There's a reason these men are the greatest generation. Nothing I've been through compares to these men. Heros. Each and everyone of them. I salute you.
SS soldiers had a reputation for just murdering people, soldiers and civilians both. It became an unwritten rule among American soldiers that when you captured an SS soldier, you didn’t “capture” him…
So they did Dike dirty in this episode. There were some inept leaders that were assigned to Easy between Moose taking over from Winters until Dike. It seems like they rolled them all into one character with this portrayal of Dike. He was actually an experienced officer and didn't freeze up during the attack on Foy, he got shot. He survived and went on to continue serving and fought in Korea
That’s not to say he was a great company commander either. He was indeed disliked from what I understand. He just happened to be a good platoon leader whose leadership style didn’t transfer to the company level. I’d imagine there are plenty of great generals at the strategic level who would be horrible squad leaders.
No one from EZ company had anything good to say about Dike. One person said he was wounded in the shoulder. No mention of being shot. Lipton said Dike fell apart.
@@signalnine2601 Winters talks about in his book and even points out that Lipton didn't realize he had been injured and that other man came forward to say they saw it happen. They didn't love Dike but in terms of what Winters described, he did his job better than the other leaders that came after Moose
Snipers weren’t a specialty in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps at that time. It was considered to be a cowardly and unfair way of killing at the time. Any Soldier/Marine who was a good shooter could temporarily assume the role of a sniper, but it was not a dedicated role or MOS. Snipers became a military specialty in the Vietnam War, largely due to the Marine Corp’s Carlos Hathcock.
Good review, one of the things i love about this series is that they were very true to the history as much as they could be. Some changes had to be made for show purposes, and in many cases the event was actually scaled back for TV. In this episode The run that Spiers made to reach I company. In the show it looks like he ran a couple of blocks and came back. In reality he had to run over 3/4 of a mile each way.............So a mile and 1/2 under continuous fire. Also the reason for the run is kind of implied in the show and not stated. i compnay was attacking form the other side of the villiage, and both attacks had to be coordinated otherwise I company and E company might wind up shooting at each other. Just as E company reached the villiage they lost radio contact with i company. So Spiers took it upon himself to run through the fire find I company relay E company's positions and in his words "Don't shoot my F***ing men, and then ran back. An amazing feet of courage and leadership. He like WInters would never order a man do to something he would not do himself.
The best leaders are the ones who make you feel like you can do things you weren’t built to do. Winters was one of those. So was Speirs. Lipton,too. But if you thought this episode was intense, all I can say is… Brace yourself. There’s some shit coming that’s gonna shake even those guys up.
I still say they should have at least mentioned Jake McNeese. The fat electrician does a great job telling his story on TH-cam. Jake started out in the 101st and was there for most of the war. But he also received advanced saboteur training, demolitions training, they taught him how to drive tanks trucks trains anything he could use to deprive the enemy of nice things. Jake was an anti-hero who didn't always follow the rules and who didn't give a damn about the dog and pony show that is the military sometimes so he never technically got promoted but they made him his own platoon sergeant and put guys like him with him. The guys they knew they would need to have to count on them going behind enemy lines and blowing s*** up. Anyway they talk too many becoming a pathfinder. That's a paratrooper who jumps in before the main jump or jumps in and calls in supply drops etc. Pathfinder was one of the most dangerous jobs in the military. Jake had been called in to train these Pathfinders. so again even though he was technically a private he was also somehow first sergeant. He put together a dream team of the best Pathfinders. Then they were sent to jump into bastone and call in supply drops. Completely beating the usual 80% casualty rate only one of their guys died. One is too many I'm not trying to diminish it but that's a 5% casualty rate instead of 80. Anyway Jake and his guys kept calling and drops and moving and calling in drops and moving. They had to keep relocating so the Germans couldn't triangulate their radio and then call in mortars or artillery. Anyway they called in hundreds of supply drops over a period of about 5 days. That was always my main criticism of this miniseries is it makes it look like easy company won the war by themselves. I know you get this perspective because of how they had to make the movie and how they had to make you care about the characters. But guys like Jake McNeese that were vital to them hanging on during the battle of bulge or not even mentioned. And Jake was a member of the 101st along with being a pathfinder. So if they're right that they didn't need patent to save them they did really need Jake McNeese to come in and help save them. A guy that was one of their own.
