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World Wars The Pacific — “Basilone”

The Pacific — “Basilone”

TV Ep. · S1E2

All of The Pacific 10 episodes

Original languageEnglish

Runtime50 minutes

GenreDramaAction & AdventureWar & Politics

Set in1942
Serializd average
4.0 / 5
Saltiness

Fewer grains = more historically accurate.

Shelfmark MS 0278Last checked

Aired onHBO
68 years
between the events and the first broadcast
1942 → 2010

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Event

The brutal struggle for control over the Solomon island of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific during World War II. With its key location threatening access to Australia, the island became the site of a prolonged campaign between Japanese and American / ANZAC forces on land, at sea, and in the air.

filed under 1942

Runs throughPacific War

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Production Information

Directed by
David Nutter
Written by
Bruce C. McKenna
Production country
United States

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