I enjoyed 

http://www.collectcheapdvd.com/products/658-The-Pacific-Complete-Series-DVD-Box-Set.html - the pacific dvd very much and can see why there has been so many comparisons with Band Of Brothers. My observation is that in The Pacific many of the characters lack depth and development. The result was that I cared less when ill befell them than I did in Band of Brothers. I think that the first episode could have contained a lot more time letting us get to know the characters better before throwing them into battle.

The battle scenes were done very well and played very realistically. All in all HBO has done it again. Without the HBO and Showtime I think that US grown TV drama would be pretty thin on the ground. 

http://www.collectcheapdvd.com/products/658-The-Pacific-Complete-Series-DVD-Box-Set.html - the pacific dvd is well worth the time.