People already told you, but once again, all German soldiers were not nazis. The only time we've known for sure the ones they faught were nazis so far is in episode 5, because they were SS. "I would've taken none(prisoners)" That's a war crime, but whatever lol
@@JaocbBond It's not as black and white as that though. Even the guys from Easy Company talks about that and they go deeper on it in the documentary. Plenty of German soldiers were forced to fight and didn't support Hitler. So to call every German solder you see a nazi is wrong.
I was going to say the same but checked before I blundered in and repeated what someone had already said :) My grandfather was 8th Army (Desert Rats) and, when he spoke of them at all, was not bitter towards the German's. The Nazi's were a very different thing entirely but never make the mistake of thinking they were all monsters - there is a terrifying book by the title of Ordinary Men that will give you a bit of a mental shake on how people could do the things they did.
0:39 If you want to watch a story from an Army Doctors perspective then I recommend watching the old TV series M*A*S*H and if you want to see film about a Combat Medic then check out the recent movie 'Hacksaw Ridge' from 2016
Still amazes me that Spiers could run & jump that well despite the massive steel balls he was carrying
He was a pure badass
Even crazier the run was supposedly 2 or 3 times longer than that
There's a reason these men are the greatest generation. Nothing I've been through compares to these men. Heros. Each and everyone of them. I salute you.
Yea these guys was warriors
@@KevonTheGolden each and everyone of them are my heros.
Love your episodes. BOB always will have a special place in my heart. Such a fantastic series.
Yea this has become one of my favorite series
SS soldiers had a reputation for just murdering people, soldiers and civilians both. It became an unwritten rule among American soldiers that when you captured an SS soldier, you didn’t “capture” him…
So they did Dike dirty in this episode. There were some inept leaders that were assigned to Easy between Moose taking over from Winters until Dike. It seems like they rolled them all into one character with this portrayal of Dike. He was actually an experienced officer and didn't freeze up during the attack on Foy, he got shot. He survived and went on to continue serving and fought in Korea
Ok thanks for the more info cause they made him look like a coward glad he wasn’t like that in real life
That’s not to say he was a great company commander either. He was indeed disliked from what I understand. He just happened to be a good platoon leader whose leadership style didn’t transfer to the company level. I’d imagine there are plenty of great generals at the strategic level who would be horrible squad leaders.
No one from EZ company had anything good to say about Dike. One person said he was wounded in the shoulder. No mention of being shot. Lipton said Dike fell apart.
@@signalnine2601 Winters talks about in his book and even points out that Lipton didn't realize he had been injured and that other man came forward to say they saw it happen. They didn't love Dike but in terms of what Winters described, he did his job better than the other leaders that came after Moose
fair enough. @@CBO4evr
Snipers weren’t a specialty in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps at that time. It was considered to be a cowardly and unfair way of killing at the time. Any Soldier/Marine who was a good shooter could temporarily assume the role of a sniper, but it was not a dedicated role or MOS. Snipers became a military specialty in the Vietnam War, largely due to the Marine Corp’s Carlos Hathcock.
Thanks for the info because it seems like they would’ve been very useful in ww2 was wondering why I wasn’t seeing any throughout the show
Good review, one of the things i love about this series is that they were very true to the history as much as they could be. Some changes had to be made for show purposes, and in many cases the event was actually scaled back for TV. In this episode The run that Spiers made to reach I company. In the show it looks like he ran a couple of blocks and came back. In reality he had to run over 3/4 of a mile each way.............So a mile and 1/2 under continuous fire. Also the reason for the run is kind of implied in the show and not stated. i compnay was attacking form the other side of the villiage, and both attacks had to be coordinated otherwise I company and E company might wind up shooting at each other. Just as E company reached the villiage they lost radio contact with i company. So Spiers took it upon himself to run through the fire find I company relay E company's positions and in his words "Don't shoot my F***ing men, and then ran back. An amazing feet of courage and leadership. He like WInters would never order a man do to something he would not do himself.
Wow Spiers was a one of a kind type of person thanks for the more info makes he’s moment even more badass
The best leaders are the ones who make you feel like you can do things you weren’t built to do. Winters was one of those. So was Speirs. Lipton,too. But if you thought this episode was intense, all I can say is… Brace yourself. There’s some shit coming that’s gonna shake even those guys up.
