omaha beach wasnt the bloodies battle, the batltle of normandy wasnt either. it was always overshadowed by the eastern front, or the pacific battles, such as peleui, saipan, iwo jima, and many more
Australia/New Zealand, India/Britain, and China checked the Japanese aggression, but the Yanks were the main ones pushing back. As much as the Yanks are arrogant, they did do the majority of the Japanese back breaking from 42 on. While the Aussies took back New Guinea, and the British and Chinese Burma, the Yanks were the one spearheading the assault towards Japan. We have to give credit where credit is due. The Yanks did more against Japan than Germany. USSR killed Germany, US killed Japan.
I don't get where the arrogant American stereotype comes from, honestly. Most Americans I've met seem either as humble as you'd expect anyone to be, if not outright self-deprecating because of their nationality. The concentration of nationalistic buttholes of them I've encountered as about as high as that of any other nationality.
b4 pearlharbor was attacked australia is already at war, but only with NAZI in europe. only after bombing
pearl harbor, did japan started its expansion in the pacific. australia narrowly escaped invasion by japan
because of the great sacrifice of americans and filipinos in bataan to hold them back for 2months,so delaying and diverting most of japanese forces to the philippines, and bcoz of that 60,000filipinos and ameicans lost their lives in bataan and corgidor.
Hey guys sorry about that commet saying that u dident come into the war some one hack my acc and spame all over saying stuff that was not nice i no u help alot
another quality historical program from HBO. This (along with Eastwood's two films) will show the brutality of The Pacific Front & also show the sacrifice our Navy & Marines made. Too bad this doesn't have Steven Ambrose's name all over it.
for all those who are getting confused, this follows the story of the US marines in teh pacific theatre campaign of WWII, during hteir fight against Japanese soldeirs, there are no airborne in this series, the airborne fought on the western front
@emanre3 Actually...If Japan didn't surrunder after the nuclear bombings we were going to begin paradrops from the Alaskan Islands if I remember correctly.
I remember from BoB that some of the soldiers decided to join the war on the Pacific front so we might see them? Or maybe not since they did say they are both unrelated stories.
When will they ever show how things were from the japanese or german point of view before, during and after the war, it's always about the American or British, it would be cool to see abit of what happened on the other side.
The war in the pacific was completely different from Europe. Some Army fought there but the Marines took the brunt of it. The Marines deserve their own story. This looks good.
that would be awesome but i doubt it, they should make one with the 29th infantry division starting with omaha beach even tho it might be similar to band of brothers since its the d-day invasion but seeing omaha would be a good story also since that beach suffered the worst casulaties
For those guys talking about the map, I think it will probably be depicting what they think is going to happen with Nazi expansion in Europe (Iceland) and N. Africa if they are not checked (enslavement of the world).
Iceland was a sovereign state of Denmark up until 31 December 1943, and The Nazis occupied Denmark. On June 17 1944, Iceland became an independent republic.
Mate we were the one's who stopped the japs on the kokoda track in new guinea long before you guys showed up..and plus macthur was to proud and had his head so far up his own ass, so typically in the american spirit take all the glory for themselves and no one else, not allowing experienced battle hardened verterans of the Australain army particpate in wider operations throughout the pacific theatre ..
Grant us a common faith that man shall know bread and peacethat he shall know justice and righteousness, freedom and security, an equal opportunity and an equal chance to do his best not only in our own lands, but throughout the world. And in that faith let us march toward the clean world our hands can make.
i loved band of brothers and i was so sad when it ended i wanted more and now it's finaly back and it's in the Pacific Front ooh i hope they have some familiar faces like Winters or the one guy who ran across the town. ugh march can't come soon enough
Hold on Zero, we aussies held the line on the Kokoda track. Our men had to march through knee deep mud brought by monsoon rains. You yanks flew in our surplies until the japs took the airfield. They then had to be carried up the Kokoda track by New Guinian porters nicknamed Fuzzy Wuzzy angels. 625 Australians died there. We then went on to fight in the New Britian campaign. Us Aussies fought all over the world in that war. We held Tobruk against Nazi panzer divisions. Get your facts straight.
Thezeroforlife, where did you study mate? Australia declared war in 1939 and started deploying troops pretty much straight away.. then fought from that time in both Europe and the Pacific.. well before the USA even decided to get involved. I'm not even an Aussie but you can't doubt the contribution the Aussie made in WW2 right from the start.
Actually you are incorrect, after American forces were beaten in many battles by the Japanese during their advance south, it was the Australians who were the first to defeat the Japanese, causing them to retreat off PNG.
This debunked the myth that the Japanese army was invincible. This was a turning point in the pacific theater that allowed the USMC to launch their series of attacks that eventually pushed the Japanese right back to Japan.
happy to say i'm 23 and have been learning about ww2 since age 7,
the Aussies help fight the germans before the U.S even got into the war the assies held Tobruk better then the English, the Aussies held port mossby they did one hell of a job.
Australians weren't on the front line like the Americans were in the Pacific. Americans did more work in the Pacific than they did in Europe by themselves. Australians weren't fighting on the Islands of Iwo Jima Okinawa and Saipan etc. Australians were helping a resistance movement in Burma and helping coordinate attacks with the British Commonwealth countries occupied by the Japanese. And of course defending their island since they almost got taken over. Que: Port Moresby invasion.
