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S01E02: Basilone

Basilone and the 7th Marines arrive on Guadalcanal to reinforce Leckie and the rest of the 1st Marine Division as they continue to defend the crucial airstrip. Basilone plays a key role in repelling a nighttime Japanese attack, but suffers a frightful personal loss. After four months of continuous action, the exhausted and disease-ridden members of the 1st Marine Division are evacuated off the island.

Genres:

Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics

Air Date:

Mar 21, 2010

Runtime:

50 minutes

Production:

HBO , DreamWorks Television , Playtone

Casts:

James Badge Dale, Jon Seda, Joseph Mazzello, Ashton Holmes, Jacob Pitts, Rami Malek, William Sadler, Jon Bernthal, Matt Craven, Noel Fisher, Caroline Dhavernas, Brendan Fletcher, Isabel Lucas, Annie Parisse, Claire van der Boom, Keith Nobbs, Tom Hanks, Nicholas Cooper, Leon Ford, Scott Gibson, Martin McCann, Nathin Art Butler, Toby Leonard Moore