"The Pacific" Historical Introductions - Narrated by Tom Hanks
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- Опубликовано: 27 май 2022
- Narrated by executive producer Tom Hanks, this compilation of historical footage and commentary by WWII Marine veterans are excerpted from HBO's 2010 miniseries "The Pacific." These brief but insightful segments effectively stitch together historical context with the subsequent recreated scenes shown in the series. This is excellent for use in the classroom and we encourage that it be used as such.
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THAT'S MY DAD! at 11:44 on a Higgins Boat center frame far right..he cracks a smile holding his Springfield 30.06
When the narrator says that the soldiers were told that the fighting would only last a couple days...the next frame shows his Captain I have a picture of them together!
Dad was a Combat engineer Amphibious Army Island Hopper...that footage is from VICTORY At SEA episode 13 Melanesian Nightmare Dad fought first in New Guinea then Joined 2d Engineer Special Brigade Amphibious
Because the 32d Division 126th went on long marches and Dad had a touch of polio high arched foot...
His battle's were all hard won Victories in that outfit! Beach head after beach head...
2d Engineer Special Brigade were usually first to hit the beaches clear enemy set up shop for incoming friendly and off to the next one... YUP like 14 different landings...I have them all ..I have his journal from leaving the Cow palace in San Francisco escort to Australia from the Golden Gate by the USS INDIANAPOLIS!
The man that ducks at 12:27 and cuts when he reaches the left side of the screen, is that your dad?
Also, have you uploaded any of what your dad's writings or pictures of him anywhere?
@@raseli4066 Hi...I was wrong on the time frame... he's at 11:44 In the Higgins Boat...
I should write a book...
We'd talk about his combat experience's for hours sitting in our driveway...
I tried to answer earlier but my comments weren't posting 🤷🙋
@@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 RUclips loves to delete comments...
That is totally awesome! I was able to find photos of my dad's uncle who was a Navy pilot aboard the Wasp (CV-18) in 1944. He survived the war but he was killed in a training accident three years later. God rest the soul of Lt. Jg. Richard A. Snyder!
@@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503please contact some of these YT channels about Naval history and share that history!
Contact the : Unauthorized history of the pacific war. Seth, Bill and Jon Parshall- writer of Shattered Sword.
My Dad was one of those Marines that went to that island. He never talked about and he was only 19 years old and lived until he was 91 years young! RIP Dad and all those who fought.
All of these Interviews should be released in full. Now that alot of these great men have passed. For generations to come to understand
I couldn't agree more. Every young person needs to watch a documentary at the very least, about the greatest generation and WW2
My son gave me the CD a couple of years ago. I placed the CD on the shelf gathering dust. I simply didn't have the heart to watch movie. My father in law served on Okinawa from April 1, 1945 until the Japanese surrendered. Christmas Eve 1984 my wife and I gave Harold Eugene Rardin USMC a VCR and the movie "Sands of Iwo Jima" cassette. Harolds daughter my wife and I curled up on the davenport in the dim light began watching the movie with Harold. About 30 minutes into the movie I looked over at Harold. I could see tears in his eyes. I nudged Janet, she glanced over and then jumped up and turned the movie off. She stated you two need to go to the garage and have a beer. After a few beers I asked Haroldnof he would like to talk about his experience on Okinawa. In tears made me promise not to say a word to Janet or any member of the family. The story of watching his best friend cut down by a sniper, out of reach to pull him to safety and later ran over by a tank. Harold suffer jungle rot on his feet until he passed away 20 years later. Harold before he pasted away gave me a photo I will always cherish. Standing on an aircraft carrier heading back to the US. The picture taken on his 18th birthday. August 9, 1945. The day the US drop the bomb on Nagasaki. Now I know why Harold's generations referred to as, "The Greatest Generation".
Much respect to your father-in-law.
When Burgin calls it a “nightmare” it’s quite impactful. You know how bad something had to have been for a WWII Infantry Marine to call it a nightmare? That one word from him describes Peleliu enough. Semper Fi legends. Rest easy.
As well as the Army divisions who had 3x the infantry divisions in the Pacific as the USMC and twice as many casualties there as well
His face has so much pain and sorrow when he pauses, “It was uh…it was a nightmare” damn 😔 Semper Fi Burgy we owe you and all your comrades everything for helping stop the ruthless Japanese empire
I heard Burgin say that , And Leyden said it was a horror show. It must have been tough.
I loved these from the Pacific. Seeing the old footage mixed with hearing the veterans talk is fantastic.
