Gentlemen, my father (who is still alive) fought in the pacific in WWII and I'm pretty sure he'll tell ya it was a sh*t storm there just like over in Europe. To the men and women who were in the thick of it on the ground, on the water or in the air, the war was only as big as your/their eyes could see and it sucked no matter what part of the world they were in.
BTW, I too cannot wait for the new series to come out!