Winters writes an after-action report on Easy's actions during a German counter offensive on the Nijmegen salient; he is troubled by the fact that he shot an unarmed, teenage Waffen-SS soldier during the battle. Winters is promoted to battalion executive officer, and command of Easy is given to "Moose" Heyliger. Philip French of The Guardian commented that he had "seen nothing in the cinema this past year that impressed me as much as BBC2's 10-part Band of Brothers, produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, and Ken Loach's The Navigators on Channel 4", and that it was "one of the best films ever made about men in war and superior in most ways to Saving Private Ryan." [51] Matt Seaton, also in The Guardian, wrote that the film's production was "on such a scale that in an ad hoc, inadvertent way it gives one a powerful sense of what really was accomplished during the D-Day invasion - the extraordinary logistical effort of moving men and matériel in vast quantities." [52] French, Philip (December 23, 2001). "Diamonds in the dross: Films of the year". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved October 9, 2014.

Flint, Joe (March 16, 2010). "Over 3 million viewers sign up for HBO's 'The Pacific' ". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved August 10, 2011. TCA Awards winners". Television Critics Association. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017 . Retrieved June 7, 2014. a b c Riding, Alan (June 7, 2001). "Arts Abroad: A Normandy Landing, This One for a Film". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved July 15, 2019. Herzog, Mark (November 11, 2011). "He Has Seen War". IMDb. Herzog & Company . Retrieved August 29, 2023.Brotherton, Marcus (2010). A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us. New York: Berkley Caliber. ISBN 978-0-42523-420-4. Profiles of deceased Easy Company men by their family members. Veterans History Project: Interview with Herman Finnell". Library of Congress. 2001. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved July 15, 2019. Herman Louis Finnell of the 3rd Division, 7th Regiment, Company I, states that he and his ammo carrier, Pfc. Fungerburg, were the first to enter the Eagle's Nest, as well as the secret passages below the structure. Finnell stated that the hallway below the structure had rooms on either side filled with destroyed paintings, evening gowns, destroyed medical equipment and a wine cellar.

Einhorn, Dalton (2009). From Toccoa to the Eagle's Nest: Discoveries in the Bootsteps of the Band of Brothers. BookSurge Publishing. ISBN 978-1-43926-479-9. Since Band of Brothers focuses entirely on the exploits of "E" (Easy) Company during World War II, the series features a large ensemble cast. The 12th Armored Division". The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved May 27, 2015. Webster, David Kenyon (1994). Parachute Infantry. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 978-0-80711-901-3. Published posthumously.The series dramatizes the history of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, from jump training in the United States through its participation in major actions in Europe, up until Japan's capitulation and the end of World War II. The events are based on Ambrose's research and recorded interviews with Easy Company veterans. The series took some literary license, adapting history for dramatic effect and series structure. [4] [5] The characters portrayed are based on members of Easy Company. Excerpts from interviews with some of the survivors are used as preludes to the episodes, but they are not identified by name until the end of the finale. a b Ambrose, Stephen E. (1992). Band of Brothers. Touchstone ( Simon & Schuster). ISBN 978-0-74321-645-6. a b McManus, John C. (June 12, 2006). "World War II: Race to Seize Berchtesgaden". HistoryNet. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved July 10, 2019.

Easy faces harsh winter conditions in the Ardennes, running dangerously low on ammunition, food, and medical supplies. Combat medic Eugene "Doc" Roe helps his fellow soldiers where he can, while also scrounging for medical supplies. He befriends a Belgian nurse named Renée; she is later killed in a bombing raid. Easy and other American units are surrounded, but General McAuliffe, their commander, rejects a German demand to surrender with the reply "Nuts!" Band of Brothers (HBO)". Peabody Awards. May 2002. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved July 15, 2019. Bando, Mark. "Band of Brothers - Company E/506th P.I.R. in WW2". Trigger Time. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017 . Retrieved December 24, 2012. Malarkey, Donald & Welch, Bob (2009). Easy Company Soldier. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-31256-323-3.Clinton, Paul (September 7, 2001). "Enlist TV for 'Band of Brothers' ". CNN. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008 . Retrieved July 15, 2019. Taylor, Maxwell D. (1972). Swords and Plowshares. New York: W. W. Norton. p. 106. ISBN 9780393074604. 3d Division units got into Berchtesgaden ahead of us on the afternoon of May 4 Downey, Kevin (November 7, 2001). "World Series scores big for Fox". Media Life. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006 . Retrieved July 8, 2015. Williams, Mary H., ed. (1960). Special Studies, Chronology 1941-1945. United States Army in World War II. Center of Military History, United States Army. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved January 11, 2017. In U.S. Seventh Army's XV Corps area, 7th Inf of 3d Div, crossing into Austria, advances through Salzburg to Berchtesgaden without opposition.

The production team consulted Dale Dye, a retired United States Marine Corps captain and consultant on Saving Private Ryan, as well as with most of the surviving Easy Company veterans, including Richard Winters, Bill Guarnere, Frank Perconte, Ed Heffron, and Amos Taylor. [17] [28] Dye (who portrays Colonel Robert Sink) instructed the actors in a 10-day boot camp at the Longmoor Military Camp in Hampshire, culminating with parachute training at RAF Brize Norton. [28] [29] [30] Shales, Tom (August 7, 2001). " 'Band of Brothers': Ragged WWII Saga Off to a Slow March". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020 . Retrieved July 15, 2019. Compton, Lynn & Brotherton, Marcus (2008). Call of Duty. New York: Berkley Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-42521-970-6. Recounts Compton's career as an attorney and prosecutor of Sirhan Sirhan. This 6 disc album contains the complete 10-part HBO miniseries, telling the story of soldiers from the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the US Army. It’s one of the most seriously discounted sets included in the sale.

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To preserve historical accuracy, the writers conducted additional research. One source was the memoir of Easy Company soldier David Kenyon Webster, Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich (1994). [ citation needed] This was published by LSU Press, following renewed interest in World War II and more than 30 years after his death in a boating accident. In Band of Brothers Ambrose quoted liberally from Webster's unpublished diary entries, with permission from his estate. [2] [note 2] In 2021, on the occasion of the miniseries' 20th anniversary, HBO produced an official podcast hosted by British-American author, broadcaster and filmmaker Roger Bennett of the Men in Blazers soccer show and podcast. After a prologue episode featuring Tom Hanks as executive producer, it progresses through each episode giving a brief summary before interviewing actors and crew members about their roles, their careers leading up to the miniseries, their experiences with the show and the specific episode. [72] Podcast episode list AFI Awards 2001". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 23, 2014 . Retrieved June 7, 2014. Band of Brothers is a dramatized account of "Easy Company", part of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, assigned to the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Over ten episodes the series details the company's exploits during the war. [3]