Mini serija prati isprepletene odiseje trojice američkih marinaca - Roberta Leckia, Eugenea Sledgea i Johna Basilonea preko golemog Tihog oceana. Nevjerojatna iskustva ovih muškaraca i njihovih suboraca vode ih od prvog sukoba s Japancima u sablasnim prašumama Guadal kanala, kroz neprobojne prašume Cape Gloucestera, preko prokletih koraljnih uporišta Peleliu, crnih pješčanih terasa Iwo Jime i ubojitih polja Okinawe do trijumfalnog, ali ipak nelagodnog povratka kući nakon pobjede nad Japanom.
Fifteen critical battles that changed the outcome of a world at war and altered our destinies—forever! Now, from the vantage point of 50 years after, from files opened for the first time, from action films and battle footage never seen on video before, watch the course of history change.