What was left of the Australian Army at home was fighting in New Guinea from the start. The bulk of its forces were fighting the Germans in North Africa. Those left behind were largely reservists - part-time soldiers, what Americans might call National Guard, but they not only stopped the land invasion of Port Moresby (capital of New Guinea) during the battle of the Kokoda Trail, but they inflicted the first land defeat of the Japanese Imperial Army in WW2 at Milne Bay in late August 1942. The professional Australian Army arrived later in the year after helping the British to defeat Rommel's Army at El Alamein and joined the fight to kick the Japanese out of New Guinea.
I remember reading that the famous Rats of Tobruk met and had interactions with the guys of the 1st Marine Division during there stint in Australia
@@Autobotmatt428 That could well be correct - the Australian 7th Division were there, in the same area.
I love our allies in Australia 🇦🇺 from Oklahoma USA 🇺🇸
The Australian warriors are some of the best I have ever met. Hard men for sure. Greetings from Loveland Colorado.
My dad and uncles was part of it all with the AIF. Very proud of their huge effort.
If anyone hasn't been to the WW2 museum in New Orleans is an absolute MUST see!! Once there don't miss the 4D movie with Tom Hanks narrating!
I may be going in december. I told my wife, I really need to go to that museum.
I first went around 2017 with my wife. We watched the Hanks-narrated movie first thing. Was an EXCELLENT way to set the stage for the wonderful museum exhibits.
Thanks for this video. A bit of background...I served as a Navy pilot, in the easier times that were brought on by the sacrifices of these heroes. My dad fought in Europe, with the 82nd Airborne (Normandy, the Bulge, Market Garden, among others). He didn't speak of it. As I reached about high school age and began to read about it all and do a little research, I began asking questions, and he opened up to me. Dad wasn't a man who cried, as he'd grown up on a farm in the Depression, and seemed to accept that life was hard. At times, when he talked to me about it, I could see his jaw tighten as he did his best to hold back tears. You might be wondering why I'm going on about this fighter in the ETO, so far from Japan. This is why: one of the things my dad said was that, "most of us were just glad we weren't fighting the Japs." I lost buddies when I was in, but what these men went through is truly hard to imagine.
Now here we are, in a country that is ashamed of it's past. I'm glad Dad's not here to see what this country that he fought so hard to defend has become. God bless those men and souls of the 1st Marine.
Sorry - not sure where you are coming from in talking about this country being ashamed of its past. We Americans have done a lot of good and great things. We have also done some things that were not good or great. We ihould learn from our mistakes, not try to claim that binging them up diminishes us somehow. we are better than that.
But you fail to even passingly mention, the Army people that were there and fought just as hard as the USMC. When the 1st MARDIV was nearly combat ineffective they brought in the Army to finish the job. The truth is out there. But the USMC and the Madison Avenue crowd will blow up that USMC balloon. Hank's never even mentions the Army, Bless his Heart.
My grandmother's brother in law was in the 82nd Airborne. My grandfather's brother was in the 1st Marine Division he survived and returned. I believe it's him on the cover of the WW2 Life magazine cover Heroes of WW 2. He spent 2 years recovering in the hospital. He would talk about a battle at night and the barrel of the machine gun glowing orange the fighting was so intense. My grandfather helped build the Atomic Bomb. Knowing what I know about what these men were going thru I don't regret what they did. Even though I have been told in college how the Japanese were the victims.
There is Absolutely No Doubt that when we call these men The Greatest Generation" that that is TRUE. The US was in fear that Japan would invade California, Oregon and or Washington states and the FACT is there was little we could have done if they did, aside from a gun behind every blade of grass as The Japanese General predicted.
@@xxyyzzplants131 this whole little documentary is extremely inaccurate by "omission". @ xxyyzzplants is right. More than 3x as many US ARMY divisions fought in the Pacific Theatre than the marines. Not to mention more than twice as many Army were killed in the PT than the USMC as well. Not one word from Hanks
Im an Infantry Marine. Just hearing the names of these Islands sends shivers down my spine, knowing too well what these men lived through
It was an honor to wear the same uniform these brave men did.
PFC EUGENE H DOG UNDERWOOD US ARMY
UNDERWOOD FOUGHT IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
BLOODY BUNA/ SANANANDA
with 32d Division 126th Combat Infantry Regiment had a touch of polio high arched foot so they put him in 2d Engineers Special Brigade Amphibious 592d Boat and Shore Regiment usually first to hit the beach heads Letter of Commendation from Brigadier General William F Heavy ( Commanding) mentions Banzai Charges and hand to hand combat..
BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGOS
ADMIRALITYS
LOS NEGROS
BATANGAS
BATTAN
CORRIGADOR
OLONGAMPOS
SUBIC BAY
MANILLA
LEYTE AND LUZON!
I'm amazed he made it! I buried Pop in 1997 with shrapnel still in him.
