The HBO mini series Band of Brothers is considered to be as without doubt one of the leading warfare films ever produced. Based upon the book by Stephen Ambrose, the 10 episodes recount the actual story with the men of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Regiment of the American 101st Airborne. The mini-series gets under way with Easy Companies basic training at Toccoa, Georgia just before being sent to Great Britain while they make ready for their part on the D-Day Invasion in Northern France.
Every episode begins by filming veterans of Easy. The men discuss their war time viewpoints which the episode covers however at this stage, the veterans are not identified. Although the men are not identified, the episodes familiarizes you with the people from the start and the actors are well chosen so it is uncomplicated to bond with them from the beginning.
Though the action scenes are filmed superbly, what makes Band of Brothers stand out from many alternative war films is that often it reveals the personal experiences so very well. To illustrate, in episode two simply prior to Easy Company are set to drop into Northern France, without doubt one of the soldiers, Bill Guarnere, discovers his brother was killed at Montecassino.
The 10 episodes show the stories of Easy Company starting with their basic training before heading into war in Normandy and to the village of Carentan. Episode four sees the introduction of replacement soldiers into Easy and highlights the difficulty they have being accepted by the Normandy veterans as the men take part in Operation Market Garden.
The following 2 episodes tell the story of the run up as well as the action at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge ^(http://www.indiefilmhouse.com/goto/http://battlefieldexplorer.com/world-war-ii-tours/battle-of-the-bulge/). By this stage a number of the men are at breaking point and this is actually the theme of episode seven. While the war nears the end, there is a final patrol for Easy Company. The horrors of war are underlined the minute the men find a concentration camp. The final episode sees Easy continue to Austria where they capture the Eagle’s Nest high in the mountains at Berchtesgaden.
The series ends with interviews with veterans and at long last identifies the men that audiences now know during the ten episodes of Band of Brothers.