Band Of Brothers 720p

Band Of Brothers 720p

The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division, and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord, through V-J Day.
This is the story of "E" Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division from their initial training starting in 1942 to the end of World War II. They parachuted behind enemy lines in the early hours of D-Day in support of the landings at Utah beach, participated in the liberation of Carentan and again parachuted into action during Operation Market Garden. They also liberated a concentration camp and were the first to enter Hitler's mountain retreat in Berchtesgaden. A fascinating tale of comradeship that is, in the end, a tale of ordinary men who did extraordinary things.
I first saw this when HBO ran it in 2001 and was completely awed by the scope and work that went into the series. First off, the actors. Each complemented the man they played and gave the viewer a glimpse into the man that the viewer wouldn&#39;t normally get. It was nice to see David Schwimmer as something other than the goob he plays on &quot;Friends&quot;! Damien Lewis, Ron Livingston, Mark Wahlberg and the rest of the cast are excellent! <br/><br/>Second, the settings. Until now, I didn&#39;t know almost all of the exteriors were filmed in England! This was some incredible work! <br/><br/>Possible spoiler ahead!<br/><br/>Lastly, there were several episodes that will stay with me, the most memorable being the show where they come across an abandoned prison camp. I had (and still have!) a hard time watching that one! <br/><br/>Bottom line: you leave the show with more than just the average war movie. You were watching history being formed by everyday men doing extraordinary things. God bless&#39;em!
We have literally tons of reviews that go on and on usually with an agenda written into each sentence. I normally just disregard the reviews on IMDb because of this but this series deserves so much more than anyone can say in words.<br/><br/>This series is what filming is all about. It is quite simply the best media I have ever viewed and is a life changing experience for viewers. It brings WWII and the men that served in it home to those of us lucky enough to be born in a time that benefits from their sacrifices. They&#39;re your fathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, friends, or just the guy down the street. They were born and at a very young age before they could even form &quot;dug in&quot; opinions or develop further biases and agendas they were suddenly thrown into an unimaginable situation. On a medical side not it is stunning to note that most of these boys lived through this before their brains were even fully developed or skulls welded. Watch it and learn, be touched, and be proud of them.

327th Glider Infantry Regiment<br/><br/>Each regiment consisted of three battalions, each battalion containing three companies. 1st Battalion had Able, Baker and Charlie companies, plus a headquarters (HQ) company, 2nd Battalion had Dog, Easy, and Fox, plus Battalion HQ companies, and 3rd Battalion had George, How and Item, plus HQ companies. Each company consisted of three platoons and a headquarters section. Each platoon consisted of three 12-man rifle squads and a six-man mortar team squad. Each squad had a .30 machinegun, and the mortar team a 60 mm mortar. A company totalled 132 men and 8 officers.<br/><br/>1/401st Glider Infantry (an attached battalion), a5c7b9f00b