@TheZero4life the americans saved my grandfather from changi in singapore who was a p.o.w there for 2years. im pretty sure they came after in that part of the pacific.
WTF are you on crack australia declared war same time as brittan we didnt wait two years then join after the japs gave the US a blood nose at pearl habour !!
@TheZero4life Mate places such as Kokoda, El Alamein and North Africa are drenched with Australian Blood, saying we came in after all the fighting was done is simply disrespectful to the fallen. You are a disgrace to your native homeland and thankfully only represent a sad minority who would think the same. In short hit the books again you bigot, your comprehension levels need some work. In short consider the last two years of your 'studying' wasted. You don't know shit from a shingle.
I remmeber some one telling me how the brits and stuff fought in the pafic, but also, look at who directing it lol, american patriot love ! thats how they do
This looks good. I loved Band of Brothers, but you have to keep in mind that it wasn't just you yanks that fought in the Pacific, us Aussies were there as well and I just hope that we get a proper reprensentation in this series.
@whiteknightdarkworld Actually Australian forces had already repulsed the Japanese forces from Papau New Guniea. I respect the fact your forces helped to win the war however note the fact i said helped, you contributed to the war effort you were not however THE war effort. We could get into symantics about how it took two years for your country to enter the war whilst Australia was in it from the start. Or we could both agree that both our countries soldiers contributed and were heroes all.
@bennywhat - hey man, yeah Australia repulsed the Japanese to save their own asses, they didn't go on the offensive did they? They weren't at Iwo Jima, Saipan, Phillipines? where the fuck were they BUT Papau New Guinea? And I'm Aussie. The Americans practically WON WW2, with some help from the British. France was practically useless, couldn't save themselves. The Americans contributed in BOTH Pacific and European theater. Russians also contributed a lot.
this is BS -we Americans were the war effort in the Pacific -Australian forces were having their behinds handed to them by the Japanese and played a very small part in the subsequent battles -every island, over 100 Ddays -it was American Marines -and under MacArthur - American army that fought and won the Pacific Theater - would you care to discuss this island by island, battle by battle? I am prepared to. Get your facts straight.
YOu should read more about topic americans werent the only force involved sure USA was the paycheck of whole Allied Forces but that doesnt mean that all battles were won thanks to USA.
Australia and UK were involved in pacific since the strar and you teeling me that only America was war effort? Sorry mate but thats bullshit
Umurbrogal11, The world is so lucky to have the USof A as our protectors.....imagine how quick WW2 would have ended if the US had actually joined in at the begining instead of 2 years after Britain, France, Australia...India et al
This guy sure doesn't help the arrogant American stereotype, but he is mostly correct. Australian forces had mostly repulsed Japanses forces from New Guinea by the time the Americans arrived, but it helped that the Japs had diverted the bulk of their forces to Guadacanal. I can't say for sure that it would have gone nearly as well if it hadn't. Of course, it didn't help that our population was less than 10% of Japan's... and a little over 5% of the US.
Yes the Australians did a great job however, where did the ammo and a lot of the logistical support come from?
The Americans where there in number and had the logistics to move men and supplies that Australia just didn't have. That is not to sell short the magnificent effort of the AEF. We are all allies and friends and it's a bit sad that this petty fight over twisted facts happens at all but the Americans don't help with their we did it ourselves attitude.
No. The U.S. was THE war effort in the Pacific. Australians did one major thing in taking Papau New Guinea and respect all those soldiers. Also think about getting into a war. What country wants to? F.D.R. was a great president and tried to keep the U.S. out, but the Japanese attacked us. '42 (I know we started in '41 but that was Dec. 8th)-'44 the U.S. accomplished a lot more than the Australians did from '39-'42. It's just being ignorant saying that the U.S. helped and were not THE war effort.
um I hate to contradict you mate, but i'm going to anyways. firstly australia entered in the war in september 1939, round about the sametime as britain did. So we've fought on from 39 - 42 which was where u yanks showed up a bit late. It was actually between 43 - 45 that's where the u.s have done the most bit. the final battle the aussies had fought was in sumatra mate. after that we just settle down.
Just like Band of Brothers focused on the 101st Airborne, I think Pacific is just focusing of the role of the US Marines. Most of the Aussie and NZ forces during the Pacific war were isolated in the New Guinea campaign and Borneo.
The Battles of Tarawa, Makin, Kwajelian, Truk, Eniwetok, Saipan, Phillipine Sea, Guam, Tinian, Peleliu, Anguar, Iwo Jima, and even the Invasion of Tokyo Bay. No one but the US involved in all those.
Australians weren't on the front line like the Americans were in the Pacific. Americans did more work in the Pacific than they did in Europe by themselves. Australians weren't fighting on the Islands of Iwo Jima Okinawa and Saipan etc. Australians were helping a resistance movement in Burma and helping coordinate attacks with the British Commonwealth countries occupied by the Japanese. And of course defending their island since they almost got taken over. Que: Port Moresby invasion.
Not sure what you should expect since it is based upon the experience of American Marines,, and not supposed to be a catch all about the entire Pacific war from all sides,,, Expecting this to show a lot of the Aussie experience is like expecting Americans to be shown in "The Odd Angry Shot" and "Gallipolli"
Depends on who it follows and where, i mean it's still fail to say a movie or a serie reperesent a whole part of the WAR. Band of Brothers followed EC company which was one airborne unit..
