Band of Brothers
was a television World War II mini-series based on the book of the same name written by Stephen E. Ambrose.
The episodes first aired in 2001 and are still run frequently on various TV channels today.
The episodes first aired in 2001 and are still run frequently on various TV channels today.
The story centers on the experiences of Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment assigned to the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. The series covers Easy’s basic training, the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Bastogne and on to the end of the war, including the taking of the Kehlsteinhaus (Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest).
The title for the book and the series comes from a famous St. Crispin’s Day Speech delivered by the character of Henry V of England before the Battle of Agincourt in William Shakespeare’s Henry V. A passage from the speech is quoted on the first page of the book, and is also…
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