TV on DVD: World War II epics

BAND OF BROTHERS/THE PACIFIC: SPECIAL EDITION GIFT SET

PROGRAMS HBO's two epic World War II miniseries from executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg come together in a new double-depth hard box, designed to make a holiday gift-giving impression. Discs are slipped into the pages of a wide hardcover book with large production photos.

EXTRAS All the background bonus features from both previous tin-box sets; plus new disc with the moving hour documentary "He Has Seen War," chronicling the haunted postwar years of the shows' real-life soldiers and sailors.

LIST PRICE (look for deep discounts from) $160 DVD/$200 Blu-ray Disc, out today from HBO.

Also out

WWII IN HD: COLLECTOR'S EDITION Vintage film originally shot in color is amazingly restored for this docuseries telling the stories of specific American service personnel and support staff embroiled in 1940s hostilities. Expanded set in fabric-covered box includes two additional specials, "The Air War" and "The Battle for Iwo Jima"; plus brief extras about finding/preserving the footage; "WWII in HD" for $60 DVD/$70 BD, released alongside "Vietnam in HD" for $25 DVD/$35 BD, both out next Tuesday from History/New Video.