Yea this series has displayed their leader ship very well how could u now follow guys like that in battle when they will lead an attack their self
I think you might have one of the best band of brothers reactions on yt
Thanks I appreciate u for watching and I love this show so it leads to great reactions
Lipton getting promoted gets me every time...nobody deserves it more than him.
Yea he basically took the leader role even when he didn’t have to did it because he care for his fellow soldiers
Yeah easy was the assault company of the battalion, so they were always out there
Makes sense on how much they get called on
From WhatI heard, Lugers had a hair trigger, and went off on accident fairly often.
Oh wow see y it never got used again
BY accident
Speir's is just a beast, one of the most gangster soldiers ever.
He’s that cold hearted sob u want leading u
Read about Dike to get the true story,the writers defamed his character badly.if I was his family I would be pissed at the way he was portrayed here.
Yea I’ve heard after they really displayed him badly will most definitely be checking out more info when done with series
I still say they should have at least mentioned Jake McNeese. The fat electrician does a great job telling his story on TH-cam.
Jake started out in the 101st and was there for most of the war. But he also received advanced saboteur training, demolitions training, they taught him how to drive tanks trucks trains anything he could use to deprive the enemy of nice things.
Jake was an anti-hero who didn't always follow the rules and who didn't give a damn about the dog and pony show that is the military sometimes so he never technically got promoted but they made him his own platoon sergeant and put guys like him with him. The guys they knew they would need to have to count on them going behind enemy lines and blowing s*** up.
Anyway they talk too many becoming a pathfinder. That's a paratrooper who jumps in before the main jump or jumps in and calls in supply drops etc. Pathfinder was one of the most dangerous jobs in the military.
Jake had been called in to train these Pathfinders. so again even though he was technically a private he was also somehow first sergeant. He put together a dream team of the best Pathfinders. Then they were sent to jump into bastone and call in supply drops. Completely beating the usual 80% casualty rate only one of their guys died. One is too many I'm not trying to diminish it but that's a 5% casualty rate instead of 80.
Anyway Jake and his guys kept calling and drops and moving and calling in drops and moving. They had to keep relocating so the Germans couldn't triangulate their radio and then call in mortars or artillery. Anyway they called in hundreds of supply drops over a period of about 5 days.
That was always my main criticism of this miniseries is it makes it look like easy company won the war by themselves. I know you get this perspective because of how they had to make the movie and how they had to make you care about the characters. But guys like Jake McNeese that were vital to them hanging on during the battle of bulge or not even mentioned. And Jake was a member of the 101st along with being a pathfinder. So if they're right that they didn't need patent to save them they did really need Jake McNeese to come in and help save them. A guy that was one of their own.
Yea I know there are many of other soldiers that have untold stories glad they have other documentaries and TH-cams telling theirs side of the story
People already told you, but once again, all German soldiers were not nazis. The only time we've known for sure the ones they faught were nazis so far is in episode 5, because they were SS.
"I would've taken none(prisoners)" That's a war crime, but whatever lol
Pretty easy distinction from a keyboard. They were German troops who followed and obeyed Hitler.
@@JaocbBond It's not as black and white as that though. Even the guys from Easy Company talks about that and they go deeper on it in the documentary. Plenty of German soldiers were forced to fight and didn't support Hitler. So to call every German solder you see a nazi is wrong.
I was going to say the same but checked before I blundered in and repeated what someone had already said :) My grandfather was 8th Army (Desert Rats) and, when he spoke of them at all, was not bitter towards the German's. The Nazi's were a very different thing entirely but never make the mistake of thinking they were all monsters - there is a terrifying book by the title of Ordinary Men that will give you a bit of a mental shake on how people could do the things they did.
@@JaocbBond Great, doesn't make em nazis, only krauts.
0:39 If you want to watch a story from an Army Doctors perspective then I recommend watching the old TV series M*A*S*H and if you want to see film about a Combat Medic then check out the recent movie 'Hacksaw Ridge' from 2016
Been planning on watching hacksaw ridge and I use to watch mash when my granddad haven’t watched all the way through but seen a few episodes
high
You should react to the pacific series after this same producers pf band of brothers
Imma check it out it’s on the watch list already