I mean there were so many people involved in this war it would take forever to represent all battles , divisions that fought out there during these 6 years.
I love The Marine Corps and what they did in the Pacific. But my dad fought in the army with the Americal Division in the South Pacific and I hope his story is also told. American blood was shed by ALL services. Including my dad's. God bless America and ALL our veterans for what they did then and what our troops are doing today.
1.God doesn't bless America. I didn't mean it literally or maybe buts its in our National anthem. Like God Save the Queen in England. America was based off of Christianity principles, so we can say it if we want and shut up about it.
2. agree
3. America has more troops fighting in this War then any country. And this is a important War. Not as important as WW2. Most people didn't even know about the Nazi camps.
They won't It's based on the experiences of the 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, John Basilone on Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. If you want to read a good book about the Army in the PTO, I suggest The Ghost Mountain Boys.
How I have always been taught was that the cutting off of supplying oil to the Japanese helped fuel one of the reasons for the attack at Pearl Harbor, but I'm sure the fact that we were also supplying some of Japans Enemies through the Lend Lease act and had the Tiger Squadron over there helped as well. Also we left ourselves with our shirts over our heads with our pacific fleet at Pearl, making it an easy target for anyone.
I remember reading about marines, etc fighting entrenched japanese soldiers during summer in the tropical pacific...on barren, rocky islands with all the trees blasted off in the middle of the day, day after day. People kept passing out or going crazy in the heat, if they weren't getting shot or their throats cut by infiltrators during the night. The japanese mostly fought to the death.
@g00se99 You hated The Thin Red Line because you fail to see the connection between War and Nature. Why men are always compelled to kill one another when if we just step back for a moment and realise while all this killings are going around, nature is there to stay peacefully.
I also doubt they will be able to top Band of Brothers. It will almost definitly be an amazing miniseries but will lack something that made Band of Brothers so distinct and memorable.
With the Old Breed at Peleiu and Okinawa, one of the books this series is in part based on, was a better book than Band of Brothers. In fact With the Old Breed is one of the best first hand accounts of combat ever written. Of course whether or not the series lives up the source material remains to be seen. Either way, I'm looking forward to it!
no matter how many details they get "right" in video games, it will never show shit all of wot it was really like, the fear, the heat, the horror, the depression...ur right ppl shouldnt compare video games to things like this, coz video games are fun, these series are realistic and end up making ur cry. How lucky we are that men went through this for our freedom...something some ppl know little about
i think your right. hut some video games can capture the emotion that a series like this can... not call of duty but heavy rain and other mainly narrative games.
If it was me back then I would fight for my countries freedom because the war back then was needed. But I wouldn't join the army now a days because your fighting for nothing and the use of conventional wars is dying.
When this trailer was first released on HBO's website, it had different music. I wonder why it was edited? The music in the first release was much better and fit the scenes, IMO. The music in this version of the trailer doesn't work as well.
Looks awesome. Loved band of brothers and it looks like this wont dissapoint! Just want someone to do something like this for the brits version of the war!
they should....the brits fought harder and longer then the US....i mean im an American.....but the brits had to fight through bombings of london every night and did also fight in europe and the pacific!
Finally justice is done to the Pacific Theater of Operations! The combat footage is spectacular... HBO should consider doing this with all of America's major wars. Showing true combat, as it was during the Civil War and WWI would be a great asset to America's military history. Thank you to Tom Hanks, Spielberg, and HBO... keep them coming!!
finally a story about marines. we dont get the recognition we deserve.
mino210 2 years ago
omaha beach wasnt the bloodies battle, the batltle of normandy wasnt either. it was always overshadowed by the eastern front, or the pacific battles, such as peleui, saipan, iwo jima, and many more
ddayomaha1944 2 years ago
hi im from germany
my english istn that good..
may please someone tell me what the movie is about ? :)
christielion 2 years ago
It's about the Pacific Theater in WW2 where USA was fighting Japan.
soadnecro 2 years ago
@christielion It's about American marines in the war against the empire of Japan in world war II.
PzGrenadiere 2 years ago
@christielion
It isn't a movie. It is mini series. 10 episodes about the pacific theater of WW2.
Check out "Band of brothers" mini series which are about the European WW2 theater and you will understand :)
Harosgr 2 years ago
im sorry but im not feelin it
jamesrus100 2 years ago
cant wait i think this will be better than band of brothers
seaturtle908 2 years ago
@seaturtle908 Probably not better. You can't put one person's personal experience of war over anothers.
PzGrenadiere 2 years ago
can't wait :) damn it looks soo good thank U HBO
BeattraxxSound 2 years ago 3
Four words:
Little Man. Fat Boy.
mrcemetery 2 years ago 5
Australia/New Zealand, India/Britain, and China checked the Japanese aggression, but the Yanks were the main ones pushing back. As much as the Yanks are arrogant, they did do the majority of the Japanese back breaking from 42 on. While the Aussies took back New Guinea, and the British and Chinese Burma, the Yanks were the one spearheading the assault towards Japan. We have to give credit where credit is due. The Yanks did more against Japan than Germany. USSR killed Germany, US killed Japan.
zombiedrd 2 years ago 19
I don't get where the arrogant American stereotype comes from, honestly. Most Americans I've met seem either as humble as you'd expect anyone to be, if not outright self-deprecating because of their nationality. The concentration of nationalistic buttholes of them I've encountered as about as high as that of any other nationality.