California native ✌️❤️🇺🇸🙏🗽
PS .. Pineapple Grenades had 8 second fuses...
One one thousand
Two one thousand
Three one thousand
Four one thousand
He said the other 4 seconds would last an eternity thinking they would throw it back...
Shit man!
Holy Shit!
That's my Dad at 11:44 in the Higgings boat center far right
cracking a smile holding his Springfield 30.06
When the narrator says that the soldiers were told that the fighting would only last a couple of days....
This footage is from VICTORY At SEA episode 13 Melanesian Nightmare...
That's my Dad!
You did not live through it though.
Thank you for sharing this video. I have watched the Pacific series several times. Never gets old or boring. Semper Fi to all the Marines past and present!
Ronald Rider. USMC 64 -- 68. Vietnam 65 -- 66. Machine Gunner, Marine Corps Infantry. Thank you very much. Semper Fi and Oohrah. God Bless.
The Pacific is such a great series. My beloved “10 hour movie”
I have no idea how the army wasn't mentioned in this 20 minute trailer. More than three times as many Army divisions fought in the Pacific Theatre than the marines. Not to mention more than twice as many Army were killed in the PT than the USMC as well.
@@777jarisbecause the series ‘The Pacific’ focused on the Marines.
Vietnam vet here and I know not many folks read books anymore, but the book, "With the Old Breed", by EB Sledge is the most frightening (first person) account of what the marines experienced fighting on the pacific islands Peleliu and Okinawa.
(Ken Burns used for the WWII Documentary)
(Many felt it was a huge mistake by General MacArthur to waste lives invading those islands, but he persisted and so many men were put through the ultimate hell).
War ? What is it good for...? absolutely nothing
Agreed. Sledge's several-page description of the psychological impact of being under sustained artillery bombardment is one of the most poignant descriptions of war I've ever read. It's haunting.
MacArthur was not dearly loved. He also didn't do anything to rescue prisoners in the Philipines. When that happened he did a big photo op. Disgusting.
That's one of the best books I've ever read. What amazed me the most was how long after the war it was before he write it
Read Burgum’s book. It’s very good.
My dad was there in the 1st division. He didn't give a lot of details. Sometimes, all he would say was that it was bad. I learned more about it from books and videos like this. They were all heroes.
Marines camped near where my mum lived in NZ, then went off to Tarawa and other horrific places
My Grandpa was there on a Ammo ship that carried supplies for the Marines. The stuff he shared with me was unnerving. Those guys were truly the Greatest Generation. We need more Men like this today.
They were stationed north of Wellington where my mum lived...great stories of camaraderie/kindness..many married local girls but of course never came back from places like Tarawa, Iwo, Okinawa etc...catastrophic the people running this US the opposite way these heros would have expected
1st Marines my grandfather was
The guy that said that it had been 67 years and that the Word Guadalcanal still elicited a physical reaction of anxiety! These Men are superheroes in my book!
Its tough because we all view them as heroes but many ww2 vets who survived just felt a sense of guilt for surviving the war and could never get past the horrible loss of lifee and destruction. Many never talked about it even to their families. Many drank themselves to death. The veterans featured here are so tough
I still have nightmares, and Iraq was a fraction of the nightmare that fellow devil dogs faced in the Pacific
@JustinDesignzz yall didn't get the heroes welcome either when you're deployment was over. It's a damn shame to me how we treat our veterans. In the 1940s, they were thought of as heroes on a crusade, but in the 2000s, just like in the 60s, you were villains who didn't belong there.
When are we going to realize that soldiers who fight our enemies are the whole reason why we as Americans enjoy our way of life. Without you and men like you, we'd be at the mercy of those who would rather see our cities burn, and our culture destroyed. Makes me sick!
Btw, thank you for your service, and if it was up to me, anyone who dodged bullets for a living in a shithole desert.......would never have to work again stateside. You're more deserving of peace and luxury than ANYone! Especially with the ridiculous amounts of money we pay manchildren to chase a ball around. Imo, we got it all effed up and upside down 😢
@@dutchmandave6605 thank you for the kind words! War is definitely hell no matter what decade it was fought in. I wish the no working part was true too (even though I can't sit idle), but right now I'm on the struggle bus with over 200 apps in the past 4 months for design jobs in the tech field (even mentioning my protected veteran status). I feel like they should have a checkbox for "proven to outwork any other employee in the field"...but such is the state of the world. Just keep your head down and move forward in life. -Semper Fi
This is a superb show, Tom Hanks being himself does everything so well. I was, as a young kid, educated in all this as my father was a machine gunner in the Army during this time and I learned the good the bad and the ugly from him. Thank you for Tom Hanks in educating all those who are unaware of what really happened.
