Lerman, Laurence (December 8, 2008). "2008 Video Hall Of Fame Profile: Henry McGee". Videobusiness.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009 . Retrieved August 10, 2011. I’ve tried very hard in the past to enjoy Ambrose books. When I read the flaccid Pegasus Bridge – my first experience – I told myself that I was at fault, not the great Ambrose. Naturally, it would be grossly unfair to him to put him down too severely. He seems like a nice, decent man, and well-meaning. His effort in looking up surviving Easy Company men, interviewing them, and collating all that information was and remains invaluable. What is irksome though is that I firmly believe someone else should have actually written this book. Flint, Joe (March 16, 2010). "Over 3 million viewers sign up for HBO's 'The Pacific' ". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 10, 2011. Lets just say that what Ambrose has written is possibly debatable. He actually kills off any point in his absurd "Moral superiority" nonsense in the next paragraph alone by forgetting what he had previously written. He supports this "Moral superiority" by quoting Sergeant Rader who says "I almost killed a Kraut prisoner for laughing at me after I got to the town, only to have someone grab my M-1 and shout 'Sarge, he has no lips or eyelids!' He lost them on the Russian front, frozen off" This is an absurd analogy. Sergeant Rader admits that he would have killed the prisoner if not for the missing lips and eyelids. In fact it took a comrade to take the M-1 off him to stop the possible killing of the prisoner. Add to this that Ambrose had previously discussed the killing of German POW's AND one member of the company, Liebgott if I recall, was kept away from prisoners because he could not contain himself.

In Haguenau, Easy adjusts to leaving the combat zone and gives a cold welcome to Private David Webster, who did not break out of the hospital to rejoin the company like others; and new replacement Second Lieutenant Henry Jones, fresh from West Point. Jones and Webster participate in a night raid across the river to get prisoners for interrogation, which gains them some respect. Winters is promoted to major, Lipton's commission becomes official, and Jones is promoted to first lieutenant and transferred to the regimental staff. Brotherton, Marcus (2009). We Who Are Alive and Remain. New York: Berkley Caliber. ISBN 978-0-42523-419-8. Oral history featuring 20 surviving members of Easy Company. Hornblower (" The Even Chance" / " The Examination for Lieutenant" / " The Duchess and the Devil" / " The Frogs and the Lobsters") Beatty, Sally (November 7, 2001). "HBO's 'Band of Brothers' Draws Series' Smallest Audience for Finale". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020 . Retrieved July 15, 2019.After watching the television miniseries a couple times through and really enjoying it for its humanity, I thought it was time I gave the book a go. There isn't much difference between the two. The timeline and events depicted in the series stay fairly true to the book, showing the birth of the legendary Easy Company as it goes through basic training, enters the war and fights through an almost endless array of seemingly impossible missions until the European theater came to a close.

The 12th Armored Division". The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved May 27, 2015.Como anécdota, a medida que avanzaban por Francia los soldados norteamericanos descubrían en los pueblos auténticas bodegas llenas de un vino que en su vida habían visto ni probado. Se ponían las botas con él. Not all is lost, however. For those interested in the story of Easy Company , I would direct you to the excellent HBO miniseries and its poignant accompanying documentary if you have not already seen it, as there you can see and listen to these men describe their experiences directly. A marked contrast with the soldiers described in the book. In front of that camera they are somber, pensive, meditative. Their sense of loss, pain and regrets patently noticeable by the catch in their voices, their revealing mannerisms.

a b Huff, Richard (September 9, 2001). "Actors & Vets Bond In 'Band Of Brothers' ". New York Daily News. It is uncertain which Allied unit was first to reach the Kehlsteinhaus. Several claim the honor, compounded by confusion with the town of Berchtesgaden, which was taken on May 4 by forward elements of the 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division. [37] [38] [note 3] Reputedly members of the 7th went as far as the elevator to the Kehlsteinhaus, [37] with at least one individual claiming he and a partner continued on to the top. [41] However, the 101st Airborne maintains it was first both to Berchtesgaden and the Kehlsteinhaus. [42] [ failed verification] Elements of the French 2nd Armored Division, Laurent Touyeras, Georges Buis and Paul Répiton-Préneuf, were present on the night of May 4 to 5, and took several photographs before leaving on May 10 at the request of US command, [43] [44] and this is supported by testimonies of the Spanish soldiers who went along with them. Band of Brothers". Golden Globes Awards. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014 . Retrieved June 7, 2014. Mesquida, Evelyn (April 2010). La Nueve. Los españoles que liberaron París[ The Nine. The Spaniards who liberated Paris] (in Spanish). Barcelona: Ediciones B. ISBN 978-8-49872-365-6.

Garner, Clare (December 11, 1999). "Hatfield prepares for invasion of Spielberg brigade". The Independent. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved July 15, 2019. CNN's Paul Clinton said that the miniseries "is a remarkable testament to that generation of citizen soldiers, who responded when called upon to save the world for democracy and then quietly returned to build the nation that we now all enjoy, and all too often take for granted". [48] Caryn James of The New York Times called it "an extraordinary 10-part series that masters its greatest challenge: it balances the ideal of heroism with the violence and terror of battle, reflecting what is both civilized and savage about war." James also remarked on the generation gap between most viewers and characters, suggesting this was a significant hurdle. [49] Robert Bianco of USA Today wrote that the series was "significantly flawed and yet absolutely extraordinary—just like the men it portrays," rating the series four out of four stars. He noted however that it was hard to identify with individual characters during crowded battle scenes. [50] It’s the fault of HBO, truly and absolutely. The Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg-produced Band of Brothers miniseries happens to be one of the greatest things to ever appear on a screen. This is not hyperbole, by the way, but an objective fact written in the stars.

Powers, Jake (2008). Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment - In Photographs. Guildford: Genesis Publications. ISBN 978-1-90566-206-7. A limited edition coffee table book. Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion 506th Regiment, US 101st Airborne Division: Video: Allies Sign Control Law For Germany, 1945/06/14 (1945). Universal Newsreel. 1945 . Retrieved February 20, 2012. Easy Company was an exception. They were an elite group. They were volunteers. They were well trained (again, so well trained that they didn’t actually get into the war till 1944; meanwhile, their fellow Americans invaded North Africa and Guadalcanal in 1942). The men of Easy Company were fit, mobile, ambitious, motivated, well-armed, strongly conditioned killers. They deserve their accolades. They are not, however, representative.As Captain Lewis Nixon scrounges for his favored whisky, Vat 69, Easy Company enters Nazi Germany. Nixon is distraught at the news that his wife Katherine is divorcing him and taking everything, including his dog, and is demoted to operations officer for the regiment. Some of the men on patrol stumble across a concentration camp near Landsberg and free the surviving prisoners. The sight of the victims leaves the soldiers horrified and disgusted, and Liebgott serves as a German interpreter for Winters as they learn from one of the survivors that the prisoners are Jews and noncombatants. I will try to avoid gushing, but I am in awe of what these guys did and what they sacrificed. To say that whole generation of people was an inspiration is an understatement. I didn’t know him personally, but in interviews he seemed like a nice man, congenial and friendly, who often charmingly mentioned his family in his books. Moreover, Ambrose did history itself an incredible service by collecting the stories of ordinary men. The living memory of World War II is fading fast, and it is due to the efforts of historians, biographers, and researchers like Stephen Ambrose that we will have so many incredible stories, even after that generation has passed into memory.