Comments on: Battles in the HBO Miniseries ‘The Pacific’ – A Synopsis http://www.armchairgeneral.com/battles-in-the-hbo-miniseries-the-pacific-a-synopsis.htm All things military history! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Brian Lampkins http://www.armchairgeneral.com/battles-in-the-hbo-miniseries-the-pacific-a-synopsis.htm/comment-page-1#comment-22239 Brian Lampkins Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:22:20 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6321#comment-22239 Throwback band of brothers episodes are where its at. Vinny Chase's welcome back party!!! Throwback band of brothers episodes are where its at. Vinny Chase’s welcome back party!!!

]]> By: MAP OF THE MONTH – Military Ops in Asia 1944-1945 » Armchair General http://www.armchairgeneral.com/battles-in-the-hbo-miniseries-the-pacific-a-synopsis.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18220 MAP OF THE MONTH – Military Ops in Asia 1944-1945 » Armchair General Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:27:05 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6321#comment-18220 [...] Battles in the HBO Miniseries "The Pacific" – A Synopsis [...] [...] Battles in the HBO Miniseries "The Pacific" – A Synopsis [...]

]]> By: JJ http://www.armchairgeneral.com/battles-in-the-hbo-miniseries-the-pacific-a-synopsis.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11662 JJ Sun, 02 May 2010 21:42:26 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6321#comment-11662 Personally, i would rather see a remake of naval warfare classics like Midway and At dawn we slept. Wouldn't it be amazing to see a full naval battle with amazing graphics, historically accurate aircraft and ships? The pacific is an amazing show but come ON guys, someone has to pick up the naval genre again. Personally, i would rather see a remake of naval warfare classics like Midway and At dawn we slept. Wouldn’t it be amazing to see a full naval battle with amazing graphics, historically accurate aircraft and ships? The pacific is an amazing show but come ON guys, someone has to pick up the naval genre again.

]]> By: John Grogan http://www.armchairgeneral.com/battles-in-the-hbo-miniseries-the-pacific-a-synopsis.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11267 John Grogan Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:14:43 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6321#comment-11267 Please note that the only battle depicted on New Britain (Episode 4) is actually the Battle of Coffin Corner, which was the only engagement to involve the 2nd Battalion (Leckie's battalion) during the Cape Gloucester Campaign. It took place on December 30, 1943 during a driving monsoon at 2:00 am and was characterized by repeated banzai charges by a group of only 100 japanese against the line held primarily by G Company, as well as H Company of the 2nd Battalion. The battle concentrated on a very corner of the line where two ridges converged (the "Coffin Corner"). The enemy overran at least two of the american machine gun pits before they were overwhelmed. 89 Japanese were killed and 6 marines lost their lives, including my great-uncle, who was a Sgt. with G Company. The battle is described in detail in both Leckie's "Helmet for My Pillow" and the USMC history of the campaign on New Britain, which contains photos of the aftermath. The USMC history is available on the internet as part of its "Hyperwar" series. Sid Philips, who is a character in "The Pacific" also describes the battle on his website, MarineSidPhillips.com. Please note that the only battle depicted on New Britain (Episode 4) is actually the Battle of Coffin Corner, which was the only engagement to involve the 2nd Battalion (Leckie’s battalion) during the Cape Gloucester Campaign. It took place on December 30, 1943 during a driving monsoon at 2:00 am and was characterized by repeated banzai charges by a group of only 100 japanese against the line held primarily by G Company, as well as H Company of the 2nd Battalion. The battle concentrated on a very corner of the line where two ridges converged (the “Coffin Corner”). The enemy overran at least two of the american machine gun pits before they were overwhelmed. 89 Japanese were killed and 6 marines lost their lives, including my great-uncle, who was a Sgt. with G Company. The battle is described in detail in both Leckie’s “Helmet for My Pillow” and the USMC history of the campaign on New Britain, which contains photos of the aftermath. The USMC history is available on the internet as part of its “Hyperwar” series. Sid Philips, who is a character in “The Pacific” also describes the battle on his website, MarineSidPhillips.com.

]]> By: Mark Birmingham http://www.armchairgeneral.com/battles-in-the-hbo-miniseries-the-pacific-a-synopsis.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11266 Mark Birmingham Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:39:12 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6321#comment-11266 I was concerned when I saw the episode guide. It does have Iwo Jima and Okinawa, battles that should be covered. Guadacanal and New Britian are a bit lesser known, but that is a good reason to feature them. My concern is that three of the ten episodes deal with Peleliu. While the battle is considered a strategic error it does not diminish the actual history. I am wondering how the producers are going to deal with aftermath? After all, they are making this the feature battle of the whole series. Are they going to to harp on this being a mistake as in "look at all of the mistakes the military has made and continues to make even today". I hope not, but this is Hollywood. I was concerned when I saw the episode guide. It does have Iwo Jima and Okinawa, battles that should be covered. Guadacanal and New Britian are a bit lesser known, but that is a good reason to feature them. My concern is that three of the ten episodes deal with Peleliu. While the battle is considered a strategic error it does not diminish the actual history. I am wondering how the producers are going to deal with aftermath? After all, they are making this the feature battle of the whole series. Are they going to to harp on this being a mistake as in “look at all of the mistakes the military has made and continues to make even today”. I hope not, but this is Hollywood.

