They still teach Winters assault on that German artillery at West Point to this day. Man was an amazing soldier. Thank you to all that have served.

@macmcleod1188

3 жыл бұрын

Someone recently released a video on KZread with a minute-by-minute breakdown of that battle. It's a good one you might want to look it up.

@Gopniksquat

3 жыл бұрын

@@macmcleod1188 The Operations Room. He does fantastic in-depth but easy to understand play-by-play style military operation videos.

@macmcleod1188

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gopniksquat thank you. Yes that's the one. Excellent video. I'm very fond of Band of Brothers and I own it.

@Gopniksquat

3 жыл бұрын

@@macmcleod1188 Same here, such amazing stories. If you haven’t read the other books, Winters wrote his memoirs in Beyond Band of Brothers and Malarkey and Welch wrote their memories in Easy Company Soldier. I haven’t read either yet but have heard great reviews

@tomservo4president61

3 жыл бұрын

It was my pleasure and my honour to serve you and my country.

I live in Belgium and visit the foxholes in foy a couple of times a year, You can still see what a terrible environment that was to soldier in 75 years later. Maximum respect.

"It gives you a feeling of relief, man" Speirs has entered the scene Yeah, about that...

Richard Winters is one of the finest leaders ever to lead men into battle.

@julesvincent1113

2 жыл бұрын

He’s on an extremely short list of the greatest Americans that have ever lived. A true hero. ✊🏻

Don't forget that Guarniere found out that his brother had been killed in Italy...he was full of rage when he got to Normandy. The best part about that whole event was that Winters was smart enough not to hold it against Guarniere...all he did was remind him of his duty and his job, and he trusted Guarniere to get his act together, instead of pressing charges for insubordination as some officers might have done. Winters really was an amazingly good leader and commander. ✌

@danielsaavedra8520

3 жыл бұрын

the old man said in an interview, "i sure did a lot of killing on D-Day"

@THEvagabond29

3 жыл бұрын

he would have been up on charges for sure, but in war things are to let slide...

@JB-bv1rg

3 жыл бұрын

This HBO series was based on the book 'Band of Brothers' - written by Stephen E. Ambrose. In the book, it was explained in more detail why Lt. Winters was quite upset at Sgt. Guarnere. When Guarnere started shooting early, some of the german soldiers in the last wagon(s) escaped. Winters thought that if his soldiers had waited for his command they would of gotten all the German soldiers. The book is a good read and after reading it, some (mostly minor) differences between the book and the tv series become apparent. Producers of the show have explained why they chose to change some of the incidents described in the book for the tv series.

@JB-bv1rg

3 жыл бұрын

The 'Band of Brothers' book was also the inspiration for the story told in the movie "Saving Private Ryan". Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks were both executive producers for the HBO series. [Tom Hanks son Colin has a small part in the Last Patrol episode] There are a few paragraphs in the book that talked about Frederick 'Fritz' Niland and his brothers. Fritz was close friends with Warren Muck and Donald Malarkey of easy company. Steven Spielberg's 1998 film Saving Private Ryan is loosely based on the Niland brothers' story. For more information see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niland_brothers

@kiml3543

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

As a young officer back in the 1980s, I studied the actions of Easy Company against these artillery positions during my training. They still teach about it today. It was textbook and brilliant and succeeded brilliantly despite the fact that Easy Company was outnumbered 3 to 1.

@ryanbuckley5529

3 жыл бұрын

Much Respect 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@rhysevans4253

3 жыл бұрын

@@PodreyJenkin138 there were a couple i believe, for example Hall, and the one who was shot in the head, whether that person was actaully real, John Hall lost his life at Brecourt

@lailakelley1199

2 жыл бұрын

@@rhysevans4253 John Halls of Able Company (thats his actual name) was a real person listed as one of the casualties during the Brecourt manor assault.

When these 10 episodes are done you get to watch The Pacific and Generation Kill.

@Justwalks

3 жыл бұрын

@Gavin Lisle Generation Kill is really good as well. I say it's a must watch!

