CNN's Paul Clinton said that the miniseries "is a remarkable testament to that generation of citizen soldiers, who responded when called upon to save the world for democracy and then quietly returned to build the nation that we now all enjoy, and all too often take for granted." Caryn James of The New York Times called it "an extraordinary 10-part series that masters its greatest challenge: it balances the ideal of heroism with the violence and terror of battle, reflecting what is both civilized and savage about war." James also noted the generation gap between most viewers and characters, suggesting this was a significant hurdle. A fascinating tale of comradeship that is, in the end, a tale of ordinary men who did extraordinary things.īand of Brothers received highly positive reviews. They also liberated a concentration camp and were the first to enter Hitler's mountain retreat in Berchtesgarten. They parachuted behind enemy lines in the early hours of D-Day in support of the landings at Utah beach, participated in the liberation of Carentan and again parachuted into action during Operation Market Garden. This is the story of "E" Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division from their initial training starting in 1942 to the end of World War II. Matthew Faber, Ian Virgo, Stephen Milton, Jack Gustav
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