Has anyone seen Band of Brothers?

I liked the episode where Winters is typing the report about his action at the "crossroads" and we see the flashbacks of his memory. I think that was episode 4, I don't remember though.

I also liked the episode that takes place during Operation Market Garden in Holland.

 

Love it and would watch it again, we also rented it on DVD.

LadyEagle your pin or medal your father gave you sounds interesting; I hope you find the history of it.

 

I believe in another of Ambrose's books---may not have been "Band . . ." there was a cocky General who wanted "the men" to carry out a suicidal assault on a certain German stronghold

When the orders trickeled down to the Platoon Sargeant---he refused--as well as his men

"Sargeant! You will be courtmarshalled for this! Do you understand??"

"Yes, Sir!"

"You will be sent to Levansworth!"

"Levensworth????"

"Levansworth!!"

"Sir! They don't shoot at 'cha at Levensworth, do they????"

Then there was a part of the American advancement into the heart of Germany---who---among other treasures---captured Hitler's Limosene and started taking turns joy riding in it!! A bunch of know it all officers caught wind that the GI's HAD the limo---and decided to issue orders to have it returned or face a courtmarshal

The GI's finally decided to return the captured limo's----Hitler's, Himmler's, and Goering's personal LIMO's to the officers in questions---but---before they turned them in they decided to conduct certain experiments to prove the trustworthyness of the LIMO's in question

One GI decided he wanted to see whether Hitler's Limo windsheilds and door windows were really made of bulletproof glass or not

So he backed off and shot a few rounds from his M-1 Garaund(.30-06 caliber) in to the windshield----sure enough---the windshield deflected the M-1 bullets!!

Totally unsatisfied with his experiment---he gets his hands on a mounted machine gun---this time a .50 caliber---and at point blank range---squezzes off a burst of fire into the front windshield

There!!!! I knew it wasn't bullet proof!!

Another GI conducted an experiment on Goering's Limo before turning it in to the Major----he wanted to see how many minutes the engine would run---without radiator fluid and motor oil---when the engine "ceazed up"--they had the car towed to the Company Major making the request for the Limo's in question!!!!

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Another one of Ambrose's books that I have read is the one about the Liberator crews in I believe the 8th Army Aire Corp. Ambroses liberal leanings came through as it seemed like the book was trying to shed glory on Geroge McGovren.

 

We [members of the 118th Airlift Wing, TN Air National Guard] watched "Band of Brothers" while we were deployed to Saudi Arabia back in 2003.

Having lived in Clarksville TN for many years, I had several friends that were with the 101st stationed at Fort Campbell KY (located right next door to Clarksville).

If any of you can get to visit the base, a "must see" is the Pratt Museum that has many interesting momentos of the 101st during WWII (as well as subsequent conflicts).

I always enjoyed reading the telegram that the 101st's commander Gen. McCauliffe sent to the Nazi generals as they asked him to surrender at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge:

NUTS!

 

Man what a wonderful series. It is well worth owning plus the extra 2 hour feature "We Stand Alone Together" is also an excellent addition to the DVD box set. I just got Dick Winters new book "Beyond Band of Brothers" the other day and started reading it. So far I would highly suggest making that a follow up to watching the Series.

 

I'm saving up to buy the DVD's----the series is about 80 smackers at Wally World!

 

Ain't that right! I have a TVG on our DVD player and it was working overtime in some sections.

 

Ain't that right! I have a TVG on our DVD player and it was working overtime in some sections. </font>[/QUOTE]But it IS working, right 4hisglory??

I have besafeonline internet filter----and when I log in to the local newspaper---www.clarionledger.com----Jackson, MS---I get a message icon telling me that something has been blocked----my wife sees it and asks

"Whats blocked on the screen?? Somethin' nasty??"

I say

"Honey! I have no earthly idea! All I know is--the bso filter works!"

 

Personal experience tells me otherwise.

 

The ORIGINAL "band of brothers" was Adm. Horatio Nelson's name for his ships' captains from the Battle of the Nile. This was his first major victory over the French Navy. Many of these captains were with him at Trafalgar.

 

Actually the original "band of brothers" was in Shakespeare's Henry V (1599) about the Battle of Agincourt in 1415:

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile."

Act 4 Scene III