The Pacific Episode 7
Key Battles of American History
Key Battles of American History
4.7 • 861 Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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In this episode, Sean and James continue their discussion and review of The Pacific. In this episode, Sledge and the 5th Marines move into Peleliu's Bloody Nose Ridge to face the Japanese. In the ensuing battle, both Lieutenant "Hillbilly" Jones and Captain Andrew "Ack-Ack" Haldane are killed in the fighting about Hill 140. K company grieves while trying to finish securing the island.
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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 size, |
| 0:17.1 | and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history. |
| 0:23.9 | Welcome to Key Battles of American History, |
| 0:26.7 | a podcast in which we discuss American history |
| 0:29.0 | through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars. |
| 0:32.7 | Here is your host, James Early. |
| 0:43.3 | Thank you. host, James Early. Hello and welcome back to the Pacific, our detailed episode by episode breakdown of the epic |
| 0:49.6 | 2010 HBO miniseries, The Pacific. |
| 0:53.1 | Well, Sean, we're already up to part seven. |
| 0:55.3 | Can you believe it? |
| 0:56.4 | Yeah, no, only a few more to go. |
| 0:58.5 | Only a few more to go. |
| 0:59.6 | There's 10 total, so. |
| 1:01.2 | And in part seven, they finish up the story of the Battle of Pelilu, or I should say |
| 1:07.1 | the campaign for Pelaloo, because like a lot of these specific campaigns, |
| 1:16.9 | it's not really just a single battle. It is a series of grueling battles. So we're going to see them wrap up, Pelilu, and this is one of the saddest episodes. This, I think, is the only episode |
| 1:23.7 | that I still get water in my eyes at a certain point, and we'll get to that later. |
| 1:29.2 | If you've seen the episode, you know what I'm talking about what's going to happen in this |
| 1:33.1 | episode. |
| 1:34.1 | But, yeah, this one always chokes me up a little bit. |
| 1:37.1 | But before we jump into the plot and start talking about some of the real history behind |
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