The Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks mini-series Band of Brothers was both a triumph in cinematic achievement and audience enjoyment.

It was as if they were able to stretch out the best aspects of Saving Private Ryan into a 10-part epic; succeeding in capturing a moving, and historically important story from the era. Its success of course, would inevitably lead to a follow-up, and both Spielberg and Hanks are back producing the new series, The Pacific. And while the original focused on the story of Easy Company, a parachute regiment, the sequel will be based on what happened in the Pacific Theatre. Similarly, the new series is based on books written; this time around the tales are based on work by both Robert Lockie and Eugene Sledge.

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