Review about the TV mini-series Band of Brothers

The mini series Band of Brothers is thought to be certainly one of the recommended warfare motion pictures ever created. Based on the book by Stephen Ambrose, the ten parts recount the actual story from the soldiers of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Regiment of the American 101st Airborne. The mini series gets under way with their basic training at Toccoa, Georgia just before heading over to Great Britain as they prepare for a part with the D-Day Landings in Northern France.

Each episode gets going by interviewing veterans of Easy Company. The men discuss their war time experiences which the episode covers although at this stage, the veterans are not identified. Even if the veterans are not identified, the episodes tells you about the figures early on and the actors are superbly cast meaning it is effortless to relate with them from the outset.

While the action scenes are filmed brilliantly, the reason Band of Brothers stand out from a great many other war films is that often it brings forth the private experiences so very well. For instance, in episode two just before Easy are due to drop into Northern France, undoubtedly one of the soldiers, Bill Guarnere, discovers his brother was killed at Montecassino.

The 10 episodes convey the stories of Easy Company starting with their basic training prior to heading into action in Normandy and on to the village of Carentan. Episode four sees the roll-out of replacement soldiers into Easy and illustrates the hardships they have being accepted by the veterans of Normandy as the soldiers take part in Operation Market Garden.

The next two episodes cover the build up plus the fighting at Bastogne for the duration of the Battle of the Bulge. By now a number of Easy Company are at breaking point and it is the subject of episode seven. While the war in Europe nears the finish, there’s a final patrol for Easy Company. The horrors of war are underlined the minute the men come across a concentration camp. The last episode sees Easy Company head into Austria where they capture the Eagle’s Nest high in the mountains at Berchtesgaden.

The series finishes with interviews with the men of Easy Company and eventually identifies the men that viewers now know during the ten episodes of Band of Brothers.