StrangerQuark 2 years ago 3
all the major battles in the pacific were fought almost
entirely by americans and in the pacific lost more amercan lives than in european campaign
chris112711 2 years ago
anyone know what campaigns the miniseries will portray?
samober10 2 years ago
b4 pearlharbor was attacked australia is already at war, but only with NAZI in europe. only after bombing
pearl harbor, did japan started its expansion in the pacific. australia narrowly escaped invasion by japan
because of the great sacrifice of americans and filipinos in bataan to hold them back for 2months,so delaying and diverting most of japanese forces to the philippines, and bcoz of that 60,000filipinos and ameicans lost their lives in bataan and corgidor.
chris112711 2 years ago
Is the pacific a film like Band of Brothers or a series
hallo from Austria (Europe) no i am not a nazi xD
Monstermuud 2 years ago
Hey guys sorry about that commet saying that u dident come into the war some one hack my acc and spame all over saying stuff that was not nice i no u help alot
TheZero4life 2 years ago
lolz at the experts..
shitchops 2 years ago
another quality historical program from HBO. This (along with Eastwood's two films) will show the brutality of The Pacific Front & also show the sacrifice our Navy & Marines made. Too bad this doesn't have Steven Ambrose's name all over it.
kbuttstadt 2 years ago
for all those who are getting confused, this follows the story of the US marines in teh pacific theatre campaign of WWII, during hteir fight against Japanese soldeirs, there are no airborne in this series, the airborne fought on the western front
emanre3 2 years ago
@emanre3 Actually...If Japan didn't surrunder after the nuclear bombings we were going to begin paradrops from the Alaskan Islands if I remember correctly.
JoeSkylynx 2 years ago
I remember from BoB that some of the soldiers decided to join the war on the Pacific front so we might see them? Or maybe not since they did say they are both unrelated stories.
When will they ever show how things were from the japanese or german point of view before, during and after the war, it's always about the American or British, it would be cool to see abit of what happened on the other side.
stickyfing 2 years ago
The war in the pacific was completely different from Europe. Some Army fought there but the Marines took the brunt of it. The Marines deserve their own story. This looks good.
beesknees1945 2 years ago
So they made one on Europe, and now the Pacific, do you think they might make one on North Africa or Italy?
CueWunAye 2 years ago
I dont think so... although it would be awesome
Leopardipzg 2 years ago
italy is europ??
jantje14 2 years ago
Italy (well the whole Meditterranean) was considered a different front, as were Western and Eastern Europe (Russians fought in the East).
StrangerQuark 2 years ago
that would be good about the brits in north africa
vadid666 2 years ago
I hope so! That's where my grandfather fought!
iamjoethornton 2 years ago
that would be awesome but i doubt it, they should make one with the 29th infantry division starting with omaha beach even tho it might be similar to band of brothers since its the d-day invasion but seeing omaha would be a good story also since that beach suffered the worst casulaties
jmc28J17 2 years ago
For those guys talking about the map, I think it will probably be depicting what they think is going to happen with Nazi expansion in Europe (Iceland) and N. Africa if they are not checked (enslavement of the world).
teeple9 2 years ago 2
Hello from Spain (EUROPE)
Same actors one more time?
Babe Heffron?
mapf78 2 years ago
yeah it does look like him
nenna69 2 years ago
I cant believe some of the comments on here like,
"Its not all about the Americans"
"I hope they mention Australia"
This series is focussed on the US Marines, just like BoB which focussed on the 101st in Europe.
This is not a documentary on WW2, its simply involves one aspect of the Pacific War.
So to all those who are complaining about not being represented, get over it.
By the way, I am a proud Aussie who has fought for his Country.
This series will be brilliant, just enjoy it.
Shifty303 2 years ago
there is another falt in 1:00
the nazis have only captured littele parts of tunesi and algier
not so much
funkyfreak92 2 years ago
That maps reflects the areas controlled by the Vichy French Government prior to Operation Torch in 1943 who at the time were puppets of the Germans.
ECMarine6 2 years ago
nothing of "the pacific" comes close to Band of Brothers
jacktheripper509 2 years ago
Looking forward to this, if it's half as good as Band of Brothers it'll still be great.
2210ethan 2 years ago
so fake!
NoShame86 2 years ago
ah ha, mistake spotted 1:01, on the map it marks Iceland as being part of the Third Reich, when in fact it was controlled by the British
TomaPartizani 2 years ago
ah true. or doe's that arrow mean that the germans are trying to capture it
minniyer 2 years ago
it was probably their intentions
corrion1 2 years ago
are you guys really that sad to notice an error as minor as that
TenchuZ90 2 years ago
Iceland was a sovereign state of Denmark up until 31 December 1943, and The Nazis occupied Denmark. On June 17 1944, Iceland became an independent republic.
