Band of Brothers

Great series. I understand that Tom Hanks partnered with Spielberg to produce this after their experiences together with "Saving Private Ryan." Apparently, the historical significance of SPR hit Hanks pretty hard, and he wanted to do more.

So, some boring trivia...

The title of this, as most of you probably know, is taken from the "St Crispin's Day Speech" from Shakespeare's Henry V. The line is, "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers"

I am very familiar with the next line of the speech, as is it quite popular with military, law enforcement, and firefighters...

"For he to-day that sheds his blood with me

Shall be my brother"

Tugs at the heart strings a little...

Anyway, good shows both, but I am quite happy to say that our tactics and strategies have changed considerably since those times... 8)

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Great movie. I had a chance to watch the whole series on DVD.

awesome movie :peace_v:

{DOU}Cygnus wrote: When it aired on HBO I was able to catch most of the 10 parts of Band of Brothers....

.....I bought the whole series. Great show.

A friend of mine gave me the complete series. I would have preferred a box of chocolates, or a perfume, but that's life... 😛

Anyway I agree, nice series. I identify with the team spirit that should be in a combat group..., your comrades are the most important in the battle, more than your arms or your personal courage...

M@DD0G wrote: ...... I am quite happy to say that our tactics and strategies have changed considerably since those times... 8)

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Yes of course, otherwise you would be liquidated, suppressed or deleted of this world.... 😛

I remember when the series was on cable here. It was great, very intense.

mAmA

{DOU}.R_Mad wrote: [quote=M@DD0G]...... I am quite happy to say that our tactics and strategies have changed considerably since those times... 8)

:peace_v:

Yes of course, otherwise you would be liquidated, suppressed or deleted of this world.... 😛

Indeed... :gib: