The Pacific Episode 4

Key Battles of American History

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🗓️ 9 November 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Previously limited by a heart murmur, Eugene Sledge enlists in the Marines and trains for combat, while Leckie and the 1st Marine Division are put into action at Cape Gloucester. The relentless rain and jungle environment takes its toll on the Marines. Leckie is treated for nocturnal enuresis caused by combat stress and is hospitalized for a number of weeks. The Marines (including both Sledge and Leckie) arrive on Pavuvu, which serves as a temporary base for the 1st Marine Division. Meanwhile, Basilone continues to promote war bonds in the U. S. but becomes increasingly disenchanted and longs to return to combat.

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0:00.0	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding
0:10.8	right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its
0:16.5	size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.
0:24.0	Welcome to Key Battles of American History,
0:26.8	a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.
0:32.8	Here is your host, James Early.
0:43.4	Thank you. your host, James Early. Hello and welcome back to the Pacific.
0:45.9	Our discussion of the HBO epic mini-series, The Pacific, which came out in 2010.
0:51.3	We're on part four today.
0:53.0	I'm your host, James Early, of course, as always.
0:55.9	And as always, I have my buddy, Sean McIver with me. Well, Sean, we got a little bit of a break
1:00.8	last time from combat, didn't we? Big break. I did. We did. And we are going to have a little
1:08.4	bit of combat this time, but most of this episode is not a combat episode.
1:13.2	So, but don't worry, we'll have plenty of combat coming up, listeners, as you will know if you've
1:18.0	seen the series.
1:18.7	And I'm sure you've seen it or you wouldn't be listening to this.
1:20.7	But so part four, Sean, why don't you tell us a little bit about the background, who the
1:26.4	director is, any other interesting trivia or production notes?
1:30.4	Well, so the interesting thing about this episode is it was directed by Graham Yost.
1:36.1	Graham Yost is a writer, TV and movie writer.
1:39.9	He actually wrote the movie Speed, if you remember that movie.
1:42.5	But he also wrote a number of screenplays for different movies and different television shows.
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