@thorkagemob1297

3 жыл бұрын

@Gavin Lisle its probably similar to these other two but its in Iraq. Its next on my list too

@astrosherlock374

3 жыл бұрын

@Gavin Lisle yeah 2003 invasion of Iraq. More like a musical roadtrip and is definitely the equivalent of BoB

@IntoTheWhite04

3 жыл бұрын

GK is unashamedly made for military personnel. David Simon didn't do anything to make it more accessible to civilians and it's all the better for it. Probably the only dvd that comes with a huge booklet containing a glossary of terms

@Lyle_K

3 жыл бұрын

Generation War is a really good show. It's set in WWII on the eastern front and from the perspective of five Germans.

Mj. Winters was one of the best Officers a company can have ! May God give him the peace and Happiness he deserves ! What a great man..

Irony: The jump into Normandy was FUBAR, but the mission was successful due to the confusion from that. Yet, Operation Market Garden was near textbook jump and mission was FUBAR

@Charli3HM21

3 жыл бұрын

Market Garden is also a good example of how NOT to use Airborne infantry units ironically too lol

I could be wrong but I think Winters was pulling a special button-compass out of his fly just before looking at the map. I think they were a special piece of kit in wwii meant to help you navigate during emergency or escape and evade situations. Pretty cool thing to include if so.

@thomast8539

3 жыл бұрын

Not wrong at all, right on the money.

its crazy how quickly you're thrown into action after the building up of the first episode of this series. this is my favorite series of all time and i'm jealous you get to watch it for the first time while i can't lol

@joeleek9976

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that why you are watching reaction videos? Vicariously reliving seeing it for the first time.

@JohnGolf123

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. It's great to see someone watching it for the first time. As I said further up, he needs to watch the Pacific afterwards.

@brewii4991

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnGolf123 Agreed. The Pacific deserves just as much respect. Too many people don't know a damn thing about the Pacific Campaign, and that's a tragedy.

They made a memorial monument where Lt Meehan's plane crashed, with the name of the soldiers there. It's shaped like the tail of the plane. The France government and citizen taking care of the monument and others like that until now.

@thomast8539

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget, they didn't find the remains of Meehan's plane until just a few years ago. Their deaths were a unit mystery for decades.

@Ocrilat

3 жыл бұрын

The French do that out of respect. My family were able to meet the people over there that takes care of the grave of my great Uncle. He was a photo recon pilot who was shot down over Normandy.

@ba55bar

3 жыл бұрын

I've visited that monument at Brecourt Manor and also the Richard Winters Leadership Memorial which is nearby. It's strange seeing where the battery assault took place because now it's just a field with a few cows in it

there's a documentary called We Stand Alone Together, they talk with the real guys from Easy Co., I highly recommend that after you finish the series.

@adamhonestyanddecency5054

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. I saw it.

I'm always excited to see anyone reacting to Band of Brothers, but you're also easily one of the most expressive and sympathetic reactors I've seen on KZread. Instant subscribe and can't wait to see you react to the rest of this amazing series!

@da_pawz

3 жыл бұрын

yeah.. it's like watching the show again with a friend XD a very expressive friend... XD

13 000 paratroopers landing in waves + 4000 from gliders. About 800 planes in total. Brits and Canadians added in another 8500 men. And that's just the number that came from the sky. The landings were massive. Makes the modern wars look like small scale operations, eh?

Fun fact: Acording to FJR6’s regimental book(The Lions of Carentan) the Germans actually did stop firing at malarkey when he went to go get the Luger, they actually did think he was a medic and several FJR6 men wrote about it post war. Ps FJR6 is Fallschirmjager Regiment 6, German paratroopers, which were at Brecourt and Carentan. They along with a foreign regiment were the German central reserve for Normandy for the first week after the US Paratroops landed. The troopers in FJR6 were veterans of Russia and Italy, very heavily armed because of them augmenting Italian weaponry seized after they surrendered in 1943, mainly machine guns and the majority of them were MG42s, heavy complimented for a regiment, they fielded 4 battalions instead of the usual 3 during Normandy. They were very very well trained as well. One of the last(if not the last)fully parachute ready regiments in the entire German military from about 1943 to the collapse in 45. They made one last combat jump during the bulge but got mauled when things went awry for them. After December-January 44/45 they ceased to be a combat unit almost entirely. They also had a Dachshund mascot named Sepp and he made combat jumps with the regiment and did attend the one during the bulge. Not sure if he survived or not.

