Band of Brothers/The Pacific: Special Edition Gift Set Blu-ray

HBO has announced a re-release of their pair of critically acclaimed WWII miniseries Band of Brothers and The Pacific. The Band of Brothers/The Pacific: Special Edition Gift Set will combine both previous Blu-ray releases of the WWII dramas and feature an all new documentary, He Has Seen War. A release date of November 8th has been set.

Band of Brothers premiered on HBO back in 2001 and was a hit for executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. The 10-part miniseries followed Easy Company through their training in Georgia to their deployment in war-torn Germany. It starred Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, David Schwimmer, Colin Hanks and James McAvoy.

The producing tandem of Spielberg and Hanks teamed up once again for the 2010 miniseries The Pacific. This series (also 10 episodes) centered on the 1st Marine Division and their experiences in Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It starred Joseph Mazzello, James Badge Dale and Jon Seda.



This Special Edition Gift Set will include the same discs released on the two miniseries' previous Blu-ray releases and an additional bonus disc featuring the all new documentary He Has Seen War. Also included in the set are high gloss photos from each production and collectible maps of the European and Pacific fronts. All of the special features from the previous releases have been carried over as well. For more information on the shows, check out our individual reviews of Band of Brothers and The Pacific.

HBO has priced the set, which includes over 20 hours of feature runtime, at $199.99.