Tom hanks is a total far left china, brandon loving prancer..should have had a real american, not some hollywood ponce
Grateful for the journalists and for these guys, who had the courage to tell their stories.
The battle on Peleliu will never be forgotten, hail to the heros.
and after all that death and injury, MacArthur changed his mind and didn't use the island. Well done dugout Doug you waste of space - you basically caused all those deaths and what for.
The “brilliant” MacArthur demanded Peleiu be taken although Japan had little or no AirPower to use airfield. Also no one had a clue how it was defended. What a waste.
Love hearing these stories and passing them through the generations
That water situation on Peleliu always annoyed me. I just get the sense some higher up had fucked up and/or was being callous. It’s like Nick Noltes characters in The Thin Red Line, “They’re tough boys. They’ll tough it out. And if they pass out, the pass out...”
Like water is some sort of luxury. Nice to have but if you don’t have it just tough it out until you do. They should have stopped right where they were and dedicated all the men and resources necessary to get water to the front...
“how the fuck could did they send us up here without any fucking water?” Easy when you’re not the one dying of thirst. I wish I was as brave, courageous and strong as these men I’m not religious, but God bless every single one of them.
In the interviews, I recognize Sidney Phillips and Romus Burgin, Marines that went through hell and came out the other side. Old Corps Marines, heroes one and all.
Time stamps for each episode:
"Guadalcanal/Leckie" 0:00
"Basilone" 2:12
"Melbourne" 4:55
"Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika" 7:14
"Peleliu Landing" 9:43
"Peleliu Airfield" 12:19
"Peleliu Hills" 14:20
"Iwo Jima" 16:35
"Okinawa" 19:09
"Home" 21:08
@@RonMexico53 I had the time stamps perfectly timed at the time of writing them... Weird. Thanks though, I'll fix them
Thank You for the stamps, it's helpful because on HBO and Netflix, these intros were removed, don't know why
Thank you so much for providing these timestamps. These intros provide good historical context to each episode. I don't know why Max decided to remove them.
Hearing Tom Hanks talk about WW2 just really hits different love it.
Tom did this narration wile he was on Epstein's island..
While he still searching for private ryan
oh sure! i just love when our nation's history is "narrated" by an out and out commie like that punk hanks!
@SM-tj6qp I worked in Hollywood. Hanks is FAR from clean. He jokes that his IMAGE is so clean he can do anything. He is a MAJOR dirtbag and kiddie diddler.
@@nickkrug8157Don the Con had Epstein wacked at Rykers, as they shared an affinity for younger women. Donny Boy admitted in on video (the affinity, not the hit).
Tom Hanks did a good job narrating would love to see more
He can also act. You may have heard of some of his movies.😇
My son is 23. When I see the video and pics of the dead and wounded, I see his face. Add the sickening fact they never used Peleliu for anything after 1/3 of the Marines were casualties reeks of a war crime itself...against the US by the US. Then when you think of all the battles for hill tops in Korea, Japan, Vietnam, you see it seems like SOP. I guess there is strategic purpose in war to kill as many enemy as possible and you go where they are. But man, with my 21st century understanding, it just seems like we sent them to the slaughter for no military purpose whatsoever. God bless these brave men for doing their duty. Our civilian authorities need to do better when using our precious resource....our fighting aged men and women.
-.- then youre a fool.
I don't argue with your facts. But I choose to not judge as I know where the Japanese were and how it all turned out -including the nuclear bomb at the end that we discovered first thank God. But they didn't know that, and not just the grunts. The brass was uncertain of a lot of things that we now know. It's now locked into history. But at the moment it was spinning out of control.
Even Bull Halsey tried to stop the invasion of Peleliu. Why was it carried out? Simply put, inertia. So many pieces was moving to attack Nimitz and others didn't think they could stop it. Sickening excuse.
@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer MacArthur was the impetus for that fiasco.
@@thomast8539 MacArthur had nothing to do with that fiasco. That was under the command of Nimitz. He had his own theater of operations and that was part of the Central Pacific theater of operation.
My dad, Sterling "Bud" Robertson trained at Fort Rucker and shipped out on June 10, 1944 to Hawaii. He fought with the Army Wildcats, construction corp, on Peleliu and Okinawa, as a Sargent. He then ended up in Japan after being saved by the atom bomb. He was a Okie who picked cotton as a child, he learned to use heavy equipment building roads and demolition working on the Coulee Dam. He learned these skills through FDR programs through the depression. He never agreed with the FDR detractors. And he never talk negatively about the Japanese people even after all the atrocities he saw. Ignorance brings on wars and if my dad could see the humanity in his enemy after the war maybe we can with out so much waste of lives and livelihoods.
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My Dad was an Island Hopper Amphibious
And he bought Japanese made vehicles! He'd smile and say...they make better cars!