Liked even before the episode started, like your energy bro.

@deving9793

3 жыл бұрын

Right on! And thank you for watching and supporting my channel

New here. Love the reactions! Keep up the great work! I think Winters wasn't nervous. I think he didn't want to jump the gun when they talked about their CO and his plane missing and that making him the CO now. I think it was proper of him as XO to keep that kind of talk to a minimum and focus on the mission first and foremost. Just my thinking on it. :)

@deving9793

3 жыл бұрын

I ABSOLUTELY agree with that. That's some damn good insight

In an interview Guarnere said he was like a mad Men killer iIn Normandy he had to square his brothers death

There's another miniseries that goes with this one called "The Pacific" another 10 episodes. And there is "Letters from Iwo Jima" about Japanese soldiers.

@joshtt3240

3 жыл бұрын

Yes letters from Iwo Jima is a masterpiece.

@menwithven8114

3 жыл бұрын

The Pacific was amazing. I've watched EVERYTHING about WW2 and the Pacific was the most most intense show on WW2 I've ever seen. The fighting against the Japanese in the Pacific was BY FAR the worst fighting Americans saw! Germans and Americans mostly treated each other's prisoners pretty well. There were no Japanese or American prisoners in the Pacific. By design of the Japanese high command

@frankgunner8967

3 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Clint Eastwood direct a two part series on the war in the Pacific.

@ComfyTurtle21

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankgunner8967 He directed both Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. Both films are based on Iwo Jima and use a few of the same shots and are shot similarly. Great movies if I do say so myself.

@Charli3HM21

3 жыл бұрын

There's another about the German perspective as well called Generation War. Another good series as well

You haven't showed it, but make sure you're catching both text screens that show at the end of each episode. (Some miss them.) Great series, love your reaction.

I am enjoying this rewatch with you. You provide great insights in these reactions. This is a very special show.

Man, I love Band of Brothers. Can't wait to retake this journey with ya. You're entertaining as hell! Cheers and thanks for your service!

Such an amazing show and a truly incredible group of men. Sad to know that almost every single member of the 506th from the show has passed.

For those of us who were paratroopers in the infantry (I served in A company 2/325 in the 82nd) we live with the knowledge that in 72 hours half of us will be dead or wounded and out of action. The saddest part of this series for me is when they jumped in Normandy the staff plane with the leadership was cut in half and they did not even get a chance to jump out so all were killed. We are willing to give our lives to keep Americans free. Please please consider the blood and lives that had been lost that everyone can have the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Do not let anyone convince you we need to give these rights up. I am now an 68 year old man with the body of a 110 year old in constant pain due to my serve to our wonderful country. I would do it again if I was young again. Please preserve our rights.

“I thought about going airborne but couldn’t stomach it.” To my knowledge, most of these guys didn’t have a choice. “Welcome to the army. You’re in the airborne. What’s that? You’re afraid of heights? Better get over it and get your ass up there.” Absolutely crazy. The Greatest Generation indeed.

@ewrlon

3 жыл бұрын

Airborne was volentary. Better pay too.

My grandfather worked a Sherman. Only survivor from two of them. The last one is a monument outside a base in West Virginia. When he came back he became a doctor. He always said he owed the lives of his friends to become something that helps. He had 10 kids and named my uncles after his friends that died. He became the best doctor around and did house calls well after it wasn’t usual. He said he saw medics crawl to help, he didn’t mind a drive.

Literally checked an hour ago to see if you uploaded this episode, you have made my night! Hello from Ireland!

@JakeM794

3 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I did, too!!

@deving9793

3 жыл бұрын

I truly appreciate your support..

The M1 Grand is extremely accurate! That guy couldn’t shot for sh*t! And the other guy hits him with a Thompson 😳 both good weapons for what they’re used for!

@arndnaj

3 жыл бұрын

Garand, I think.

This series is exceptional - so glad you are enjoying it. And I'm really enjoying watching it again with you! Great reactions :)

AAA, triple A: Anti-Aircraft Artillery. Also known as Flack.

