What "The Pacific" 1-th episode about
Directly following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Seargent John Basilone ships out to fight the enemy somewhere in the Pacific, and a young journalist called Robert Leckie enlists in the Marine Corps. Sidney Phillips ships off to boot camp after saying farewell to his friend Eugene Sledge, who cannot go with him due to a heart murmur. Eight months later, Phillips and Leckie, having completed boot camp are sent to secure a airfield on Guadalcanal, and to help defend it against counterattack.
Episode number: 1
Episode name: "Guadalcanal/Leckie"
Episode release date: 15 march 2010 at 01:00
Status: aired
Rating: 7.9
