a Japanese mortar shell. |
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“Part Nine” |
Tim Van Patten |
Bruce C. McKenna |
May 9, 2010 |
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Sledge and the 1st Marine Division land at Okinawa. Sledge, now a seasoned veteran, becomes more cynical and no longer shows any compassion for the Japanese. |
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“Part Ten” |
Jeremy Podeswa |
Bruce C. McKenna & Robert Schenkkan |
May 16, 2010 |
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Sledge and Leckie return home after the Japanese surrender. Sledge is still haunted by the horrors of war. Leckie starts a relationship with Vera. Lena Basilone pays John Basilone‘s parents a visit. |
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