Band of Brothers and Masters of the Air are stories of what American's call the greatest generation. Myself being a child of the generation that followed, talked to many of them about their experiences and felt an obligation to live up to their sacrifices. Right now I desperately hope that I am successful in having our government decide to continue to do what we can to defeat tyranny and defend democracy.
Acting like the Republican or Democratic parties in the US right now are “fighting for democracy” is so fucking stupid lol. Neither party cares about you. No politician cares about you.
My dad didn't fly in WWII, he was a Navy Officer. Commanded a boat on Utah Beach. But he also became a teacher afterward. He passed away age 64, pretty young.
Crosby was fuming when he found out the equipment room was locked before wheels up and the supply officer etc had done that. The may be masters of the air but still losing planes etc and wouldnt want anyone going without parachutes. Although when he snapped at the supply officer in his head he was thinking who was this harry crosby
I've really enjoyed your reactions because you always analyse from the standpoint of storytelling - some many others let themselves get bogged down in technical detail and nitpicking and seeing your raw emotional response is really touching. My dad served in the Far East and my mum in the Women's Auxiliary Airforce making sure bomber crews got properly fed when the returned from missions - neither of them particularly wanted to talk about their experiences before they died, but their testimony deserves to be heard. Like you say, these are stories that need to be told while we still can. Thank you for seeing that so clearly.
My late granddad was an aircraft engine mechanic in the 9th Air Force during world war II, his group was mostly twin engine attack bombers like the A-20 Havoc and the A-26 Invader but I remember him telling me about the anxiety and worry waiting for their craft to make it back home after a mission. One of those who survived the 'Hunger Winter' in the Netherlands that Operation Chowhound and Operation Manna (the RAF counterpart) flew supplies in relief of was a malnourished teenage future Hollywood Legend named Audrey Kathleen Ruston - better known later as actress Audrey Hepburn. Fantastic reactions as always!!
Also, they've done a documentary episode unofficial episode 10. Interviews with families, descendents and think recordings of some of the people involved.
The Town of Moosburg were Buck is at the End of the War is my Hometown. There are some ruins left of the POW Camp and there is a small Memorial site outside of the Town.
I've seen John Orloff, the screenwriter say, "Don't compare it to 'Band of Brothers', it's a different story. Compare it to something like 'Das Boot'." Men in machines going against the odds.
Never thought about that comparison, even though Das Boot is one of my favorite movies of all time. While I’ve never seen BoB, I can definitely get behind this comparison.
Can recommend a movie with Tom Hanks called "Greyhound" where he plays the Captain of a US Destroyer escorting a convoy from USA to UK during WWII. Or the classic German WWII war movie Das Boot from the early 1980´s where we follow a German uboat and its crew.
Thanks for a wonderful review. As an aviation lover I LOVED this show. And yes...this generation is almost all gone now. I was blessed to meet one of the Tuskegee Airmen a few years ago. Col. Charles McGee (later a Brig. Gen.) who also lived to be over 100. What an amazing wonderful gentle gentleman. I will be re-watching to see all the small details I missed. I agree this show started a little slowly...but stuck the landing (no pun intended). Glad you could "see" what they were doing with Buck "disappearing" for 2 episodes (because that's the angst their friends would have been feeling). What a wonderful experience it would be to see a huge wave of B-17s flying over. Alas...there are fewer than a dozen that still fly. IF you ever get a chance to see one, or better yet go inside one. DO IT! Wishing you peace in your future.
I think technically speaking it was the shoulder that Rosey injured when he parachuted. Its just that if you can't move the arm at all when you have a separated shoulder.
Apparently, the flag of that Stalag being torn down happened. It’s not certain it was Egan himself, however in someone’s memoir who was in the same camp, they mention some officer climbing up the telephone pole and removing the Nazi flag and replacing it with the American flag. Dramatic fashion and all.
@@TheSocratesian where’s your proof? Because my proof is of a recollection from retired Lt. Col. from the airforce who was in the very same POW camp. He heard tanks approaching, those tanks were general Patton’s 3rd Armored.
I'm so glad you came around on this show. I think it was episode 2 you weren't sure if you were going to like it. I've really enjoyed watching your reactions every week, ty!
Remember rosie was a lawyer and Jewish as well so seeing all the yiddish in that concentration camp and talking to that one guy as well wbo had to bury his family. You can see how much it hurt and know that the nazis had it coming.