@magnus100100

3 жыл бұрын

It's Flak, not Flack. It's derived from the german word "FLugAbwehrKanone", in english "aircraft defence cannon".

@thomast8539

3 жыл бұрын

Also known as Ak-Ak...pronounced ack ack.

@emperorkalan

3 жыл бұрын

@@magnus100100 So my Flack is taking Flak? ^_^

@thomasohanlon1060

3 жыл бұрын

@@emperorkalan Don't worry from what the S-2 said they can't hit the side of a barn. Triple A only has to be close to win.

Let it be known that I have nothing but respect for you my friend! Thank you for your service to our country

I am really enjoying your reviews, Devin. Looking forward to the rest of your military movie reviews. Infantry Leads the Way.

One of my favorite series and loving your reactions/reviews. I'm with you now for the long haul, bruddah.

Love your videos. Great reaction, you can tell it hits your heart

One of friends' son is in 82nd Airborne plus IT Technician since 2019. He was in ROTC in high school prior joining the Army. He went to Fort Jackson for his basic training. It is the same base where CMOH's recipient, Desmond Doss (Hacksaw Ridge) gotten his training.

Greetings from Australia. Loving your reactions man, this show was next level and I’m enjoying revisiting it with you 👍

Listen, brother, thank you for your service. Veteran here, too. I have the Band of Brothers series on DVD in the tin collector box series, and must have watched it fifty times. Love this series. Best all-time war series ever, hands down. I enjoy your reactions. Can't wait to watch the rest of this series with you "for the first time".

@deving9793

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching and supporting my channel

One of my fav TV series, really well done and atmospheric, I really love it when you find out who the older guys at the start turn out to be and how their story ends. Love the reaction, keep it up

Dick Winters was at that year's Emmy Awards when Band of Brothers won an award for Best Miniseries. He was onstage with both Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg accepting the award. As he, Tom and Stephen doing their acceptance, his men who were surviving members of 1st Easy Company were at another hotel in L.A. watching on. Everyone who were at the Emmys gave them a standing ovation. Winters live to be 92 until his death in 2011.

When you asked "Is that rain??" I couldn't help myself and giggled while saying "Yeah, but it's upside down rain."

Cheers from Guatemala, I love your reactions, specially on Band of Brothers and Hacksaw Ridge! Amazing work, keep it coming

Seeing that this was made almost 20 years ago most if not all the the old soldiers telling their story have passed.

@jimblack5153

3 жыл бұрын

Yes...almost all of them are gone.

@valkeery1216

3 жыл бұрын

this miniseries was made in 01 so its exactly 20 yrs lol :)

I for one love your reactions. I'm glad you DON'T try to hide your emotions. Thanks for your service, youngster. Respect...

Winters and Ronald Spiers were both exceptional leaders. Very different but both outstandingly effective and those men were blessed to have them around. Guarnere was handled superbly by Winters. He saw that he had an asset and by leading from the front, achieved complete respect of his men. God bless them all

Helping Devin G with the side hustle! Ex Squid here!

Your in for a hell of ride mate. Enjoy amazing series

One of the reasons the pilots were so scared and shaken is that lots were civilians with no military background. They didnt know how to react to the flak, its one of the reasons the drops were so scattered and nearly no one dropped where they were supposed to be.

@Ocrilat

3 жыл бұрын

Another thing was they were not supposed to be dropped that low. Fog and low cloud cover rolled in, and the pilots had to fly under it to see the drop points.

@nickwood1062

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't know the pilots were civilians...interesting.

