Keyword: guadalcanal

The Pacific

8.7

2010

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Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.

Guadalcanal Diary

6.1

1943

Movie

HD

The story of a large U.S. Marines invasion task force bound for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1942.

The Thin Red Line

6

1964

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Set during the Allied invasion of the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater during WWII, this film is based on the novel by James Jones. Keir Dullea is Private Doll, who dreads the invasion and steals a pistol to help him protect himself. Sergeant Welsh (Jack Warden), a caustic, battle-scarred veteran, hates Doll, whom he considers a coward. In battle, Doll kills a Japanese soldier and is filled with remorse, which further angers the sergeant. The next day, an emboldened Doll wipes out an entire enemy machine gun post and begins to feel as sadistic as Welsh. The two must work together to clear away some mines, but as they do, their platoon is surprised by a Japanese raid.

Tarawa Beachhead

6

1958

Movie

HD

A marine sergeant witnesses a captain kill one of their men at Guadalcanal to cover his own incompetence, and fears he wont be believed because of rank, so finds the captain has gotten him assigned to his next command plus is cozying up to the family of his victim.