The full force of the Americans' hatred towards the Japanese bubbles to the surface. By Paul Macinnes

Paul MacInnes: For once effects and tricks are applied to make sure heartstrings are tugged

Paul MacInnes: Cigarettes are not enough to get the marines through some truly harrowing battle scenes

Paul MacInnes: The daytime battle for Peleliu is the fiercest yet, and as the war gets dirtier, morality is becoming blurred

Paul MacInnes: Leckie sheds his soft, romantic image and stands up to his superiors as the action moves to Pavuvu

In a radical change of pace, The Pacific retires to Melbourne where the marines hit the town – and Leckie falls in love. By Paul MacInnes

Paul MacInnes: The Pacific, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks's follow up to Band of Brothers, has had its debut on Sky Movies – so what did you think?