The Pacific

In the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Marine Sgt. John Basilone prepares to ship out, while budding journalist Robert Leckie enlists in the Marine Corps. Eugene Sledge is unable to enlist because of a heart murmur.

The 1st and 7th Marines endure jungle hardships and a Japanese barrage in an attempt to retake a lost airfield in Guadalcanal.

On leave in Melbourne, Leckie finds romance, while Basilone receives a Medal of Honor...and orders to return home to the U.S.

As Sledge trains for combat in the U.S., Leckie and the 1st Marines combat the enemy and the elements in the jungles of New Britain.

Part Five. While Basilone reluctantly plays the war hero at home, Sledge gets his first taste of combat on the island of Peleliu.

[HBO] HD. Part 6. Sledge and Leckie battle oppressive heat and lack of water as the 1st Marines continue their assault on the Peleliu airfield.

Part Seven. The Marines secure their objective at the Battle of Peleliu, though not without great cost; Sledge veers to the edge of moral collapse.

Basilone returns to Camp Pendleton, where he courts fellow Marine Lena Riggi before shipping out to Iwo Jima.

Sledge and the 1st Marines relieve an embattled Army division in Okinawa, straining bodies and minds.

(Miniseries Finale). Leckie and Sledge adjust to life after war; Lena pays an emotional visit to Basilone's hometown.