We were Pals... honest to God we'd sit in the driveway and talk for hours about his Combat experience's!
I've heard stories that made my hair stand up and one that had me looking for a hole to dive into! Swear to God I looked for a hole!
@@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503 God bless you and your family. Your Father is a Hero in my book. I love those stories. Heard some from my Grandfather and Uncle who served in WW2. I will Never forget them and hold those memories dear.
What a name. Much thanks and appreciation for your Fathers service
God bless these American Heroes, Thank you to all who served in the arm forces.
My grandfather is a Marine who arrived in NZ. He met my grandmother when he came down here before he shipped to Guadalcanal.
I Think I remember my dad having tattoos that said Guadal canal. He had a Bulldog head with a helmet on. He was a Marine on The Tuscaloosa.
It just hit me, that ol boy is Sidney Phillips. He had a kick buddy named Eugene Sledge, if memory serves.
True hero’s. Thank you to each and everyone of you for fighting and protecting our freedom and my freedom. I feel so insignificant having never served. But boy oh boy am I grateful.
My father was on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Thanks pops. Rest in peace.
Shoutout to The Pacific soundtrack!
made by the legend Hans Zimmer
I have been a WW2 history buff I've always loved to hear the real veterans telling their story.
...on behalf of a grateful Nation and as a fellow veteran, Thank You.
Amazing anyone survived....brave men
Not only did the Marines have a horrific situation, I can't even imagine the sailors taking that beating
Navy medics were imbedded with MARINES AND GOD BLESS THEM ALL.
The Navy went thru hell during the Solomons Campaign, largely because the senior leadership and the war planners of the '30s were so entrenched in non-inovative training and weapons development.
The Japs however, had planned very well and developed night fighting tactics and torpedoes that proved to be the best in the world. America was unprepared on different levels, and the price paid for these errors was huge.
Then there were the kamikaze attacks. Unmitigated hell for ships, especially the smaller vessels, from late '44 on. My dad and uncles went thru this hell. I'm thankful they all made it, but many didn't.
My brother's father in law was a Marine Corporal and rifleman with the First Marines. He received the Purple Heart and the Navy Cross for his heroic actions on Pelileu, while defending a coral ridge. The fighting went hand to hand at one point.
I had 2 old veterans friends who have passed now. Told me so many stories about this battle. 1 was a Marine and the other Navy was on a supply ship called the Alheena Spelling not right I am sure).
My uncle joined the US Navy at the age of 17YO in 1940, later he became the pilot of a landing craft due to the high mortality of senior seamen, by 19 he had made dozens of landings in the Pacific. As a soldier myself I approached him asking about his experiences. In my service as a soldier and later as an EMT I have learned the physical signs of a person experiencing deep psychological trauma, it is often called the 1000 yard stare and that is what I saw in my uncle's face, 50 years after WW2 had ended
They want to forget, and cannot.
Pop was an Combat engineer Amphibious island Hopper WWII...
I seen him give that "1000 yard stare" a thousand times before I knew there was a name for it...I was very lucky cuz Dad would talk about his combat experience's...even though he fought against the Japanese he would often talk about Hitler...so one day out of curiosity I asked him...Hey Pop ...how come them Germans killed all them Jews?
Complete silence...and his eyes.... they'd stare right through me! First time I really remember it I was 4 years old...The Movie " Back to Bataan" just came on ...Dad Yelled out " Hey Ivan ...this is about your Dad!" My 10 year old brother straddled his stretched out legs and said to Dad .." you never killed anybody! You couldn't shoot Cupie! (The family dog who was sitting at Dads side) my Dad drew an imaginary bead on Cupie and said" I could kill that dog right now " I watched my Dad's whole composure change like a chameleon and I remember thinking to myself...I'm looking at a dead dog! My brother just rolled his eyes and blew it off...I was like WHOA! My Dad's different. ❤️🇺🇸⚔️
Thanks again!!
Really enjoyed this!
Heroes wear Dog Tags 🏷️ not Capes. Breaks my heart seeing the hell our Marines and Army dogs went through
I wish Hanks and Spielberg would tackle the Pacific war on the water. Leaving out that part of the battle seems to leave too much on the cutting room floor. I’m sure they can find the story of a Navy ship that endured the entirety of the war, too.
After Masters of the Air I'm almost positive they'll be moving onto the Navy, or Tanker Crews next.
ONE OF THE BEST DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE PACIFIC BRAVO!
We must listen to these men and hear their stories. The day when the last veteran will be gone is rapidly approaching.
Will you guys ever do a break down of each episode of The Pacific? You're one of my favorite history + pop culture crossover channels, and it feels like it would be so incredibly insightful for you to share your thoughts and knowledge about this series!