JonteKrok 2 years ago
i cant wait
minniyer 2 years ago
me2
unDRctrl 2 years ago
why don't they do a miniseries on the 82nd Airborne? They were just as important as the 101st
jparker17 2 years ago
im pretty sure they all were important....
oneshotkill27 2 years ago
well,,,they didnt make a serie of the 101st because they were important, but because they got a band of brothers...
but i would love to see one of the 82nd:)
StraightEdgeNL 2 years ago
not only because the 101st were important it's a real live story of easy company during WWII
TenchuZ90 2 years ago
Grr this is still 4 months away :(
Osiris3657 2 years ago
My Grandfather is being portrayed in the HBO 10 part massive mini series! His name is Chuck Tatum and this will be EPIC! SEMPER FI!!
rachaeldzura 2 years ago
tom hanks is a great producer. if you saw his new museum in atlanta you would know how seriously he takes historical accuracy
sgtbarone 2 years ago
australians fought with the british and americans...they were not there as a whole
Rainman737 2 years ago
The american experience in WWII is usually thought of as a European War. We did way more in the Pacific. I'm glad they're finally showing that.
ctchr 2 years ago
Mate we were the one's who stopped the japs on the kokoda track in new guinea long before you guys showed up..and plus macthur was to proud and had his head so far up his own ass, so typically in the american spirit take all the glory for themselves and no one else, not allowing experienced battle hardened verterans of the Australain army particpate in wider operations throughout the pacific theatre ..
ShadowWarrior496 2 years ago
Grant us a common faith that man shall know bread and peacethat he shall know justice and righteousness, freedom and security, an equal opportunity and an equal chance to do his best not only in our own lands, but throughout the world. And in that faith let us march toward the clean world our hands can make.
carbinecorp 2 years ago
The best war-depicting series of all time. I'm ordering HBO just for this
bluesman619 2 years ago
i loved band of brothers and i was so sad when it ended i wanted more and now it's finaly back and it's in the Pacific Front ooh i hope they have some familiar faces like Winters or the one guy who ran across the town. ugh march can't come soon enough
28James28 2 years ago
1.11 daammm that must hurt
HdjoRn 2 years ago
Looks good,
But i think Band of Brothers is still better.
DeltaSniperZRR 2 years ago
xet I cant wait!!!
adrian0232 2 years ago
Hold on Zero, we aussies held the line on the Kokoda track. Our men had to march through knee deep mud brought by monsoon rains. You yanks flew in our surplies until the japs took the airfield. They then had to be carried up the Kokoda track by New Guinian porters nicknamed Fuzzy Wuzzy angels. 625 Australians died there. We then went on to fight in the New Britian campaign. Us Aussies fought all over the world in that war. We held Tobruk against Nazi panzer divisions. Get your facts straight.
phlaterg 2 years ago 2
Thezeroforlife, where did you study mate? Australia declared war in 1939 and started deploying troops pretty much straight away.. then fought from that time in both Europe and the Pacific.. well before the USA even decided to get involved. I'm not even an Aussie but you can't doubt the contribution the Aussie made in WW2 right from the start.
Covalima 2 years ago 2
"u Aussies came in after all the fighting was done"
WTF are you talking about?
The first strategic defeats inflicted on both German and Japanese land forces during WW2 were inflicted by the Australian Army.
You need to "study" military history away from "commando" comics son........
johninmelb 2 years ago 2
OMFG MARCH 2010 SO GOD DAMN CLOSE!!!!
mastermike95 2 years ago
excellent
Octavius0 2 years ago
excellent
Octavius0 2 years ago
really good i cant wait
maximarisio 2 years ago
im not sure what you have been studying thezero but the Aussies did play quite a big part in North Africa and the battles of El Alamein........
s09623 2 years ago
lately, too many war propaganda either in movies or games, documentary.. as preparation for the next world war.. you all knew when.....
PATHtoVICTORY 2 years ago
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TheZero4life 2 years ago
Actually you are incorrect, after American forces were beaten in many battles by the Japanese during their advance south, it was the Australians who were the first to defeat the Japanese, causing them to retreat off PNG.
This debunked the myth that the Japanese army was invincible. This was a turning point in the pacific theater that allowed the USMC to launch their series of attacks that eventually pushed the Japanese right back to Japan.
Australia joined the war 2 years before the US
allerai 2 years ago
happy to say i'm 23 and have been learning about ww2 since age 7,
the Aussies help fight the germans before the U.S even got into the war the assies held Tobruk better then the English, the Aussies held port mossby they did one hell of a job.
Dogmeat1950 2 years ago
Australians weren't on the front line like the Americans were in the Pacific. Americans did more work in the Pacific than they did in Europe by themselves. Australians weren't fighting on the Islands of Iwo Jima Okinawa and Saipan etc. Australians were helping a resistance movement in Burma and helping coordinate attacks with the British Commonwealth countries occupied by the Japanese. And of course defending their island since they almost got taken over. Que: Port Moresby invasion.
Canadianvoice 2 years ago
@TheZero4life the americans saved my grandfather from changi in singapore who was a p.o.w there for 2years. im pretty sure they came after in that part of the pacific.
willcl 2 years ago
Australia was bombed too zero4life! Jeez we had people everywhere. Maybe u need to study a bit longer.....
quollmaster 2 years ago
WTF are you on crack australia declared war same time as brittan we didnt wait two years then join after the japs gave the US a blood nose at pearl habour !!
jusker73 2 years ago 3
Sounds like you need to study the New Guinea campaign a little more, aussies lead the way on the land.
