The Pacific (2010) — Episode 7. Peleliu. Eugene Sledge hears something inside a Japanese bunker. He tells the men around him. Nobody believes him. What follows is close quarters combat at its most raw, grenades in, rifles up, men reacting on pure instinct in the space of seconds. This is what Peleliu actually was. Unlike the beaches of Normandy or the open fields of Europe, the Pacific War was fought in jungles, caves, and bunkers. The Japanese military had spent months fortifying every inch of the island. They weren't going to surrender. They were going to make every yard cost as much as possible. Eugene Sledge wrote about moments exactly like this one in his memoir "With the Old Breed", one of the most important firsthand accounts of combat ever written. He described Peleliu as the closest thing to hell he could imagine. He wasn't exaggerating. Have you seen The Pacific? Drop it below. #ThePacific #WW2 #peleliu #truestory #EugeneSledge #PacificWar #WWII #HistoryShorts #MustWatch #MarineCorps #WithTheOldBreed #Spielberg #TomHanks
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In his memoirs, he said this was the closest he ever came to dying
Moral of the story... first platoon didn't checked😅
The grittiest and most accurate rendition of War in the Pacific ever made. They owed it to so many young men to tell their story as it was and they did.
The bunker ain't checked until you check. Until you check, it is filled with every enemy who has ever fought in a bunker.
My late father in law served as a marine in guadalcanal. Pity hes gone. This series is for him and all that served in the south pacific in the war. One rare time he talked, he said the enemy was worse around you than in front of you. Now i see what he meant. Semper Fi Marines from a Navy Seabee Vietnam vet
This is a small detail but I thought they really captured the Marines' dehydration and thirst so well and accurately in this show.
"Trust but verify." You hear that a lot in The Corps.
The Pacific
My step great grandfather joined the Army after his brother died at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and joined in January 1942. By 1945 he was a Lieutenant commanding a tank destroyer in Europe and when Germany surrendered in May 1945 he transferred to the Pacific after and served there all the way to Japans surrender
Eugene “Sledgehammer” Sledge. I’ve read both his books and his son’s book. He is an inspiration
The Pacific a very good watch
The Pacific is on a 6 disc series. Excellent watch. Plenty of action.
One of the greatest movies or shows of all time the Pacific. That was absolutely great things that them men went through was crazy
They must have been happy to see that grenade. They all cheered.
In the 90s, I talked to a Marine vet who said they used a bulldozer to cover a bunker that wasnt attached to any tunnels. He said everyone could hear the Japanese inside screaming for a day or so. They moved on and came back through a couple weeks later and the Marines that had been there a while were laughing about how the trapped Japanese soldiers inside kept screaming and pounding on the one door that had been covered with rocks and dirt. Apparently those Japanese didn't want to kill themselves as it took days for them to quiet down. That veteran assumed those Japanese soldiers were probably still buried in that bunker. The man had ZERO regret or remorse, either
maybe gasoline whould have been better .
Great movie , respect thank you to uses all
I've been in that situation plenty of times! “Hürtgenwald” sends its regards! Maybe soon in Vietnam, too😁
Even if it looks clear frag it -sun wee ting
One of my all time favourite war series