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The series focuses on the United States Marine Corps's actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations within the wider Pacific War. It primarily centers on the experiences of three Marines (Robert Leckie, Eugene Sledge, and John Basilone) who were in different regiments (1st, 5th, and 7th, respectively) of the 1st Marine Division.
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Part Three is an episode taking place in Melbourne, Australia, which focuses primarily on Robert Leckie, but also has a side story centering on John Basilone.
1.After four months of combat on Guadalcanal, the 1st Marine Division is relieved and the men are transported to Melbourne, Australia. Shocked and befuddled by the welcome they receive, the men soon find that they are in something akin to paradise with plenty to eat, drink and a number of beautiful women to keep them company.
Leckie's storylineThe marines are taken to a sports field and told it's where they'll be billeted. As the guys head to their bunks, Leckie notices that marines are leaving in droves and the MPs are doing nothing to stop it. He, Chuckler, Runner and Sid are excited to head out on the town, while a still ill Hoosier flops onto his cot saying he plans to sleep for a few days.
Robert Leckie meets a girl named Stella on a tram and is soon taken in by her family who see in him the son they never had. Robert and Stella are soon lovers. Sid Phillips meets a young girl, Gwen, whose grandfather makes sure he understands the rules of behavior when it comes to his granddaughter.
Leckie returns from Stella's one morning to discover that the company is going on a training exercise. They are taken by train out of the city, and Gibson shoots a cow out the window of the moving train. While others congratulate Gibson on his sharpshooting, Leckie is furious that Gibson would kill a farmer's livelihood. When Gibson argues that the cow will probably butchered for meat, Leckie tells him it could be a dairy cow. The marines are to to take part in a 100-mile march back to Melbourne, equipped with only a bag of raisins and a bag of uncooked rice. They sleep in a field and Leckie wakes up with horrible blisters. Hoosier, whose feet are also in bad shape says ''You first'', takes his knife and pops the huge blister, to Leckie's great relief. The company stumbles back into the stadium exhausted after their 3-day march.
When Leckie return to Stella's after his absence, she breaks up with him in fear of both her and her family losing him, leaving a very hurt and angry Leckie to drown his sorrows in alcohol. Returning to the sports field, he comes across his friend Chuckler, who needed to take a piss, so he immediately gives his guard duties to Leckie without a second thought. This leads to trouble for both of them, as Leckie drunkenly insults and assaults Lt. Corrigan, leading them to be incarcerated for the night. Leckie is transferred to intelligence, while Chuckler is demoted back to Private First Class.
The 1st Marines ship out with a big send-off from the locals: they're heading for Cape Gloucester.
Part One. The attack on Pearl Harbor leads Robert Leckie and John Basilone into combat; Eugene Sledge says goodbye to pal Sid Phillips.
Mar 28, 2010 · With James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Joshua Bitton. After arduous months in Guadalcanal, exhausted Marines are given rest and recreation in Melbourne, where they find the girls friendly and the beer cold.
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The Pacific is a 2010 American war drama miniseries produced by HBO, Playtone, and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010. The series is a companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers and focuses on the United States Marine Corps 's actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations within the wider Pacific War .
YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)2010Outstanding Achievement in Casting – ...Meg Liberman, Cami Patton, Christine ...2010Steve Porter (for "Peleliu Landing")2010Best TV DVD or Blu-RayBest TV DVD or Blu-Ray2010Las Vegas Film Critics Society AwardsBest DVDBest DVDPhysically and mentally debilitated after the four-month ordeal on Guadalcanal, Leckie, Basilone and thousands of their comrades land in Melbourne, where they are greeted by adoring crowds and viewed as the saviors of Australia. While his buddies carouse, Leckie becomes deeply attached to an Australian woman and her first-generation Greek family. Meanwhile, Basilone is awarded the Medal of ...
1. Part One. The attack on Pearl Harbor leads Robert Leckie and John Basilone into combat; Eugene Sledge says goodbye to pal Sid Phillips. 2. Part Two. The 1st and 7th Marines endure jungle hardships and a Japanese barrage in an attempt to retake a lost airfield in Guadalcanal. 3. Part Three.