@desertrecce5676

2 жыл бұрын

Pilots were trained crew members not civilians, not sure where you got the idea we would send civilians into an active combat zone. Even chaplains weren't civilians and instead combat chaplains. Anyways, the pilots didn't have a problem with not knowing what flak was, in fact they were all very trained on how to avoid flak as it was primary risk of being in the sky over Normandy considering the air force had already achieved full air superiority and the Luftwaffe wasn't something to really worry about. However they were told to not take any evasive action at all in order to not disrupt the drop zones. The reason the drops were so scattered was because it was the first airborne assault in US history, and it was a lot more unorganized than you may think. The c47s were all over weighted and hard to fly, more than 60% of the planes didn't have navigators, the transponders used to guide c47s to drop zones malfunctioned, and some drop zones being poorly marked or entirely unmarked didn't help. The c47s also came into adverse weather conditions where there was a thick cloud bank at entrance altitude(1500 ft) that obscured the entire western half of the peninsula with a thick ground fog over most of the drop zones, which caused many formations to drop their troops well above or below the drop parameters(700 ft) while going faster than the trained upon drop speed of 110 mph. This also caused multiple formations to have to do 2 to 3 passes over an area to search for a drop zone to finally get troops out the door. So no, they weren't untrained civilians that were scared and didn't know what they were doing and calling them such is disrespectful. They did their jobs as pilots and they did them very well considering all the obstacles they faced. Next time you try to present something as fact on the internet you should first do some research, because again, its disrespectful to the men that were there and did what they did, only to be called an untrained scared civilian. You also have misinformed all the people that read and believed your comment, who now go about their lives thinking c47 pilots were untrained civilians, likely sharing that with others as well.

Winters was the man! A great leader respected by his men and an excellent tactician. It was a stroke of luck that Easy Co. men were able to find each other after their chaotic jump. In a lot of cases men had to form their own makeshift units because of high casualties and being so widely scattered.

I'm glad you're enjoyin this, this is gonna be good.

Remember these men. Honor these men.

Love that you are doing Band of Brothers. Hopefully nobody gives away who are doing the interviews at the beginning of episodes. We don't want to spoil the series by telling him who survives.

@deving9793

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately people have and I just skip past the comments because I don't want to spoil the series for myself

This is a fucking awesome series. And so is The Pacific.

If I remember correctly, Winters' assault on those guns became the textbook operation for an assault on a fixed gun position that's now taught in whatever Army academies or officer schools.

I lost count on how many time i watchs this mini series. Love it a lot!

I absolutely love military movies as well dude! I have seen all of them and it gets me teary eyed watching the dramatic scenes with American soldiers, sailors and Airman getting killed. Keep up the good work!

When the Army set up paratroops, they recognized they might get captured and that the Germans would immediately take anything that could be used for military purposes...it wasn't just weapons but also equipment such as radios and...compasses. So they did issue the troops with compasses BUT they gave the officers a 'backup." They had special fly buttons on their uniforms...you would unscrew the back of the button and there was a small compass in the button. That's why Winters is undoing his pants...he had lost his regular compass when his leg bag got lost so he used the button compass to orient the map to try and find out where they were. (The Germans did eventually catch on to the button thing and they checked them...so the military started making the buttons so they would unscrew in the opposite direction...instead of "righty/tighty, lefty/loosey" they reversed the screw patterns...when the Germans checked by trying to unscrew the buttons, they were actually tightening the screw instead of loosening it. The Allies had tons of these tricks, too many to list here.)

Love the vids. Remember that there's some text at the end of an episode just before the credits. They stated that Easy company's assault on the German guns was textbook and is still demonstrated at West Point today. They also show you the medals that were awarded for capturing and destroying the guns.

Iraq vet here. Only color in the military is green. I don't know you personally but I love you brother. Thank you for your service.

I've been waiting for this one, E company's assault on those 88's has been supposedly taught at West Point for years. Also I highly recommend Richard Winters book about the war with Easy Company, such a fantastic read.

@justdoddy2123

3 жыл бұрын

They were 105s not 88s. They believed they were 88s before actually seeing them.

This was my unit for both OIF and OEF. One of the greatest honors of my life.

What I like about Winters, above much of what he did in this episode... was how he dealt with Bill Guarnere. He showed disipline when he stepped out of line, but understood his frustrations at losing is brother. So he let himself be the target of Bill's frustration and that way aloud Bill to focus in the upcoming fight and really be at his best. Then after stepping out of his comfort zone ad sharing a drink, putting himself on Bill's level, he make a joke out of the fact Bill had "insulted" him. Thus bonding them on the same page and earning Bill's respect.