FireStalker69 2 years ago
@TheZero4life Mate places such as Kokoda, El Alamein and North Africa are drenched with Australian Blood, saying we came in after all the fighting was done is simply disrespectful to the fallen. You are a disgrace to your native homeland and thankfully only represent a sad minority who would think the same. In short hit the books again you bigot, your comprehension levels need some work. In short consider the last two years of your 'studying' wasted. You don't know shit from a shingle.
bennywhat 2 years ago
the red head dude at the start looks like the same guy that played babe heffron from band of brothers..
rustydeathpipe 2 years ago
I remmeber some one telling me how the brits and stuff fought in the pafic, but also, look at who directing it lol, american patriot love ! thats how they do
KONSMITH 2 years ago
The music was far better in the first version of this trailer, why did they change it?
Agamemnon862 2 years ago
The Marines are the best! It's about time!
whiteknightdarkworld 2 years ago
This looks good. I loved Band of Brothers, but you have to keep in mind that it wasn't just you yanks that fought in the Pacific, us Aussies were there as well and I just hope that we get a proper reprensentation in this series.
phlaterg 2 years ago 5
its about Americans cause its based on an American company (Band of Brothers was at least) not an Aussie company. im not being racist but thats why.
calebinoutlook 2 years ago
Get back Mate , The U.S. Marines were the tip of the spear in that theater and saved your ass from invasion.
whiteknightdarkworld 2 years ago
@whiteknightdarkworld Actually Australian forces had already repulsed the Japanese forces from Papau New Guniea. I respect the fact your forces helped to win the war however note the fact i said helped, you contributed to the war effort you were not however THE war effort. We could get into symantics about how it took two years for your country to enter the war whilst Australia was in it from the start. Or we could both agree that both our countries soldiers contributed and were heroes all.
bennywhat 2 years ago 16
@bennywhat - hey man, yeah Australia repulsed the Japanese to save their own asses, they didn't go on the offensive did they? They weren't at Iwo Jima, Saipan, Phillipines? where the fuck were they BUT Papau New Guinea? And I'm Aussie. The Americans practically WON WW2, with some help from the British. France was practically useless, couldn't save themselves. The Americans contributed in BOTH Pacific and European theater. Russians also contributed a lot.
XxMusashiYamatoxX 2 years ago
this is BS -we Americans were the war effort in the Pacific -Australian forces were having their behinds handed to them by the Japanese and played a very small part in the subsequent battles -every island, over 100 Ddays -it was American Marines -and under MacArthur - American army that fought and won the Pacific Theater - would you care to discuss this island by island, battle by battle? I am prepared to. Get your facts straight.
Umurbrogal11 2 years ago
@Umurbrogal11
Actually the Australians gave the Japanese their first defeat.
CDNSMOKEJUMPER 2 years ago
YOu should read more about topic americans werent the only force involved sure USA was the paycheck of whole Allied Forces but that doesnt mean that all battles were won thanks to USA.
Australia and UK were involved in pacific since the strar and you teeling me that only America was war effort? Sorry mate but thats bullshit
ImperialGuard9001 2 years ago
Umurbrogal11, The world is so lucky to have the USof A as our protectors.....imagine how quick WW2 would have ended if the US had actually joined in at the begining instead of 2 years after Britain, France, Australia...India et al
alpha662 2 years ago
This guy sure doesn't help the arrogant American stereotype, but he is mostly correct. Australian forces had mostly repulsed Japanses forces from New Guinea by the time the Americans arrived, but it helped that the Japs had diverted the bulk of their forces to Guadacanal. I can't say for sure that it would have gone nearly as well if it hadn't. Of course, it didn't help that our population was less than 10% of Japan's... and a little over 5% of the US.
StrangerQuark 2 years ago 5
who cares?????
sumosally12 2 years ago
@bennywhat
Yes the Australians did a great job however, where did the ammo and a lot of the logistical support come from?
The Americans where there in number and had the logistics to move men and supplies that Australia just didn't have. That is not to sell short the magnificent effort of the AEF. We are all allies and friends and it's a bit sad that this petty fight over twisted facts happens at all but the Americans don't help with their we did it ourselves attitude.
CDNSMOKEJUMPER 2 years ago
Well said bennywhat, The yanks have an overestimated view of their own importance.
If America was serious in WW2 they would have declared war on Germany back in 1939 not waited 2 yrs B4 getting into it
alpha662 2 years ago
amen.
teeheee903 2 years ago 2
No. The U.S. was THE war effort in the Pacific. Australians did one major thing in taking Papau New Guinea and respect all those soldiers. Also think about getting into a war. What country wants to? F.D.R. was a great president and tried to keep the U.S. out, but the Japanese attacked us. '42 (I know we started in '41 but that was Dec. 8th)-'44 the U.S. accomplished a lot more than the Australians did from '39-'42. It's just being ignorant saying that the U.S. helped and were not THE war effort.
darklion53 2 years ago
I think the movie doesn't reflect the australians but reflcet the cost war in the pacific
tonkla001 2 years ago 2
um I hate to contradict you mate, but i'm going to anyways. firstly australia entered in the war in september 1939, round about the sametime as britain did. So we've fought on from 39 - 42 which was where u yanks showed up a bit late. It was actually between 43 - 45 that's where the u.s have done the most bit. the final battle the aussies had fought was in sumatra mate. after that we just settle down.
MrMattias87 2 years ago 8
I know that, It would be nice to see more just us Americans side of the story in a movie or miniseries
Shootergames4life 2 years ago
@Shootergames4life The bulk of WW2 movies are about American forces, how many more you want?
bennywhat 2 years ago
Just like Band of Brothers focused on the 101st Airborne, I think Pacific is just focusing of the role of the US Marines. Most of the Aussie and NZ forces during the Pacific war were isolated in the New Guinea campaign and Borneo.
