The Pacific Episode 9

Key Battles of American History

History

4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Sledge and the 1st Marine Division land at Okinawa. Cynical and exhausted, Sledge and "Snafu" Shelton show no compassion for the Japanese troops and struggle to lead new replacement Marines fresh out of boot camp. The Marines are horrified to discover Okinawan civilians, including women and children, are being forced to act as human shields. As the battle concludes, the Marines hear of a "new bomb" that "vaporized an entire [Japanese] city in the blink of an eye".

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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.
0:32.8	Here is your host, James Early.
0:43.4	Music host, James Early. Hello, and welcome back to the Pacific, our episode by episode breakdown of the epic
0:48.0	2010 HBO miniseries, The Pacific.
0:51.3	I'm your host, James Early, as always.
0:57.2	And as always, I've got my good buddy,
1:02.4	Sean McIver. Sean, we're almost already to the end. Can you believe it? Can't believe it.
1:09.3	Can't believe it. It's been fun, but this is a, it's a tough show to watch. It's got a lot of episodes that just hit you in the gut, man. I'll tell you.
1:12.2	Yes, it does. But that's Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg for you. It's just realism. That's the way the war was.
1:18.9	But anyway, so before we get started, Sean, why don't you tell us a little about the,
1:23.2	if there's any production notes you want to mention or talk about the writer, director, the same things you always mention.
1:28.5	And then I have a few things I want to add, but you go first.
1:30.7	What you got?
1:31.7	No, I mean, we are familiar with the director.
1:34.1	It's Tim Van Patten.
1:35.0	We talked about Hamlet's several times.
1:37.2	The writer is Bruce McKenna, who wrote several of the episodes.
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