Watched this when it first aired with my mum and dad who were visiting for my wedding. My dad was British airborne, 9th bn, 6 Airborne division. My mum asked dad if it was really that bad, dad said no, it was worse. Out of 700 men in his battalion, only 150 got to the RV, but they still carried on and took the objective, Merville battery, only 65 left standing afterwards. He left the paras in 1966. Mum was a parachute packer, two sisters airforce, myself and 3 brothers were Parachute regiment and eldest brother joined my grandads regiment.

@dougmoodie8713

9 ай бұрын

I still jump for the anniversaries, wearing WW2 uniform and from a C47 that was there, in Normandy and Arnhem. I hate heights too 😊

That's what being a soldier was 75 years ago.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Excellent reaction brother. From a former medic with the 2/509th Inf. (Abn/Mec). Keep it up. You should try jumping. Outstanding. That's why we called it a "blast". Letters From Iwo Jima is wrenching.

Dude...this series just gets better and better with each episode. You'll be totally invested in the stories of these brave men, by the end.

@jimblack5153

3 жыл бұрын

BTW...just subscribed.

After the series you need to watch "We stand alone together" it is a documentary with many of the surviving members of Easy company. Then you need to watch "The Pacific" it is Band of Brothers in the Pacific theater.

@da_pawz

3 жыл бұрын

Yup... the pacific... different taste, but it still good.

My great uncle stormed the beach at Normandy. No matter how many times he told the story the room was dead silent because we didn't wanna miss a single detail

@mikehunt8823

3 жыл бұрын

Get them stories written down, I would love to here them.

@patrickkanas3874

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikehunt8823 I wish I had written them down. He passed years ago and I could only give you the cliff notes

Damn dude! Love watching your reactions! Did 27 years in myself. Hua!!

@deving9793

3 жыл бұрын

Huahh!!

Your reaktion is priceless. 😂😂. Keep upp the good work man

Awesome man, I subbed cuz this series is amazing!

Got to love it when a service men reviews military based tv series or movies. He picks up on small details that normal civilians don’t see.

Glad to have found your channel.

"We Were Soldiers" is a must watch. Very good story of early Viet Nam.

@Capt_OscarMike

3 жыл бұрын

Col Hal Moore was an amazing leader, an amazing man...He and Winters are desperately what every American student should be forced to learn about their lives pre-during and post

This is a great series, enjoying your reaction to it. When it's over you should do The Pacific. It's about what as going on in the Pacific with my brother Marines. It is... rough man. ..but amazing. That assault on the guns by Lt Winter is still taught at West Point and in Wargaming Military Schools across the nation to this day. We studied it three different times during my 4 years in the Corps at different units.

A few things about this chapter of Band of Brothers...Sgt. Lipton KNEW the guy that was asking for directions and lifted his head too high, Lipton saw that man get shot right in the forehead, it shook Lipton badly as you would expect...also, Lorraine, the "jeep jockey" was not a bad shot as portrayed here, he was actually one of the first to get a confirmed kill in this attack...the German 105mm cannons at Brecourt Manor were firing directly down on Utah beach, so this attack by Lt Winters and his men was crucial to helping that beachhead succeed.

Dick Winters' Rules of Leadership 1. Strive to be a leader of character, competence, and courage. 2. Leadership from the front. Say 'Follow Me!', and then lead the way. 3. Stay up top physical shape, physical stamina is the root of mental toughness. 4. Develop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goal and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork. 5. Delegate responsibility to your subordinates and let them do their job. You can't do a good job if you don't have a chance to use your imagination and creativity. 6. Anticipate problems and prepare to overcome obstacles. Don't wait until you get to the top of the ridge and then make up your mind. 7. Remain humble. Don't worry about who receives the credit. Never let power or authority go to your head. 8. Take a moment of self-reflection. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best. 9. True satisfaction comes from getting the job done. The key to a successful leader is to earn respect, not because of rank or position, but because you're a leader of character. 10. Hang Tough! Never, ever, give up.

I kinda liked that they never gave the names of the veterans at the start because they didn't want to give away who made it and who didn't.

❤️🔥🏴 keep watching. Theses reactions are great. Thank you.

I remember the first time I watched this episode, brilliant direction in regards to framing. The moment the clouds open up into an inferno, and that sound design, is sheer brilliance.

"Why is this old fossil holding up the line?" "He wanted to hold out long enough to see that his sacrifices were meaningless to you."

