The Pacific · SEASON 1

Iwo Jima

Episode 8 · 2010-05-02

★ 7.5
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Season 1Episode 8★ 7.5/10
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Episode overview

Increasingly frustrated by his role campaigning for war bonds, Basilone convinces the Marines to allow him to train troops headed for combat. Transferred to Camp Pendleton, he enjoys a whirlwind romance with an initially reluctant female Marine, Lena Riggi. But the couple know they are living on borrowed time, as Basilone is soon to take part in the Marine landing on Iwo Jima.

56 minutes

Season 1 episodes

1. Guadalcanal/Leckie2010-03-14 2. Basilone2010-03-21 3. Melbourne2010-03-28 4. Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika2010-04-04 5. Peleliu Landing2010-04-11 6. Peleliu Airfield2010-04-18 7. Peleliu Hills2010-04-25 8. Iwo Jima2010-05-02 9. Okinawa2010-05-09 10. Home2010-05-16