I really enjoyed seeing your reaction to this series and particularly in this episode I was anticipating your response to the missions over the Netherlands. It is always fun when a show like this comes close to a place you know well.
The POW that recognised Buck was a old shool friend of him, he died during the escape but no one knows how and exactly when since they got separated during the escape. His body was found several years later and is buried in a war cementary.
I love how it wasn’t just the Americans cheering for Bucky as he took down the Nazi flag and replaced it with the American flag. It was everyone, British, Soviets, French, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Poles, Dutch, Belgians, Indians, Africans, and Greeks. A united world finally witnessing the downfall of the Nazi onslaught. It wasn’t just an American victory, it was a victory for the world.
Such an emotional episode! I really enjoyed your reactions, young lady, throughout this entire series. I applaud your appreciation and respect for our greatest generation. My father was too young for WW II, but he fought in the Korean War five years later. (My grandfather was in the navy in WW I,) I will always honor the memory of the heros who fought to save the world from tyranny. Until the next one ✌️
I just found out that Rosie is buried in a cemetery 5 minutes from where I live. After watching this show I intend to visit his grave to pay my respects to a true American hero
10:22 Allied leadership knew about this awhile before they were found by the armies. I don’t really know if there would’ve been anything to do at that point, but it’s common knowledge that we knew about the camps in the early days of the war.
Well done series, I enjoyed it greatly! I doubt Hanks and Spielberg do anymore sadly based on recent comments from Gary Goatzman but Hanks was rather coy about curiosity of moving stories to the Korean War and Chosen Reservoir battle and he had stated years ago he was moved by the story of Father Kapaun an U.S Army Captain chaplain who won the medal of honor and died in a POW camp in North Korea. His story was definitely inspirational of how he stole food at night over and over to keep men alive and prayed over them to give them hope. He was told Praying was not allowed or he would be killed. He continued to Pray over his men to give hope and was put to death because he ignored the guards request. He was awarded a Medal of honor, and that would be a great story to see on the big screen. Just another example of how inspirational some of these men were facing dire situations. Thanks for sharing the reactions of these brave men of the 8th Air force! They were extraordinary! 🇺🇸
The food drops were Operation Manna and Operation Chowhound by the RAF, USAAF and RCAG dropped over 11000 tons of food to combat the 1944-45 dutch famine and save people from starvation in german occupied netherlands. Think 20k people died or something from it.
Not exactly related, but 10 years ago, a channel was started on youtube, called The Great War. Their schtick was giving news updates on WWI, in real time (weekly), on the 100th anniversary of the actual events. Shame there aren't more ww1 shows. Also, Marge Egan died of polio (before polio vaccines were introduced).
Regarding the concentration camps and the holocaust. I’m sure you’ve seen “Schindler’s List” but I highly recommend ans excellent HBO film about the planning of the holocaust around the same time as Band of brothers called “Conspiracy” it’s a great film that not many have reacted to.
Yes for the Western Europe in was end of occupation but for Eastern and Central Europe it was the beginning of 45 years of communism we just changed Hitler on Stalin
20:55 -- LARISSA -- I LOVE your DUTCH GIRL reaction to the NEDERLAND Bomber Food Drop !! Masters of the Air Documentary (Apple TV) The Bloody Hundredth - Official Trailer | Apple TV th-cam.com/video/ZkYOtyp3hKU/w-d-xo.html Masters of the Air - Dropping Aid in the Netherlands (Operation Chowhound) th-cam.com/video/VKfYui95E10/w-d-xo.html I LOVE these scenes when the war is finally over !! (Thanks - Dave Strong)
Great show! My only complaint was with the depiction of Crosby. I just don't think that the actor did a good depiction. I also felt that some of his story was poorly fleshed out or even unnecessary (such as his affair). The rest of the show was magnificent!
@QuicknStraight Oh, I know that. I'm just saying that the acting (i.e., the actor who portrayed Crosby) just wasn't believable. And, the depiction of Crosby's affair was kind of muddled and pointless in the way it was shone. I liked just about everything else in the series.
It's a shame that half the events in this episode are made up bullsh*t. The ending with them flying into the sunset was really corny. Why the writers decided that their fiction was more interesting than the actual events is just sad. Those last 3 episode did a horrible disservice to these men. At least they did the reveal at the end.
