Band of Brothers is a 2001 American war drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name.[3] The executive producers were Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who also collaborated on the 1998 World War II film Saving Private Ryan[4] and the 2010 World War II miniseries The Pacific.[5] The episodes first started airing on HBO September 9, 2001. The series won Emmy and Golden Globe awards in 2001 for best miniseries.
The series dramatizes the history of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, of the 101st Airborne Division, from jump training in the United States through its participation in major actions in Europe,
up until Japan's capitulation and the end of World War II. The events
are based on Ambrose's research and recorded interviews with Easy
Company veterans. The series took some literary license, adapting history for dramatic effect and series structure.[6][7]
The characters portrayed are based on members of Easy Company. Some of
the men were recorded in contemporary interviews, which viewers see as
preludes to several episodes, with the men's real identities revealed in
the finale.
The title for the book and series comes from the St Crispin's Day Speech in William Shakespeare's play Henry V, delivered by King Henry before the Battle of Agincourt. Ambrose quotes a passage from the speech on his book's first page; this passage is spoken by Carwood Lipton in the series finale.
Band of Brothers is a dramatized account of "Easy Company" (part of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment), assigned to the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division
during World War II. Over ten episodes the series details the company's
exploits during the war. Starting with jump training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, Band of Brothers follows the unit through the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Siege of Bastogne, and on to the war's end. It includes the taking of the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) at Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden and refers to the surrender of Japan. Major Richard Winters
(1918–2011) is the central character, shown working to accomplish the
company's missions and keep his men together and safe. While the series
features a large ensemble cast, each episode generally focuses on a
single character, following his action.[4]
As the series is based on historic events, the fates of the
characters reflect those of the persons on which they are based. Many
either die or sustain serious wounds which lead to their being sent
home. Other soldiers recover after treatment in field hospitals and
rejoin their units on the front line. Their experiences, and the moral,
mental, and physical hurdles they must overcome, are central to the
narrative.
The series was developed chiefly by Tom Hanks and Erik Jendresen, who spent months detailing the plot outline and individual episodes.[8] Steven Spielberg served as "the final eye" and used Saving Private Ryan, the film on which he and Hanks had collaborated, to inform the series.[9] Accounts of Easy Company veterans, such as Donald Malarkey, were incorporated into production to add historic detail.
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