History Professor Breaks Down Band of Brothers Ep. 10 "Points" / Reel History
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HBO's 2001 series Band of Brothers brought television to a whole new level. Produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, it brought cinema quality story telling and production to the small screen and has become a classic historical mini series for many.
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This has been without question the best series of BOB reactions. I usually watch these just to vicariously re-experience the series through fresh eyes, but I learned so much about these guys from this channel. Thank you!!
a breath of fresh air from the mass of videos where the host(s) are woefully ignorant or they start in with the simple black and white notions of 'i would have said or done this and that' as if it was that simple.
Thank you!! Spread the word folks! Trying to get history out there!
@@ReelHistory I only wish you could have shown more pieces like the helmet. Gotta find someone to borrow from. 😆
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You mentioned May 5, 1945 as the date for the liberation of Berchtesgaden, however, according to the U.S. Army, the 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division liberated Berchtesgaden on May 4, 1945.
That’s because it’s not “reactions” it’s analysis.
Anyone who watched “reaction” videos had way too much time on their hands.
I always get this feeling inside me every time i finish watching the bob series. It's hard to explain. A mixture of sadness, proudness, and thankfulness. Nothing else replicates it.
Pride.
Me too - and I’m as 67 y/o Aussie woman! Weird hey?
@@BoatpersonAs a Yank I have always been enormously impressed by the Australian soldier. Your men certainly did their part in helping to win both world wars. You guys probably don't hear this much from us, but your friendship is important to us and I think I speak for many in my country when I say that we are proud to have you as allies.
The Bilbo Bagins effect?
Band of Brothers, The Pacific, and Generation Kill are my comfort tv shows. They always get my mind off any thing negative in my life.
You have enriched my love for Easy Company and the "Band of Brothers" beyond measure. I envision rewatching this series almost as many times as I've watched BoB. Thank you.
Thank you. I have been a huge fan of BOB series ever since I watched it. My Grandfather was a medic in WW2 and was one of the "Battered Bastards of Bastogne" but like most Veterans my Grandfather rarely talked about the war. The only time I ever saw my Grandfather cry was when he brought up a memory of the war. Your breakdowns have taught me so much about what his life must have been like during WW2. Thank you for helping me understand why my Grandfather was unable to speak about what he saw.
Same with my grandfather.
He was a Sailor in the Pacific.
He never talked about but we thnk he was at Okinawa during the Kamikaze swarms..
He had pretty bad PTSD, not as bad as his father in law who was a WWI veteran of the Royal Navy.
When Private Floyd Wilkinson Craver was caught by men from Easy Company, it was during an attempted rape of a local girl.
Craver was court-martialed, dishonorable discharged, and eventually returned to North Carolina. He built a lengthy criminal record which included several drunk driving charges, and arson. Craver retired as a paint contractor, and passed away in Charlotte, North Carolina, on 6 July 1987 at the age of 65.
I'm surprised that he was released at all, considering that he killed a British officer. If he had killed an American officer, I'm pretty certain that he would have been hanged. But then again; maybe not, especially if he had killed a "Category-F " American infantry officer. You know; the Captain Sobel type....
"Should'a just shot the son of a bitch and save us all the trouble"
Should’ve been shot that day
Wow, what the fuck was wrong with this guy?
Richard Winters was such a character. This series and mainly him has inspired me so much in my life. If I could maintain just a piece of his personality man it would go a long way. Absolutely the kind of guy you want leading you. He’s inspired me so much.
Yeah he really was. What an absolute picture of a true man and leader. I wish I was a fraction of the guy he was.
Such a good leader. Textbook example of a what a great and caring leader does for his men. I love how he calls a lot of Easy company troopers by their first names.
I love to study WWII history. The decades leading to, the war, the decades post. Finding this channel has been like finding a hidden gem. My Father and his brother fought in the war. My Uncle carried a Japanese bullet in his back until his death.
In addition to being a fervent consumer of history of most all genres, I've had the opportunity to "enjoy" two tear-infested visits to Normandy. One, with a gentleman who happens to be a Jew from Antwerp who lost most of his family in the Holocaust. I have been blessed to have twice-visited the place of battle of my second great grandfather, Sgt. James Bennett, 20th Indiana Volunteers, wounded at Gettysburg. My own status as a Veteran is less than deserved. In fact, I am fast to tell other Vets, as a bow to their service, "I didn't even get my uniform dirty". Given that, my hat is off to Hanks and Spielberg for stirring my interest that was already at a steady boil. And, as for you gentlemen? You are icing on the cake. Thank you for YOUR service.