You are in the minority with your opinion. This episode did the men justice, and if you’d actually do some research, you’d see that most of these events are based in history. They have to tell so many stories with a small amount of time. Actually an L take
Go watch Reel Historys video and breakdown of the episodes because actually a lot of this did happen or similar happened but only so much time to tell the story
@@m4_sherman I have read the books the show was based on, and many more in addition. I am certainly not in the minority with historians of the air war. All of these shows will have some inaccuracies including Band of Brothers, which is a masterpiece, and the Pacific. But they didn't make up complete fiction or ignore crucial events these men endured. Perhaps you should do some research yourself.
@@m4_shermanHe’s not in the minority, the reviews agree that the end of the show has been absolutely atrocious and I would agree. This episode wasnt the worst, but it wasnt good and was already kind of ruined by how bad the last one was too.
@@jameswg13 I do and I have. I am not counting rivets or commenting on incorrect squadron markings on the aircraft. We aren't talking about events that happened but was not portrayed perfectly and had minor changes because that is unavoidable. Much of it actually happened but much of it did not happen at all.
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Rosies grandson was in this episode. He was the gunner in the tail of the aircraft in the opening scene
Gale surviving the war and being a POW to go on and lose his wife and best friend within 10 years is just crushing.
Those children helped restore thorpe abbots decades later and its now a museum for the 100th bomb group
Band of Brothers and Masters of the Air are stories of what American's call the greatest generation. Myself being a child of the generation that followed, talked to many of them about their experiences and felt an obligation to live up to their sacrifices. Right now I desperately hope that I am successful in having our government decide to continue to do what we can to defeat tyranny and defend democracy.
Acting like the Republican or Democratic parties in the US right now are “fighting for democracy” is so fucking stupid lol. Neither party cares about you. No politician cares about you.
My dad didn't fly in WWII, he was a Navy Officer. Commanded a boat on Utah Beach. But he also became a teacher afterward. He passed away age 64, pretty young.
Crosby was fuming when he found out the equipment room was locked before wheels up and the supply officer etc had done that. The may be masters of the air but still losing planes etc and wouldnt want anyone going without parachutes. Although when he snapped at the supply officer in his head he was thinking who was this harry crosby
19:06 My wife and I teared up at this moment and where yelling “Tear that crap down”
I've really enjoyed your reactions because you always analyse from the standpoint of storytelling - some many others let themselves get bogged down in technical detail and nitpicking and seeing your raw emotional response is really touching. My dad served in the Far East and my mum in the Women's Auxiliary Airforce making sure bomber crews got properly fed when the returned from missions - neither of them particularly wanted to talk about their experiences before they died, but their testimony deserves to be heard. Like you say, these are stories that need to be told while we still can. Thank you for seeing that so clearly.
Buck's wife, Marge, passed away from a brain aneurysm, she had also contracted polio which probably was the underlying cause of her passing :(
My late granddad was an aircraft engine mechanic in the 9th Air Force during world war II, his group was mostly twin engine attack bombers like the A-20 Havoc and the A-26 Invader but I remember him telling me about the anxiety and worry waiting for their craft to make it back home after a mission.
One of those who survived the 'Hunger Winter' in the Netherlands that Operation Chowhound and Operation Manna (the RAF counterpart) flew supplies in relief of was a malnourished teenage future Hollywood Legend named Audrey Kathleen Ruston - better known later as actress Audrey Hepburn.
Fantastic reactions as always!!
Also, they've done a documentary episode unofficial episode 10. Interviews with families, descendents and think recordings of some of the people involved.
The Town of Moosburg were Buck is at the End of the War is my Hometown.
There are some ruins left of the POW Camp and there is a small Memorial site outside of the Town.
I've seen John Orloff, the screenwriter say, "Don't compare it to 'Band of Brothers', it's a different story. Compare it to something like 'Das Boot'." Men in machines going against the odds.
Never thought about that comparison, even though Das Boot is one of my favorite movies of all time. While I’ve never seen BoB, I can definitely get behind this comparison.
Can recommend a movie with Tom Hanks called "Greyhound" where he plays the Captain of a US Destroyer escorting a convoy from USA to UK during WWII. Or the classic German WWII war movie Das Boot from the early 1980´s where we follow a German uboat and its crew.
