Synopsis

At Camp Elliott, Sledge trains for combat, the relentless drills preparing him for the brutal realities ahead. The 1st Marine Division arrives at Cape Gloucester, a strategic point on the Japanese-held island of New Britain. Amidst the fierce fighting, Leckie and his fellow Marines soon discover that the jungle itself presents a more formidable adversary than the enemy soldiers. Having endured the battles of Gloucester and now stationed on the desolate island of Pavuvu, the physical and psycholo