You put this episode out on the day of my wedding. Thank you for making my best day ever even better.
Congratulations!
Really liked y’all’s coverage of this series. Gotta say I was pretty shocked you didn’t address the German General’s speech more. Whether that would be to dispel the myth of the “clean Wermacht” or to humanize the German soldiers a bit. It’s one of the defining speeches of the series and the one that finally says the name, Band of Brothers. I think it deserved more than the quick quip about Indiana Jones.
The Heer and Waffen-SS are grey.
No one was clean.
Maybe the Finns.
Agreed. I was looking forward to a comment on the speech and I was quite disappointed...
That's scene with Winters and shifty always brings me to tears... such a great scene, the music plays a huge part too. 🤧😭
For someone who was confused more than a few times when watching this otherwise brilliant series, your videos provided so much valuable context. Great stuff!
That quote by Dick Winters is so powerful: “I severd in a company of heroes.” God bless the Men of Easy Company
Just finished your book on the day you finished this. Thank you for so much added information. My already massive amount of respect for Winters has grown even more.
I really enjoyed this series and the amount of research and work you put into it. Really well done in my view. Thank you.
Totally agree with the comments here - really well done Reel History team! Really interesting and yes indeed I learnt a lot from these. Thanks for taking the time to produce them.
What a great watch, as a massive fan of the BoB series this was such a thrill to follow! So many added details, flavor and tidbits that really showcase the richness of this story.
Wow! Another great episode! Keep ‘em coming!
"and grandpa said no, but I served in a company of hero's" gets me every time.. no matter how many times I hear it
Please tell me that you're going to do a review on the Pacific!!! This series has been an excellent accompaniment to the mini-series and a fantastic historical education. Thank you for your contribution to keeping the memories of these men and their actions in our minds and hearts. It is only through an honest examination of history that their ultimate sacrifices can be appreciated. God bless!
We're doing a few films first but we'll get there. Thanks for the kind words.
Yes! I want to see The Pacific as well!
I third that
yes please
Hell yeah that would be great
Not many people realize, or at least fail to mention, Janovich is played by a young Tom Hardy, 2 decades before Dunkirk and Revenant and several other great acting performances.
So Bane was in WW2…
And shinzon from St
You have done the guys of the 101st great justice to their stories. Thank you for sharing stories with us that we wouldn’t have ever come across. Great facts. Great Channel and great respect to you and the time you put into this series covering Band of Brothers. Thank you, from a guy that was just a little kid at the time, who had family members (Father & Uncles) who worked on set and alongside Tom Hanks and the cast from beginning to end.
This has been a fantastic series looking into the history behind BOB. Thank you so much!
All the stories, facts, and analysis made your presentation really fun to watch. Thanks for all your hard work. You made it look so easy.
Such a great casting job. I read the book...watched the series....then read the book again. With the casting so perfect i could no longer read the book without the images of the actors that played these wonderful heroes. As with the actual men, many of these actors, not well known at the time, went on to amazing careers. What a great parallel. Thanks for many of the little secrets
I watch BOB once a year as a comfort watch since watching it as a kid with my father and grandmother (who was a nurse in WWII) and this was by far the best reaction i've seen for the series and really appreciated all the small historical details you provided. Really excellent work
I don't know why but I about pissed myself laughing at the reference to Indiana Jones. Thank you for that little reference. Awesome series and bits of info most others wouldn't know
Thank you for this! Loved listening to your insights.
Congratulations. An absolutely brilliant exploration of Band of Brothers and the men of Easy Company. Just watched every one of your fantastic videos in this series. Bravo 👏👏👏
Best channel by far for breaking down the series, I applaud you and your production, love learning the real (reel), history behind these monumentous moments. God bless.
Thanks for a great series, look forward to seeing your other videos
Thank you for all your hard work and insight. This was amazing
I applaud your work here, good sir. Adding even more depth and illumination to momentous events in world history.
It may only be 1 but after captivating me with your B.O.B series you've very much earned a sub. Brilliantly done.
Thank you so much for this series. It was absolutely awesome
Greetings from Austria! Love your reaction, so much information.
Excellent review of the series!
