"The Pacific" tracks the real-life journeys of three U.S. Marines-Robert Leckie, Eugene Sledge, and John Basilone-across the vast canvases of the Pacific theater during World War II. The miniseries follows these men and their fellow Marines from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day. The miniseries is based in part on the books "Helmet for My Pillow" by Robert Leckie, and "With the Old Breed" by Eugen B. Sledge, with additional material from "Red Blood, Black Sand" by Chuck Tatum, and "China Marine" by Eugene B. Sledge, as well as original interviews conducted by the filmmakers.

Special features include: "Profiles of The Pacific:" delve into the lives of the real Marines featured in "The Pacific". Get a personal perspective on their families, their war experiences, and their lives after the war in these intimate portraits -- "Making The Pacific" featurette: go behind the scenes and take an inside look at the making of this epic, 10-part miniseries -- "Anatomy of The Pacific War" featurette: explore the historical influences and cultural perceptions that led to the merciless brutality in the Pacific theater of World War II. Title from container. Special features: Profiles of The Pacific ; Making The Pacific ; Anatomy of The Pacific War. Episode titles from Internet movie database. Music, Hans Zimmer, Geoff Zanelli and Blake Neely ; directors of photography, Remi Adefarasin. James Badge Dale, Jon Seda, Joseph Mazzello. Narrator, Tom Hanks.

Disc 1.Part 1. [Guadalcanal/Leckie] / director, Tim Van Patten ; writer, Bruce C. McKenna. Part 2. [Basilone] / director, David Nutter; writer, Bruce C. McKenna -- disc 2. Part 3. [Melbourne] / director, Jeremy Podeswa; writer, George Pelecanos & Michelle Ashford. Part 4. [Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika] / director, Graham Yost; writer, Robert Schenkkan & Graham Yost -- disc. 3. Part 5. [Peleliu Landing] / director, Carl Franklin; writer, Laurence Andries & Bruce C. McKenna. Part 6. [Peleliu Airfield]/ director, Tony To; writer, Bruce C. McKenna, Laurence Andries & Robert Schenkkan -- disc 4. Part 7. [Peleliu Hills] / director, Tim Van Patten; writer, Bruce C. McKenna. Part 8. [Iwo Jima] / director, David Nutter & Jeremy Podeswa; writers, Robert Schenkkan & Michelle Ashford -- disc 5. Part 9. [Okinawa] / director, Tim Van Patten; writer, Bruce C. McKenna. Part 10. [Home] / director, Jeremy Podeswa; writers, Bruce C. McKenna & Robert Schenkkan -- disc. 6. Special features.