S01 Episode 1
Part One
Journalist Robert Leckie enlists in the Marine Corps following the attack on Pearl Harbour; Sgt John Basilone prepares to leave for the war; the Marines invade the island of Guadalcanal.
52 mins · Sun, 14 Mar 2010
S01 Episode 2
Part Two
Basilone arrives with the 7th Marines to reinforce the men defending the airstrip on Guadalcanal; the Japanese bombard their position and Basilone suffers a loss; Sledge secures permission to enlist.
50 mins · Sun, 21 Mar 2010
S01 Episode 3
Part Three
Exhausted from their months on Guadalcanal, thousands of soldiers land in Melbourne; Leckie gets close to an Australian woman and her family; Basilone is told to return home to sell war bonds.
56 mins · Sun, 28 Mar 2010
S01 Episode 4
Part Four
Sledge undergoes combat training; Leckie and his group's arrival on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, sees their physical and mental health deteriorate; Leckie is placed in a psychiatric ward.
51 mins · Sun, 4 Apr 2010
S01 Episode 5
Part Five
Basilone's fame grows on his war bond tour with starlet Virginia Grey; veteran soldiers warn Sledge that war isn't glamorous and he soon sees his first fighting, as the Japanese inflict heavy casualties.
49 mins · Sun, 11 Apr 2010
S01 Episode 6
Part Six
As the Marines prepare to attack the airfield they grow dehydrated and suffer severe casualties while crossing the airfield; Leckie is evacuated; Sledge confesses his fear and begins writing about his experience.
49 mins · Sun, 18 Apr 2010
S01 Episode 7
Part Seven
Sledge has a moment of respite before getting entangled in a vicious battle, as a loss rattles their company and Sledge almost crosses an ethical line; Basilone grows increasingly unhappy on his war bond tour.
50 mins · Sun, 25 Apr 2010
S01 Episode 8
Part Eight
Restless at home, Basilone pushes for a more active role and is put in charge of training new recruits, where he falls for Sgt Lena Riggi. After their training, Basilone leads his men to Iwo Jima.
56 mins · Sun, 2 May 2010
S01 Episode 9
Part Nine
The Marines encounter civilians during battle for the first time; a death proves devastating for the soldiers; Sledge is again faced with morally difficult situations; upon securing Okinawa, the men hear a new type of bomb has been dropped.
57 mins · Sun, 9 May 2010
S01 Episode 10
Home
Leckie returns home to a distant family and reconnects with Vera; Lena meets with the Basilone family; welcomed home by his family, Sledge wrestles with why he survived and considers his future.
1 h 1 mins · Sun, 16 May 2010