It's on our very long list!
@@ReelHistory Thank you so much responding! Can't wait for what you guys have in store for us :)
Great series and so was Band of Brothers. I really don't need any historical Introductions. I was fortunate enough to hear first hand both my father in law's stories (USN WWII) as well as those of my brother's father in law (USMC WWII). We miss you Brownie & Norm. Thanks to all now serving, those who have, and those who will in the future. FLY NAVY!!!
I thought Band of Brothers was the best WW2 series I’d ever seen until “The Pacific”. I can not wait for their next series on the 8th Air Force. Spielberg and Hanks should be very proud of these two series!
I loved the Pacific but I think and of brothers just has more impact
I didn't know that there making a series of the Mighty 8th. Do you know when it's scheduled to air?
@@markalley4810 They’ve had some production issues, but the last release date is late September this year. Production costs over $200m
@@jimgaul67 awesome thanks!
The video of Guadalcanal infantry shows M-1 rifles. The Army had M-1s, but the Marines still had 1903 Springfields. The Marines liked the M-1’s performance when the Army soldiers fought side by side with Chesty Puller’s marines on Bloody Ridge. I think the Marines were issued M-1, before Cape Gloucester. Enough supply ships were getting to Guadalcanal to land the 7th Marines plus more ammo and food. Still, the troops were often short of food and some medicines.
very interesting..later in the war you saw every marine with an M 1 Carbine..and they looked pretty handy..shorter barrel easy to use and carry, light i suppose and could get off that mag pretty quick..82nd airborne commander Gavin carried one in Europe
As vicious as the fighting was in the Pacific, it still blows my mind that we lost more men in the European theater than in the Pacific. Hard to believe.
Daylight bombing runs, in particular, were quite deadly.
I guess the fighting was more constant as there were no "island hopings"
We had much more people committed in Europe than in the Pacific. A full scale invasion of Japan would've produced far more casualties than Europe.
@@liltoaster7308 ... Yup.
That's where it was headed back then if the war had gone on longer. Our leaders had no choice but to use the atomic bomb
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MacArthur appears to have his thoughts directed, almost devoted, to the Philippines and his vaunted victorious return. Peleliu indeed. Wonderfully valiant young Americans killed for no future need. Mac sure looked grand stomping onto the Philippine beach didn't he?
Peleliu was Nimitz's operation.
@@redaug4212 MacArthur was FDR's strategic commander in the Pacific as Eisenhower was in Europe. Nuff said.
@@LesterMoore No, he wasn't. MacArthur was only in command of SWPA (Southwest Pacific Area). He was not supreme commander of the Pacific Theater. Theater command was split between MacArthur and Nimitz with the JCS delegating strategic decisions. MacArthur could have cared less whether Peleliu was taken. It was Nimitz who blatantly disregarded Halsey's intel that Leyte was only lightly defended and that Palau landings could be deprecated. Ultimately it was Nimitz who ordered the operation to continue when he had full authority to divert to Leyte instead.
@@redaug4212 And that island was in the Southwest Pacific Area.
@@LesterMoore No, Peleliu was in the CPA (Central Pacific Area), which is why Nimitz's forces were invading instead of MacArthur. Look up "ww2 pacific area map" and you can see the delineations.
I really love this series. My great uncle , one of my Grandmothers 10 brothers and sisters, fought in the Pacific as a Marine. He was NEVER the same they said. Poor guy became Alcoholic, I only met him once. These Brave MEN make me proud to be an American 🇺🇸
Best and most realistic depiction of the horrors endured by our troops in the Pacific campaign. God bless them.
Thanks to all team of the series Pacific for maintaining memory of those who fought in that war, all heroes. Thanks to all heroes - Americans, Australians, British, Newzalanders, Dutch and other brave nations, who are fought against japanese invaders.
As a former AF fighter pilot with three combat tours in Viet Nam and a Purple Heart I seen the hell of war up close and personal. A story like this gives me a sense that even in the horrors and terror of war there are moments of pure goodness that lift the soul and makes you feel there is some hope for humanity.
I think I’ve watched the The Pacific so many times, I almost could say that word for word haha..
The Heart and sole of the US marine corps was forged from ww2! What they went through and accomplished should never ever be forgotten. Complete and upmost respect for the corps. Semper Fi 🫡🫡
I thought The Pacific was different than Band of Brothers, it did a fantastic job of showing the Hell that those Marines were in. Like BoB, I think it should be required viewing in all American high schools.
Kind of tainted with the sex scenes.
God bless those brave men.
Thank you Tom Hanks for your work depicting what happened in the Pacific. There aren't enough popular sources about that war. I'd like to see something about the Death March of Baatan and Corrigidor.
