ITOMAN, Okinawa — Eighty years after Navy hospital corpsman Vernon “Monk” Martin was killed in the Battle of Okinawa, his ...

Hugh Ambrose, author of "The Pacific," told about 250 people at the reunion dinner ... the story of Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone and war memoirs written by Robert Leckie and Eugene Sledge.

Unlike Band of Brothers, which followed a single company of soldiers, The Pacific centers on three Marines: Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale), Eugene Sledge (Joseph Mazzello), and John Basilone ...

Robert Leckie, and Chuck Tatum. Unflinching and honest in its portrayal of the conflict, The Pacific has earned widespread critical acclaim. Over fourteen years after it first aired, The Pacific ...

John Basilone prepares to ship out and confront the enemy somewhere in the Pacific, while budding journalist Robert Leckie enlists in the Marine Corps. Eugene Sledge, unable to enlist because of a ...

Robert Leckie’s Helmet for My Pillow is another essential memoir of World War II, documenting his time as a Marine fighting in the Pacific. Leckie describes his experiences in Guadalcanal, Peleliu, ...

Robert Leckie immediately enlists in the Marines ... Leckie and Basilone will have their first taste of action at a remote island in the South Pacific, Guadalcanal. An excellent start to the series.

Meet six heroes from World War II's Pacific campaign in these companion profiles to the acclaimed HBO Miniseries 'The Pacific.' Included are profiles of Eugene Sledge, Robert Leckie, John Basilone ...

Unlike the other two miniseries, this one focuses on the equally bloody fighting in the Pacific Theater and the real-life events of U.S. Marines Robert Leckie, Eugene Sledge, and John Basilone ...