New sub here, likin the vids and thank you for your service

There was over 2500 planes dropping the airborne at zero hour then 4000 during the morning/ day. The first men had to take out the big guns so we could land at the beach. Absolutely incredible!!! 🙏🏼🇺🇸🙏🏼

The pacific is a good followup to this show. Same people made it just about the brutal pacific theater

@astrirahadiputri3648

3 жыл бұрын

I love the Pacific...it's perfectly capture the horror of war and the mentality of the Marines. But somehow...I don't feel the attachment like I feel for BoB and the Easy men. Maybe because the script is not as strong as BoB? I don't know...

@samwallaceart288

3 жыл бұрын

Not as focused or well-paced though, but a solid 2nd-best

@catherinelw9365

3 жыл бұрын

@@astrirahadiputri3648 As Tom Hanks called it, different DNA than BoB. BoB was about the brotherhood of war. The Pacific was about the dehumanization of war.

@Mrlittleman217

3 жыл бұрын

As Catherine commented and agreeing with you, the sheer terror and brutality of the pacific theater is so harsh. Eugene's book with the old breed and "flags of our fathers" are even more intense.

@samwallaceart288

3 жыл бұрын

@@catherinelw9365 Yeah, that’s it. Pacific feels way lonelier and traumatic, even how its main characters are all solo stories as opposed to Brothers’ ensemble format; there’s a sense of purpose and hope that is noticeably absent from Pacific. Not to denigrate either show. In fact it’s a testament to how disorienting and disarming the Japanese war mentality was for the marines.

You gotta check your smoke detector batteries once a year man Great reactions keep it up

watch Generation Kill hbo as well

I love this quote from the writer of this episode, John Orloff: “if you can’t make a guy dropping into Nazi occupied France with nothing but a fucking trench knife and by the end of the day, he has taken out four 105mm German cannons and saved hundreds, if not thousands of lives on Utah Beach, if you can’t make that dramatically interesting, then you need to get another job”

I just wanna say that I really like the way you talk man... It's like watching with my friend :D

@deving9793

3 жыл бұрын

Right on! I just be myself and real

Been waiting for this. I’ll edit this comment when I’m done watching Edit: they had hundreds of planes dropping thousands of soldiers. I love that your just finding this show man gives me a reason to watch it through you lol and the guy the spoke third in the beginning was lt/ captain winters the red headed squad leader. All the guys at the beginning are played by actors in each episode. The story of easy company’s one of the most interesting in World War Two. Big love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Imagine knowing these men only in their later years, watching this knowing it's your dad or grandpa on the screen and seeing what a complete badass he is.

Great reactions. When this series is done, you should watch Pacific, which was the sequel about Marines in the Pacific war.

I watch the entire show on D Day every year. I love your intensity on the reviews.🍻

GREATEST GENERATION! 💯 Salute !!

Hey bro, your smoke detector battery is still low.

@Linkous12

3 жыл бұрын

That would drive me insane.

@seanromans6532

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was in my house. I was standing in my living room for 5 min trying to figure out where it was coming from.

@arndnaj

3 жыл бұрын

Fucking knew it. My dog started trembling, I couldn't hear it but she could. Please replace the goddamn batteries. It is possible that he can't hear it, too. Either gunfire or an explosion could have taken out the filament in his ears that receive those frequencies.

Excited for you to reach next ep. :D

Im not sure if saw the ending credits but there are some infos on the end of every episode.great reaction!

12:39 I'm not sure if anyone has explained this but during D-Day, but my guess is that the Allies did not the... accommodations to take in German POWs so pop pop, they were shot on the spot. Of course, after the beaches were secured, I'm sure they brought in POWs.

The Pacific is a great watch after this.

@mrsj1417

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but I found it to be too much of a 'soap opera' than this. Of course nothing could ever be as good as BoB.

@myview5840

3 жыл бұрын

Pacific jumped about too much, but i should imagine that was due to casualty rates being higher in the pacific theatre of war.

One of my favorite mini series ever. Watch it at least 1x a year

Buck Compton was a pitcher for his university baseball team, he literally pitched his grenades straight at enemy troops, actually hitting some in the chest with the grenade before it exploded