The Battles of Tarawa, Makin, Kwajelian, Truk, Eniwetok, Saipan, Phillipine Sea, Guam, Tinian, Peleliu, Anguar, Iwo Jima, and even the Invasion of Tokyo Bay. No one but the US involved in all those.
Peace
WakingMajority 2 years ago
Australians weren't on the front line like the Americans were in the Pacific. Americans did more work in the Pacific than they did in Europe by themselves. Australians weren't fighting on the Islands of Iwo Jima Okinawa and Saipan etc. Australians were helping a resistance movement in Burma and helping coordinate attacks with the British Commonwealth countries occupied by the Japanese. And of course defending their island since they almost got taken over. Que: Port Moresby invasion.
Canadianvoice 2 years ago
Not sure what you should expect since it is based upon the experience of American Marines,, and not supposed to be a catch all about the entire Pacific war from all sides,,, Expecting this to show a lot of the Aussie experience is like expecting Americans to be shown in "The Odd Angry Shot" and "Gallipolli"
Bludclaw 2 years ago
Depends on who it follows and where, i mean it's still fail to say a movie or a serie reperesent a whole part of the WAR. Band of Brothers followed EC company which was one airborne unit..
I mean there were so many people involved in this war it would take forever to represent all battles , divisions that fought out there during these 6 years.
zauii89 2 years ago
It's Easy Company.
ctchr 2 years ago
It isn't easy company you retard because it follows the marines, not the army. Easy company was band of brothers, army airborne buddy.
XgingersX 2 years ago 7
CUANDO SE ESTRENA?!!!!
Bravemann 2 years ago
FINALLY
bigbradford69 2 years ago
Finally a band of brothers pacific version
CaliHerper 2 years ago 10
I don't think this can live up to Band Of Brothers, but I've been wrong before.
aestusmaris 2 years ago
Finally the war is shown as cruel as it was.
BigAngeloSantorini 2 years ago 4
what about Band of Brothers?
calebinoutlook 2 years ago
watch "Letters from iwo jima." that showed a little of that americans were not always "good."
r1ce6307 2 years ago
no one was always "good" its war
oneshotkill27 2 years ago
I love The Marine Corps and what they did in the Pacific. But my dad fought in the army with the Americal Division in the South Pacific and I hope his story is also told. American blood was shed by ALL services. Including my dad's. God bless America and ALL our veterans for what they did then and what our troops are doing today.
Twom44 2 years ago 14
Troops today are doing nothing except getting killed for nothing. Incidentally, BLOOD was shed by ALL services, NON AMERICAN as well as American.
smallcretzuli 2 years ago
1. God doesn't bless America.
2. Blood was shed by troops of all nationalities, not just Americans, so don't be disrespectful.
3. Troops today are doing nothing even remotely as important or honorable as the veterans of WW2 did.
smallcretzuli 2 years ago
1.God doesn't bless America. I didn't mean it literally or maybe buts its in our National anthem. Like God Save the Queen in England. America was based off of Christianity principles, so we can say it if we want and shut up about it.
2. agree
3. America has more troops fighting in this War then any country. And this is a important War. Not as important as WW2. Most people didn't even know about the Nazi camps.
Blount33Productions 2 years ago
Nope sorry this is all marine corps. Army gets enough movies.
cwood4ever 2 years ago
They won't It's based on the experiences of the 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, John Basilone on Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. If you want to read a good book about the Army in the PTO, I suggest The Ghost Mountain Boys.
kong8765 2 years ago
It'll follow three marines in the pacific. Okinawa is shown so you will see some GI's but it won't be specific to the GIs in the pacific.
GNRWrestlingFan 2 years ago
Even though i'm japanese, any1 know why they attacked at pearl harbor? was it the oil or was that the result?
r1ce6307 2 years ago
yea it was oil....are you fucking dumb
oneshotkill27 2 years ago
How I have always been taught was that the cutting off of supplying oil to the Japanese helped fuel one of the reasons for the attack at Pearl Harbor, but I'm sure the fact that we were also supplying some of Japans Enemies through the Lend Lease act and had the Tiger Squadron over there helped as well. Also we left ourselves with our shirts over our heads with our pacific fleet at Pearl, making it an easy target for anyone.
mgkusmc 2 years ago
good good
Octavius0 2 years ago
I remember reading about marines, etc fighting entrenched japanese soldiers during summer in the tropical pacific...on barren, rocky islands with all the trees blasted off in the middle of the day, day after day. People kept passing out or going crazy in the heat, if they weren't getting shot or their throats cut by infiltrators during the night. The japanese mostly fought to the death.
vllmer 2 years ago
I HATED the Thin Red Line so I certainly hope its alot more like BoB than that garbage.
g00se99 2 years ago
Did you know that the Thin Red Line beat Saving Private Ryan for best war movie in 1998? Saving Private Ryan should have won by a long shot
Troy364 2 years ago
@g00se99 You hated The Thin Red Line because you fail to see the connection between War and Nature. Why men are always compelled to kill one another when if we just step back for a moment and realise while all this killings are going around, nature is there to stay peacefully.
texas224 2 years ago
sure looks finnneeee i cant wait
sandythebear 2 years ago
Be good to see the scenes of them at home too. Nice contrast to the scenes at war. Can't wait for next March.
leonidasaa 2 years ago
I can not wait for this series, but I hope that it has the same critical view on war and its horrors as BoB had
yooutube321321 2 years ago
this mmight wreck the greatness of the first one...
easy6easy6 2 years ago
If it contains the depth of Thin Red Line from Terrence Malick so it will be a good mini series about war in Pacific.
leviath40 2 years ago
I hope it is as good or better than Band of Brothers.