I love both those films “Das Boot” is an all time classic. Ans “greyhound” is an amazing historical action film that doesn’t get enough love.
@@bigmikem1578 Very true
Thank you, Larissa, for taking us on this journey with you. It's always a joy to hear your insights and perspective.
one of my fav episodes across the whole trilogy
I think it is really cool that a piece of the show and history takes place so close to where you are from.
Thanks for a wonderful review. As an aviation lover I LOVED this show. And yes...this generation is almost all gone now. I was blessed to meet one of the Tuskegee Airmen a few years ago. Col. Charles McGee (later a Brig. Gen.) who also lived to be over 100. What an amazing wonderful gentle gentleman. I will be re-watching to see all the small details I missed. I agree this show started a little slowly...but stuck the landing (no pun intended). Glad you could "see" what they were doing with Buck "disappearing" for 2 episodes (because that's the angst their friends would have been feeling). What a wonderful experience it would be to see a huge wave of B-17s flying over. Alas...there are fewer than a dozen that still fly. IF you ever get a chance to see one, or better yet go inside one. DO IT! Wishing you peace in your future.
I think technically speaking it was the shoulder that Rosey injured when he parachuted. Its just that if you can't move the arm at all when you have a separated shoulder.
Apparently, the flag of that Stalag being torn down happened. It’s not certain it was Egan himself, however in someone’s memoir who was in the same camp, they mention some officer climbing up the telephone pole and removing the Nazi flag and replacing it with the American flag. Dramatic fashion and all.
It certainly was NOT Eagan and the events with the dramatic battle never happened.
@@TheSocratesian where’s your proof? Because my proof is of a recollection from retired Lt. Col. from the airforce who was in the very same POW camp. He heard tanks approaching, those tanks were general Patton’s 3rd Armored.
Fantastic review thank you for your heartfelt understanding for those who gave so much. Lest we forget.
I'm so glad you came around on this show. I think it was episode 2 you weren't sure if you were going to like it. I've really enjoyed watching your reactions every week, ty!
Remember rosie was a lawyer and Jewish as well so seeing all the yiddish in that concentration camp and talking to that one guy as well wbo had to bury his family. You can see how much it hurt and know that the nazis had it coming.
I really enjoyed seeing your reaction to this series and particularly in this episode I was anticipating your response to the missions over the Netherlands. It is always fun when a show like this comes close to a place you know well.
as rough as this series was I don't think I cried harder then when they made the food drop.
The POW that recognised Buck was a old shool friend of him, he died during the escape but no one knows how and exactly when since they got separated during the escape. His body was found several years later and is buried in a war cementary.
another sad fact his father passed away in June 1945 never knowing what happened to his son
Just thanking you for really great reactions cant wait for more for more shows.
Great reaction, Ms Larissa. Funny about the local connection to this episode. Keep up the good work.
The Mercy mission to the Netherlands just had my heart bursting with American pride
I love how it wasn’t just the Americans cheering for Bucky as he took down the Nazi flag and replaced it with the American flag. It was everyone, British, Soviets, French, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Poles, Dutch, Belgians, Indians, Africans, and Greeks. A united world finally witnessing the downfall of the Nazi onslaught. It wasn’t just an American victory, it was a victory for the world.
Such an emotional episode! I really enjoyed your reactions, young lady, throughout this entire series. I applaud your appreciation and respect for our greatest generation. My father was too young for WW II, but he fought in the Korean War five years later. (My grandfather was in the navy in WW I,) I will always honor the memory of the heros who fought to save the world from tyranny. Until the next one ✌️
Those words Rosie said to the russians actually happened.
I just found out that Rosie is buried in a cemetery 5 minutes from where I live. After watching this show I intend to visit his grave to pay my respects to a true American hero
10:22 Allied leadership knew about this awhile before they were found by the armies. I don’t really know if there would’ve been anything to do at that point, but it’s common knowledge that we knew about the camps in the early days of the war.
