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Original Item: Only One Available. The Pacific is a 2010 American war drama miniseries produced by HBO, Playtone, and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010.
The series is a companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers and focuses on the United States Marine Corps's actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations within the wider Pacific War. Whereas Band of Brothers followed the men of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment through the European Theater, The Pacific centers on the experiences of three Marines (Robert Leckie, Eugene Sledge, and John Basilone) who were in different regiments (1st, 5th, and 7th, respectively) of the 1st Marine Division. The Pacific was spearheaded by Bruce C. McKenna (co-executive producer), one of the main writers on Band of Brothers. Hugh Ambrose, the son of Band of Brothers author Stephen Ambrose, served as a project consultant.
The Pacific miniseries features the 1st Marine Division's battles in the Pacific, such as Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa, as well as Basilone's involvement in the Battle of Iwo Jima. It is based primarily on the memoirs of two US Marines: With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene Sledge and Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie. It also draws on Sledge's memoir China Marine and Red Blood, Black Sand, the memoir of Chuck Tatum, a Marine who fought alongside Basilone at Iwo Jima.
This is an outstanding lot of props used in the show, including:
- Coca-Cola Export crate meant to hold 24 bottles, measuring roughly 12 x 18 x 8 ¾”. Each end of the crate has a string attached to a bottle opener. Replicated markings. The end has a tag for the Coca-Cola Bottling Works in Mississippi, a great addition.
- Four empty can rations, two are Field Ration C M-1 units, meat and beans. The other two are Field Ration C B Units, with biscuit, confection, sugar, and soluble coffee. Good replicated markings, all marked 3-42. The B units retain the keys on the top.
- Two empty cigarette cartons, Camels and Lucky Strikes.
- Three Morale Series K Rations including Breakfast, Supper, and Dinner. All empty.
- Empty box for Molle shaving cream.
- Empty box for Darkie toothpaste.
- Empty box for fig newtons.
This is a great lot of props from one of the most famous WWII miniseries. Ready for display!
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