For most of the Europeans (hello from Sweden!) the WW2 warfare history of the Pacific has never gained popularity in such a detail as the warfare i Europe. Not surprising when one thinks about it, the European theatres of war was obviously geographically happening right here. The Band Of Brothers book and TV-series made a huge impact but the Pacific series just never gained the same popularity here. I love it though. OK it might lack some of the craftmanship or in terms of technical execution and overall entertainment value of The B o B but I still find this series describing the hell of island warfare in a great way.
A far away place, in a strange unknown environment, the heat, the damp, the smell, the illnesses, the fear of a highly motivated and largely invisible enemy, like later in Vietnam. It has all the drama a war series should have.
Well... We have our fare share of war here in Europe again, this time Russia is trying to take over the world. The tensions between China and Taiwan grow each day.
We humans just never seem to learn...
Crazy what these men went through. Bravest generation ever! My great grandfather was an Aussie Anzac & fought alongside the Americans at the the top of New Guinea
Ive watched Band of Brothers maybe 10 times, The Pacific only once. Might be time for a redux
Both of my parents served in the Army during WWII in the South Pacific. They wouldn’t talk about it. They were in the Philippines, New Zealand, Australia.
I had the greatest pleasure of meeting R.V. Burgin, Sid Phillips, and the widow of Eugene Sledge. Cpl Burgin and Mrs Sledge were both very welcoming and invited me into their homes without even knowing who I was. Each time I travelled through Texas (a few times a year) I would stop by Clp Burgin's place and hang out with him. His home was a museum of memorabilia.
The greatest generation !! U all should read the book ! Our entire country united, worked, fought and died
These WWII Marines of the 1st MarDiv were total Raggedy 'Bad Asses'! They set the tone for future Marines! Had the honor and privilege to wear the same uniform as these men for four years. And, serve in the same 1st MarDiv and 5th Marine Regiment as a Rifleman from Jan. 66 to Aug 65. Semper Fi! 'Blue Diamond' 'Fighting Fight Marines'!
0311 G/2/5 An Hoa/Arizona Territory Quang Nam Province 68-69
Wife's family had several members USMC in the Pacific...None EVER talked about it..Now I know why!
My hats off to the cameramen. I dips me lid.
I think they were mistaken when someone said their transports were sunk. The Japanese navy sank 5 allied cruisers in the battle of Savo Island. When the transports lost their protection, they left before they were completely unloaded. In spite of losses in several sea engagements, the U.S. navy did eventually disrupt the supplies to Japanese troops.
That's a perfect example of the life of a Marine Grunt and not just in WW2. In my time in combat, we called it the "mushroom effect". We were kept in the dark and what we told was often full of shit. No news from back "in the world". No telephones, no computers, no Internet. So "Scuttlebutt" or "the Word" becomes the main source of info which was nothing more than rumors and imaginations gone hyper under the pressure.
So, don't be surprised when a Vet doesn't have his facts straight about a battle he was actually in. Any infantryman, invariably, has a very narrow picture of what's going on anywhere outside of his eyesight or hearing.
I've talked to a few Guadalcanal Vets over the years and what became known as the "Battle of Savo Island" was, to the Grunts onshore, an amazing lightshow with blasts of brilliant light and bangs of explosions in a pitch black night. When the sun came up, all they saw empty water. The multiple ships (mostly transport and supply vessels) that had been, just offshore,
unloading their supplies were nowhere to be seen.
So, why wouldn't he remember it as the transports being sunk. It's probably what the scuttlebutt was. The only info he got was from his fellow leathernecks.
Anyway, a grunt usually has more important things occupying their brain cases. Things like: When are we gonna get more ammo or chow or drinkable water? When are we gonna get pulled back from the front line? You know...the important stuff.
CPL RV Burgin was on Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa. Amazing how anyone could do that, let alone be leading the way for his men. Unbelievable strength
An excerpt from EB Sledge's book With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa about the conditions on Okinawa:
"The stench of death was overpowering. The only way I could bear the monstrous horror of it all was to look upward away from the earthly reality surrounding us, watch the leaden gray clouds go skudding over, and repeat over and over to myself that the situation was unreal - just a nightmare - that I would soon awake and find myself somewhere else. But the ever-present smell of death saturated my nostrils. It was there with every breath I took. I existed from moment to moment, sometimes thinking death would have been preferable. We were in the depths of the abyss, the ultimate horror of war. During the fighting around the Umurbrogol Pocket on Peleliu, I had been depressed by the wastage of human lives. But in the mud and driving rain before Shuri, we were surrounded by maggots and decay. Men struggled and fought and bled in an environment so degrading I believed we had been flung into hell's own cesspool."
