Band of Brothers -Stephen Ambrose

-
Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose is probably my favorite book ever. Band of brothers is about Easy company of the 506 regiment in the 101st airborne division. The 506th regiment joined the hundred and first airborne division just before D-day and lead the outfit to success until the end of the war. Band of brothers will take the reader (WW2 nerd) from rigorous training in Camp Toccoa to the freezing perils of Bastogne, to the fire fights of Normandy. This book goes into detail with the emotional and psychological states of the heroes, as well as interviews with the soldiers. The book brings both the short, exciting aspects of combat and the slow reality of war. I have not become a personal fan of certain soldiers in the company, but become a fan of the whole company. As major Richard (Dick) Winters says, "No I'm not a hero, but I have served in a company full of them"-Band of Brothers. Every young boy was not a hero, but together they were a company of heroes. Each of the 129 men were heroes. Band of Brothers was a great read and I hope that you will  love it too.
-Caleb Frank

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular Posts

A War in His Own Backyard: Michel De Vallavieille

-
Michel De Vallavieille and The Role of Paratroopers on D-Day Michel de Vallavieille was the first person to be evacuated from Utah beach, but he was not in the Allied army, neither was he in the German army. So who was he, and what happened to him? On the night of June 5th, 1944, American paratroopers landed behind enemy lines with the objective of clearing the way for the troops landing at the beaches the next morning. The planes carrying the paratroopers got lost and dropped them much to low and at the wrong spots. As a result, they landed unorganized and formed small bands that experienced a little bit of scattered firefights, but most of the fighting would come the next day. The next morning, a small group of paratroopers from the 506th PIR had formed into what was supposed to be Easy Company. There were only about fourteen of them. The group was told to attack a group of four 106mm cannons at a small farm called Brecourt Manor. Brecourt Manor was owned by the Vallavieille ...
Read more

Flat earther rides in rocket with unfortunate results.

-
This week, a stunt man flew up a mile in the air to prove the earth is flat. Mad Mike is a lame stunt man who is currently working with the flat earth society. The launch was a hit until the landing “screwed up”. After the decent started, the parachute never deployed and Mike had to be dragged from the wreckage. Mike plans to try again and gradually get to higher altitudes. The final launch will be to 3 miles off the ground. NASA tries to warn Mad Mike about his results. As one employee says, the curvature of the Earth is not visible from three miles, but at the point where it is visible, there are problems with oxygen and pressure. Article By Caleb Frank
Read more