]]> By: pilgrim twentyten http://www.armchairgeneral.com/battles-in-the-hbo-miniseries-the-pacific-a-synopsis.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11245 pilgrim twentyten Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:10:07 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6321#comment-11245 Having made BILLIONS upon BILLIONS these past decades catering to the dumb-down franchise-slum denial needs of history's MOST awesomely genocidal regime ---ACROSS the Pacific Hollywood continues to run for moral cover in the form of ad nauseum, anachronistic, PC WWII retreads ----EVEN ON THIS ---the once again 'mysteriously overlooked' 60th Anniversary of the epic, relevant ---indeed STILL unfolding ----KOREAN WAR! ---STOP buying into the set-up boys! ---It's DANGEROUS! Having made BILLIONS upon BILLIONS these past decades catering to the dumb-down
franchise-slum denial needs of history’s MOST awesomely genocidal regime —ACROSS the Pacific
Hollywood continues to run for moral cover in the form of ad nauseum, anachronistic, PC WWII retreads
—-EVEN ON THIS —the once again ‘mysteriously overlooked’ 60th Anniversary of the epic,
relevant —indeed STILL unfolding —-KOREAN WAR!

—STOP buying into the set-up boys! —It’s DANGEROUS!

]]> By: MAP OF THE MONTH – Military Operations in the Pacific, 1944-45 » Armchair General http://www.armchairgeneral.com/battles-in-the-hbo-miniseries-the-pacific-a-synopsis.htm/comment-page-1#comment-11038 MAP OF THE MONTH – Military Operations in the Pacific, 1944-45 » Armchair General Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:39:10 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6321#comment-11038 [...] Battles in the HBO Miniseries "The Pacific:" A Synopsis [...] [...] Battles in the HBO Miniseries "The Pacific:" A Synopsis [...]

]]> By: Jeff Hohman http://www.armchairgeneral.com/battles-in-the-hbo-miniseries-the-pacific-a-synopsis.htm/comment-page-1#comment-10868 Jeff Hohman Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:46:53 +0000 http://www.armchairgeneral.com/?p=6321#comment-10868 3/10/2010 Hello, Because of the growing interest in HBO’s The Pacific, I thought you might be interest in the following. Kenwood Productions’ award-winning documentary film, Peleliu 1944: Horror in the Pacific, is being released in DVD (produced in 1991, it has been long unavailable). Against a backdrop of rare archival film footage and photographs, the story of the Battle of Peleliu is told as never before by E. B. Sledge (author of With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa and featured in Ken Burns’ film The War, seen on PBS, and the upcoming HBO mini-series The Pacific), Bill Leyden, R. V. Burgin, and Jay de l’Eau (who are also characterized in The Pacific.) HBO licensed portions of Kenwoods’ exclusive Eugene Sledge interview to support their production of the The Pacific. Peleliu 1944: Horror in the Pacific tells the true story of the men of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and the ferocious Battle of Peleliu, “an island on fire.” In conditions that tested the sanity of each man, 9,000 Marines attacked 10,000 battle-hardened Japanese soldiers dug into hundreds of fortified and reinforced coral and limestone caves. Twenty-eight days of unrelenting battle with no quarter asked or given. The Battle of Peleliu is as harrowing as any in the history of modern warfare. A battle of total annihilation fought in inhuman conditions. To see film clips and get more information on this, and other Kenwood Productions’ films, go to www.americanherofilm.com. After viewing the clips, we hope you’ll agree with the viewers who said the film “should be required viewing by every veteran or enthusiast” and “hearing the veterans speak and tell their stories was so powerful, it was all woven together with excellent narration and footage. Just hearing Eugene Sledge tell his stories is priceless.” Historian Paul Fussel wrote “One of the cassettes [of Peleliu 1944] I’m donating to the Imperial War Museum here so that the British will have some idea of the costs of the Pacific war. The other I’ll treasure forever, and with thanks always to you and to Gene Sledge.” If you have questions or would like more information contact us at mail@americanherofilm.com. Thank you. Jeff Hohman Producer Kenwood Productions, Inc. 3/10/2010

Hello,

Because of the growing interest in HBO’s The Pacific, I thought you might be interest in the following.

Kenwood Productions’ award-winning documentary film, Peleliu 1944: Horror in the Pacific, is being released in DVD (produced in 1991, it has been long unavailable). Against a backdrop of rare archival film footage and photographs, the story of the Battle of Peleliu is told as never before by E. B. Sledge (author of With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa and featured in Ken Burns’ film The War, seen on PBS, and the upcoming HBO mini-series The Pacific), Bill Leyden, R. V. Burgin, and Jay de l’Eau (who are also characterized in The Pacific.) HBO licensed portions of Kenwoods’ exclusive Eugene Sledge interview to support their production of the The Pacific.

Peleliu 1944: Horror in the Pacific tells the true story of the men of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment and the ferocious Battle of Peleliu, “an island on fire.” In conditions that tested the sanity of each man, 9,000 Marines attacked 10,000 battle-hardened Japanese soldiers dug into hundreds of fortified and reinforced coral and limestone caves. Twenty-eight days of unrelenting battle with no quarter asked or given.

The Battle of Peleliu is as harrowing as any in the history of modern warfare. A battle of total annihilation fought in inhuman conditions.

To see film clips and get more information on this, and other Kenwood Productions’ films, go to http://www.americanherofilm.com.

After viewing the clips, we hope you’ll agree with the viewers who said the film “should be required viewing by every veteran or enthusiast” and “hearing the veterans speak and tell their stories was so powerful, it was all woven together with excellent narration and footage. Just hearing Eugene Sledge tell his stories is priceless.” Historian Paul Fussel wrote “One of the cassettes [of Peleliu 1944] I’m donating to the Imperial War Museum here so that the British will have some idea of the costs of the Pacific war. The other I’ll treasure forever, and with thanks always to you and to Gene Sledge.”

If you have questions or would like more information contact us at mail@americanherofilm.com.

Thank you.

Jeff Hohman
Producer
Kenwood Productions, Inc.

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