Finally the mission when everything went ok
Well done series, I enjoyed it greatly! I doubt Hanks and Spielberg do anymore sadly based on recent comments from Gary Goatzman but Hanks was rather coy about curiosity of moving stories to the Korean War and Chosen Reservoir battle and he had stated years ago he was moved by the story of Father Kapaun an U.S Army Captain chaplain who won the medal of honor and died in a POW camp in North Korea. His story was definitely inspirational of how he stole food at night over and over to keep men alive and prayed over them to give them hope. He was told Praying was not allowed or he would be killed. He continued to Pray over his men to give hope and was put to death because he ignored the guards request. He was awarded a Medal of honor, and that would be a great story to see on the big screen. Just another example of how inspirational some of these men were facing dire situations.
Thanks for sharing the reactions of these brave men of the 8th Air force! They were extraordinary! 🇺🇸
You got to watch the Bloody 100th Documentary (episode 10)
I think your reason for no comparisons is the best.
The food drops were Operation Manna and Operation Chowhound by the RAF, USAAF and RCAG dropped over 11000 tons of food to combat the 1944-45 dutch famine and save people from starvation in german occupied netherlands. Think 20k people died or something from it.
Not exactly related, but 10 years ago, a channel was started on youtube, called The Great War. Their schtick was giving news updates on WWI, in real time (weekly), on the 100th anniversary of the actual events.
Shame there aren't more ww1 shows.
Also, Marge Egan died of polio (before polio vaccines were introduced).
P-51s were not equipped to fly at night
The 'Many Thanks Yanks' message actually happened. 😊
I thought it was Buck that was narrating also. Lol
Larissa, you're a good human being. Nothing more to say
Crosby is the sole narrator for the series.😊
Regarding the concentration camps and the holocaust. I’m sure you’ve seen “Schindler’s List” but I highly recommend ans excellent HBO film about the planning of the holocaust around the same time as Band of brothers called “Conspiracy” it’s a great film that not many have reacted to.
Shogun is a really good show I highly recommend
Yes for the Western Europe in was end of occupation but for Eastern and Central Europe it was the beginning of 45 years of communism we just changed Hitler on Stalin
20:55 -- LARISSA -- I LOVE your DUTCH GIRL reaction to the NEDERLAND Bomber Food Drop !!
Masters of the Air Documentary (Apple TV)
The Bloody Hundredth - Official Trailer | Apple TV
th-cam.com/video/ZkYOtyp3hKU/w-d-xo.html
Masters of the Air - Dropping Aid in the Netherlands (Operation Chowhound)
th-cam.com/video/VKfYui95E10/w-d-xo.html
I LOVE these scenes when the war is finally over !!
(Thanks - Dave Strong)
Got your homosexual flag in the background....By
Great show! My only complaint was with the depiction of Crosby. I just don't think that the actor did a good depiction. I also felt that some of his story was poorly fleshed out or even unnecessary (such as his affair). The rest of the show was magnificent!
He admitted the affair in his memoirs.
@QuicknStraight Oh, I know that. I'm just saying that the acting (i.e., the actor who portrayed Crosby) just wasn't believable. And, the depiction of Crosby's affair was kind of muddled and pointless in the way it was shone.
I liked just about everything else in the series.
It's a shame that half the events in this episode are made up bullsh*t. The ending with them flying into the sunset was really corny. Why the writers decided that their fiction was more interesting than the actual events is just sad. Those last 3 episode did a horrible disservice to these men. At least they did the reveal at the end.
You are in the minority with your opinion. This episode did the men justice, and if you’d actually do some research, you’d see that most of these events are based in history. They have to tell so many stories with a small amount of time. Actually an L take
Go watch Reel Historys video and breakdown of the episodes because actually a lot of this did happen or similar happened but only so much time to tell the story
@@m4_sherman I have read the books the show was based on, and many more in addition. I am certainly not in the minority with historians of the air war. All of these shows will have some inaccuracies including Band of Brothers, which is a masterpiece, and the Pacific. But they didn't make up complete fiction or ignore crucial events these men endured. Perhaps you should do some research yourself.
@@m4_shermanHe’s not in the minority, the reviews agree that the end of the show has been absolutely atrocious and I would agree. This episode wasnt the worst, but it wasnt good and was already kind of ruined by how bad the last one was too.
@@jameswg13 I do and I have. I am not counting rivets or commenting on incorrect squadron markings on the aircraft. We aren't talking about events that happened but was not portrayed perfectly and had minor changes because that is unavoidable. Much of it actually happened but much of it did not happen at all.
The greatest generation ever! 🫡
Truly a heart hurting episode to see them all part ways