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This is the second time around and learned a lot more than the initial shock of the first viewing. Outstanding character development and the horrors of war in the Pacific.
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CPT Joseph K Murdock, The Pacific is based primarily on the memoirs of two U.S. Marines: With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Sledge; and Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie. Eugene Sledge was a graduate of Auburn University, my alma mater! WAR EAGLE!
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LTC Stephen C.
According to the Wikipedia bio on Eugene Sledge, "When he came to enroll at Auburn University, the clerk at the Registrar's office asked him if the Marine Corps taught him anything useful. Sledge replied saying 'Lady, there was a killing war. The Marine Corps taught me how to kill Japs and try to survive. Now, if that don't fit into any academic course, I'm sorry. But some of us had to do the killing — and most of my buddies got killed or wounded.'"
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CPT Joseph K Murdock The books will give you far better context when you watch the mini-series. There is a lot of nuance and story lost even in the 10 or so hours he series runs. Also, the series is based upon the life of John Basilone as well. He didn't write a book as he was killed on Iwo Jima. But the book, "I'm Staying with my Boys ties to a lot of Basilone's experience.
It is an well done series by Speieberg and Hanks.
It is an well done series by Speieberg and Hanks.
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I saw it. It was okay but not nearly as good as Band of Brothers. I didn't really love the characters, acting and stories behind them. However the story of the Pacific theater was great and the change in each of the characters over the length of the series. I thought the movie "The Thin Red Line" was better.
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Gotta disagree. I despised the "Thin Red Line" when I saw it, and reinforced that with a more recent viewing. The choices in casting were particularly galling, almost to a man. I thought that movie was terrible.
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I can understand the mixed reactions to it as discussed here, certainly. When the saving private Ryan film came out, which, in retrospect, I foumdm historically abysmal, despite its retrospective and winsome charm, I honestly preferredmthenthin red line film, which won no awards, though just as good, based on the James Jones second novel of his trilogy, which included from here to eternity and whistle, the last being very little known and never filmed yet. I found both films, ryan and thin red line, much similar in comparison as with both HBO series, just a thought. Oh, also, I may have actually seen Maj dick winters one day in Hershey PA when my wife and I were there to see the hershey factory, there was a ww2 airborme reunion where we were staying and I recall I might have actually seen him where we were eating, during the reunion, though I was of course never certain and didn't know then who he was, if it in fact was him, which I only mention, as I'd learned only much later on that he and his family lived there, just thought it might interest, many thanks.
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I don't remember but it sounds like a great addition to my Video Library.
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Missed the series but read the book by Sledge. I was very impressed by his account of personal experiences, esp the degree and length of training he & his unit went through in war time before deploying to combat. Once there he saw the worst of action. I gained a better appreciation of the 60mm mortar from his book and felt like I was right there as his unit made a landing or moved out in the attack. I believe he passed away a few years ago after spending a long and quiet career as a college professor of ornithology I believe. Quite a departure from his time as a Marine. He was a candidate for PTSD if there ever was one. Will have to google him.
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LTC Stephen C.
Eugene Sledge received a bachelor degree and a master degree from Auburn University (WAR EAGLE!) and received his doctorate (biology) at the University of Florida. "In the summer of 1962, Sledge was appointed Assistant Professor of Biology at Alabama College (now the University of Montevallo). In 1970 he became a professor, a position he held until his retirement in 1990. He taught zoology, ornithology, comparative vertebrate anatomy and other courses during his long tenure there. Sledge was popular with his students, organizing field trips and collections around town. Eugene Sledge died after a long battle with stomach cancer in 2001." Capt Tom Brown CPT Joseph K Murdock
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Yes, have the set on Blue Ray. Have also read the books by Sledge and Leckie. It was different than a Band of Brothers, but not really in a bad way. It jumped from the stories of 3 primary characters, Basilone, Sledge, and Leckie; and gave insight into their backgrounds and personal life, which BoB did not do with its characters.
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I used to watch it on Channel 13 in San Diego after school. I was the oddball kid in my family who watched documentaries.
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LTC Stephen C.
MSG (Join to see), I think that CPT Joseph K Murdock is referring to the HBO miniseries, The Pacific, that initially aired in 2010.
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