Knowing where you are going, and what the big picture is, is important
Thank You
I have been a WW2 history buff I've always loved to hear the real veterans telling their story. My father flew USAAC from September 1940 until it became the USSF in 1947 and flew until October 52 when he picks his F51 into a paddy got out and was SAR but couldn't fly because of lower back problems ✌️
One morning (in the mid '70s) after hearing him screaming the night before. "Dad do you still have nightmares?" He said "yea" I said "how do you deal with it?"
He said..."eventually you make friends with the ghosts" guess that should have been a clue, but I was young. He eventually turned a weapon on himself he brought back from Nam. 36 years active & reserve...now gone.
23 a day folks...
The world is forever indebted to the Soldiers who fought againts the axis of evil..to bring freedom to whom they did not know..RIP Heros
Such great men my heros God bless all of you thank you sir
This is why these politicians threatening to do this again are evil to the core. Who would want this?
The Tribe
I well up everytime i hear this.just stunning.those poor lads.we havnt got a clue.we'll never know their fear.🙁
The Army fought there as well. 81st infantry.
Oh my, 20.04 was so extremely sad to see. That child was extremely scared and shaking so bad Iam sure it was physically painful and mentally traumatic with such innocent! 😢❤🇺🇸
I'm only now finding out about this, and I have to say, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?! These intros make The Pacific 10x better.
I believe Men like these hardly exist these days, these Men were hard as nails, RIP ❤
I cannot believe a record company copywrite striked your music on a video like this. Like, wtf. Are you serious?
I was watching the Pacific on Max today, and the historical introductions for each episode have been taken out. I am totally not a fan of that. I love the history intros with the veterans talking before the episodes starting.
Same here! They update you on where and when the war is unfolding and really set the tone of the episode! I’ve been looking for months and I can’t find a reason for them to remove them.
It was an honor to wear the same uniform as these men.
It’s ashame they removed these from MAX. Glad to find them here
Anyone know why these were taken out of the show? It's such an important part of each episode
I had the honor to know a man that served in the 1st. He was on the West Virginia at Pearl and was transferred to the 1st a few weeks later.
He made it through the war, being wounded 3 times. He was also in Korea. He started as a Pvt. and retired as a Major.
His 'shadow box' was impressive. Bronze stars, silver stars, purple hearts. Letters from Chesty Puller from when he was in Korea. he served from May 1941 to December 1963
He lost his only son in Hue in 1968
I would like to solute you mister Hanks. I came as an migrant from former USSR and at the time we had no idea of US input into the great war, especially on a Pacific. Once againe thank you for the words of truth! May the God bless you for your work telling the truth!
The only thing in my Deployment that came close to thier lack of supply in Gaudal Canal, When I was In Iraq, Our water supply was hit. We had no potable water for 21 hours in August. I was close to death then at 1820, Finally tasted water. To this day that was the best tasting drink I have ever tasted.
The hell our Marines and Army Dogs went through cannot be understated. I even feel bad for the young Japanese soldiers who were forced to Fight too. War is Fucked up and I’m so happy that I’ve never been put in a position where I have to Fight for my Life
Peleliu was a bloody battle that was , later found out , not necessary , but costing high casualties amongst the Marines .
What American forces had to overcome in the Pacific was just incomprehensible to the imagination. What especially was difficult to understand was the bitter fighting and huge casualties that Marines suffered in capturing the island of Peleliu and in the end it was all for nothing. It could have been bypassed for more important islands but for some reason the military brass decided to attack the island.
These should have been attached to the episodes for streaming.
You have to remember by this time we brits had been fighting for 3 years .
My deepest respect for all the brave men who sacrificed their lives in war. God bless the men who made it home.
I cannot comprehend the bravery these men needed (and demonstrated) to put themselves through a living hell. There's no way we Americans can sufficiently show the appropriate gratitude for the sacrifices they made.
2:05 - My sentiments exactly when preparing to attend my Greek family’s Sunday dinners...
my father in law lost his mind on the canal...took two years till he came home...all war is a form of insanity
Cover up re; Guadalcanal was the Admiral that pulled naval support from the Marines. He should have been court marshalled, instead he was rewarded.
Just remember that the Australians & US Army troops fighting on New Guinea faced greater odds in worse conditions over a longer time period and never had any Naval support of any kind !
My great uncle was on Iwo Jima and went up Mt. Suribachi. He said 28 men walked off of the island after the battle. He was later part of the occupation force in Nagasaki. He was also recalled for Korea where he was wounded. Before he shipped out, he sat down with my grandmother, his big sister, with a map of the Pacific and assigned different addresses on their street to the different islands. Being at the time a small town in Oklahoma, they knew the postman would deliver it by the name, not the address. That way he could get around the field censors so she would know where he was.