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Band of Brothers is a 2001 American [2] war drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. [3] It was created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who also served as executive producers, and who had collaborated on the 1998 World War II film Saving Private Ryan. [4]
Darrell Cecil "Shifty" Powers (13 March 1923 – 17 June 2009) [1] was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Powers was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Peter Youngblood Hills.
Winters was the subject of the 2005 book Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of Brothers, written by Larry Alexander. His own memoir, Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters, co-written by military historian and retired U.S. Army Colonel Cole C. Kingseed, was
It’s 9 September 2001. A young history buff called Tom is sitting down to watch the big new HBO series, Band of Brothers.Like many Americans, Tom’s family don’t have an HBO subscription, and ...
Walter Scott Gordon Jr. (15 April 1920 – 19 April 1997) [1] was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Gordon was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Ben Caplan.
Albert Blithe (June 25, 1923 – December 17, 1967) [2] [3] was an American career soldier who served as a private first class with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II.
Herbert Maxwell Sobel (January 26, 1912 – September 30, 1987) [1] [2] was an American soldier who served as a commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II.
The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or the War of Ethiopia and the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort. For short films, see the List of World War II short films. For documentaries, see the List of World War II documentary films and the List of Allied propaganda films of World ...