I just recently watched the series Band of Brothers not too long ago and am still recovering from the emotional roller coaster ride it has taken me on. Over 10 episodes, each lasting about an hour long, I’ve witnessed the true life stories of Easy Company’s journey from the Georgia Mountains to the front line in France to hills of Austria where Hitler lived. Each story diversely tells the tale of how the platoon survived, battles were fought, and their effects on a soldier’s psyche. Brilliantly made and full of gut wrenching moments, I highly recommend you watch this HBO series if you haven’t already.
This is not the story of one man, but a company that has dozens of soldiers. Spanning over 10 episodes, each one takes a different narrative and point of view ranging from a transfer soldier to a medic to a Major. In the beginning there are almost too many guys to remember anyone’s names, but as you progress, faces become familiar the more and more they interact with each other. One man in particular to pay attention to was Lieutenant Richard ‘Dick’ Winters who narrates 3 or 4 of the 10 episodes and his journey as a company leader to a battle field officer. But among him are a crew of interesting and memorable soldiers that carry their own personalities that you slowly come to appreciate and care for as they take on Germany.
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