The Pacific - Season 1 - Eps 8: Iwo Jima

Name: Eps 8: Iwo Jima
Released: 2010-05-02
Rating: 3.9

2010-05-02 • 56 min • ⭐ 7.8/10

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.

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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.