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Based on the bestseller by Stephen E. Ambrose, the epic 10-part miniseries Band of Brothers tells the story of Simple Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from interviews together with survivors of Simple Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear. They were an elete rifle company parachuting into France early on D-Day morning, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and capturing Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. They were in addition a unit this suffered 150 percent casualties, and whose lives became legend.
An impressively rigorous, unsentimental, and harrowing look at combat during World War II, Band of Brothers follows a company of airborne infantry--Simple Company--from boot camp throughout the end of the war. The brutality of training takes the audience by increments to the even greater brutality of the war; Simple Company took part in some of the much difficult battles, counting the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the failed invasion of Holland, and the Battle of the Bulge, as well as the liberation of a concentration camp and the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest. But what makes these episodes work is not their historical sweep but their emphasis on riveting details (such as the rattle of a plane as the paratroopers wait to jump, or a flower in the buttonhole of a German soldier) and procedures (from military tactics to the workings of bureaucratic hierarchies). The scope of this miniseries (10 episodes, in addition an actual documentary filled together with interviews together with surviving veterans) lets not only a thoroughness impossible in a two-hour movie, but in addition captures the wide range of responses to the stress and trauma of war--fear, cynicism, cruelty, compassion, and all-encompassing confusion. The outcome is a realism this makes together simplistic judgments and jingoistic enthusiasm impossible; the things these soldiers had to do are together terrible and understandable, and the psychological cost they paid is made clear. The writing, directing, and acting are superb throughout. The cast is largely unknown, emphasizing the team of actors as a whole unit, much like the regiment; Damian Lewis and Ron Livingston have fun the central roles of two officers together with grit and intelligence. Band of Brothers turns a vast historical event into a series of potent personal experiences; it's a deeply engrossing and affecting accomplishment. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
fabulous!!!!   2010-03-18
By Marguerite Kevan
This series of Band of brothers should be seen by everyone especially by the greatest generation! My uncles were in those very places and it really touches me. I have a son still in the military (20) years with two tours to Iraq. I gave him Band of Brothers for his birthday when it first came out. He still watches it whenever he can. God Bless America! Marguerite Kevan
The Reality of War   2010-03-18
By Eve Galewitz (Connecticut, USA)
Hanks & Spielberg did a brilliant job with the HBO 10 part mini-series "Band of Brothers" in recreating not just historical battle scenes but perhaps more importantly the shock & horror experienced by young Americans dropped behind the lines in occupied France, to the foxholes of the Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge and finally to Nazi death camps discovered with the crossing of the Rhine. These young men, like all men who go to war, built a bond that can only the be forged between those who fought & died side by side in the hell of battle. The commentary of the surviving men of Easy Company just before the start of each episode, made the viewing a more profound experience.
band of brothers   2010-03-18
By Wayland Mayo (USA)
Order was shipped immediately, packaged well, advertised as "very good," was actually "like new." Very good transaction. W. Mayo
Band of Brothers   2010-03-14
By Lorena R. Boger
I recieved the DVDs in a good time frame. The only problem I had was that the case for the DVDs was dented. I could not get the dent out. But otehr than that the DVDs were in good condition.
Band of Brothers   2010-03-11
By George M. Thompson (Houston, Texas)
Stirring account of D-Day, the days leading up to ahd following that day as recounted by members of the 101st Airborne Division. Excellent!!!!