Nsan 2 years ago
is any of it in the Philippines?
LionsTigersBears123 2 years ago
Its based on the memories of Eugene Sledge "With the Old Breed" and "Helmet for My Pillow" by Robert Leckie so nope no Philippines.
medmapguy 2 years ago 2
With The old Breed is one of the greatest WW2 books I have read yet can you give me a list of great WW2 books Pacific or European campaign
Shootergames4life 2 years ago
I recomend that everone buys both of em. I read Sledges' book and it was great! This february, I'm gonna get Leckies book.
hockey6467 2 years ago
Dammit...
iLove2JacketXD 2 years ago
Wow the music on this version just sucks.
TheZimpiko28Project 2 years ago
Yeah, not nearly as good as it was on the first one.
BigAngeloSantorini 2 years ago
no doubt this will be incredible, but better than band of brothers?............surley not
aosment 2 years ago
I also doubt they will be able to top Band of Brothers. It will almost definitly be an amazing miniseries but will lack something that made Band of Brothers so distinct and memorable.
corvettecrazy262 2 years ago
With the Old Breed at Peleiu and Okinawa, one of the books this series is in part based on, was a better book than Band of Brothers. In fact With the Old Breed is one of the best first hand accounts of combat ever written. Of course whether or not the series lives up the source material remains to be seen. Either way, I'm looking forward to it!
Kenzo808 2 years ago 2
You sholud also read Websters memoirs. Similar to Sledges and almost as good.
hockey6467 2 years ago
no doubt this is gonna be incredible, but better than band of brothers.........surely not
aosment 2 years ago
they should do a great miniseries like Band of Brothers for more modern wars...
Killlllian 2 years ago
They've made a mini like that called "Generation Kill". Have fun!
jemoederpuntnl 2 years ago 2
Generation Kill
Fwid 2 years ago
Yep, "Generation Kill", that's the series you're looking for.
mitrooper 2 years ago
@Killlllian generation kill is great
warofthemonsters1 2 years ago
at 0:27 looks like a part of mission on call of duty world at war
CurlyTopsRicoa 2 years ago
yes that part could be the same thing as the game because, in the mini series one episode is about the invasion of Pelieu.
benmoore15 2 years ago
Peleiu Island is what you're talking about. And stop comparing this to WaW people, thats like comparing BoB to CoD, BoB is too good for that
chaddavidgill 2 years ago
no matter how many details they get "right" in video games, it will never show shit all of wot it was really like, the fear, the heat, the horror, the depression...ur right ppl shouldnt compare video games to things like this, coz video games are fun, these series are realistic and end up making ur cry. How lucky we are that men went through this for our freedom...something some ppl know little about
Aussiepsycho1 2 years ago 8
your 100% correct
mikede1515 2 years ago
I think its safe to say alot of people dont know what those people went trough!! Couldnt agree with u more
lpsander 2 years ago 2
i think your right. hut some video games can capture the emotion that a series like this can... not call of duty but heavy rain and other mainly narrative games.
xboxisbetta 2 years ago
If it was me back then I would fight for my countries freedom because the war back then was needed. But I wouldn't join the army now a days because your fighting for nothing and the use of conventional wars is dying.
Canadianvoice 2 years ago
Can't Wait for this new series. I have seen Band of Brothers 6 times and i think that is the most beatiful war series of all time.
Maelstorm85 2 years ago
Looks so awesome i can't wait i gonna shit my pants when this comes out!
SMGJohn 2 years ago
When this trailer was first released on HBO's website, it had different music. I wonder why it was edited? The music in the first release was much better and fit the scenes, IMO. The music in this version of the trailer doesn't work as well.
Kenzo808 2 years ago 2
AWESOME!!!
benmoore15 2 years ago
when is come out
Sheppardsg1 2 years ago
Looks awesome. Loved band of brothers and it looks like this wont dissapoint! Just want someone to do something like this for the brits version of the war!
rdfresson 2 years ago
they should....the brits fought harder and longer then the US....i mean im an American.....but the brits had to fight through bombings of london every night and did also fight in europe and the pacific!
blackhawksrlife 2 years ago
Looks awesome! I was a huge fan of BoB, and this looks even better!
Any word on a more specific airing date other then 2010?
minimorley22 2 years ago
march
brswattt 2 years ago
march 2010
blackhawksrlife 2 years ago
Finally justice is done to the Pacific Theater of Operations! The combat footage is spectacular... HBO should consider doing this with all of America's major wars. Showing true combat, as it was during the Civil War and WWI would be a great asset to America's military history. Thank you to Tom Hanks, Spielberg, and HBO... keep them coming!!
Patriotmilitia1775 2 years ago 4
Cant wait! Spreads the un dieing message of what our soliders did for their country.
ettoa 2 years ago
Awesome!
thebearisoverhere 2 years ago
CAN'T WAIT !!!
GOSUgraves 2 years ago