The Pacific - Season 1 - Eps 6: Peleliu Airfield
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.
About The Pacific
Title: The Pacific
First Air Date: 2010-03-14
Last Air Date: 2010-05-16
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 2380 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 10
Network: HBO
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics
Production Companies: HBO, DreamWorks Television, Playtone
Synopsis
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.
Cast
James Badge Dale
Robert Leckie
Jon Seda
John Basilone
Joseph Mazzello
Eugene Sledge
Ashton Holmes
PFC Sidney Phillips
Jacob Pitts
PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith
Rami Malek
PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton
William Sadler
Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
Jon Bernthal
Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez
Matt Craven
Dr. Grant
Noel Fisher
Pvt. Hamm