I got to meet Dick Winters in January 2002, at Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA... just down the road from his home in Hershey. It was an annual Battle of the Bulge reenactment event, and I was one of the reenactors. I was doing German paratrooper, specifically FJR.6 (Parachute Regiment 6), that had faced the 101st at Carentan... we had a FJ veteran staying with us who fought mainly in Italy and was captured by the 45th ID in 1944, and eventually moved to the US for a job & settled in SE Pennsylvania. Everyone stayed in old WWII-era barracks (now since rebuilt or modernized), and it was at the time the largest WWII reenacting event in the country (no longer going on though). Anyhoo, we made acquaintance with the 101st reenactors, and were invited one evening to their barracks to hang out and meet Maj Winters, their special guest. We didn't get to speak to him at great length, but he sure made an impression on me as a super down-to-earth man, and he said that he thought highly of the German paras that he encountered. Our FJ veteran friend didn't get to meet the Major, but he was already acquainted with an 82nd veteran who was also there at "the Gap", who lived in the same town in PA, and had been long-time friends & fishing buddies with. One thing that we picked up from them was that there seems to be a strong bond between all paratroopers, no matter what country or side they were on.... for some reason, jumping out of good airplanes does that :)
I do have to wonder though: was the German officer who surrendered to him after the end of the war, was he the only one who did that? Maybe Winters let one or others keep their pistol, except that one that he kept.
Thank you for the videos. Great series!
Thank you for doing this enjoyed it immensely.
This series was incredible! Thanks so much, Professor!
I just finished re-watching this deep dive into the series. For me, this is the best one you've done, that may be because I love the series so much, you did an outstanding job on this Jared.
Thank you!
I waited till last episode to comment. Great work. Too many highlights to mention. Being a combat veteran ii was moved when you choked up. Thank you for not editing that out.
I’ve watched Band of Brothers 3 times now and I just finished your commentary on the series. You opened the door so much wider. I learned so much that I missed before. Thank you for your efforts. They bore wonderful fruit with me.
I'm 5 months late but I've really enjoyed this series and learned so much. Thank you for this! I look forward to watching your other series
Just finished reading Hang Tough which was an excellent read. Also really enjoyed the historical background and detail you have given to a series that I love a lot.
Amazing effort on these videos, really enjoyed every episode!!
Really enjoyed these! Thanks! Be safe and well.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this great series
Those kids are lucky to have this guy as their teacher
Thanks!
I truly appreciate the effort you two put into this series. I'll check out your other vids soon. I was excited to see A League Of Their Own in your catalogue!
Welcome aboard! This is a fun hobby that is truly becoming something special.
Love all these little (and big) factoids you throw in throughout the episode.
Much better than just some ordinary 'reaction' channel, where the commentary rarely goes beyond "Wow that's cool" lol.
Sincere thanks for this, Professor Frederick. I loved every minute of your series as much as I loved the Band of Brothers series itself. I've met many Park Rangers on my travels around the US, including the Gettysburg battlefield tour,. Without exception, every single Park Ranger I've met has been utterly professional, polite, pleasant, courteous, and incredibly knowledgeable. The recruitment process must be stringent and fearsome, but it obviously pays off judging by the superlative caliber of the people they succeed in recruiting. Thanks again for your efforts in producing this and Respect from the UK. God Bless America.
Thanks for this series enjoyed it the whole way through.
Thank you. Very much appreciated your series.
This was such an enjoyable and insightful series of videos. Thanks so much for your passion and hard work.
Thanks so much!
Brilliant breakdown of this series. Thank you so much
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you....great work. My favourite series of all time
Just finished your review of all 10 episodes. Fantastic. I will now watch Band of Brothers for the 4th time, but now with tons of background info to make the series even more interesting. Thanks for you efforts. (Btw… I am half Frederick on my mother’s side.)
I still think this is not a reaction but a commentary. A good one at that 😊 love your explanation. I've made a wishlist of your books recommendation, and will buy it one by one (shipping cost to Indonesia is very pricey 😔) . I've finished you book Hang Tough and I love it so much. Thank you.
Thankyou Jared, have enjoyed every minute with you.
Glad you enjoyed it
This was a big one. The BoB series really hits home for me where 'the pacific' did not. The comradery of show had such great depth and the incite you gave added so much more value to the series and to the E company. I commend you and will be ordering one of the books you recommended.
Interesting, ‚the pacific‘ was actually the one for me. I bought both ‚Helmet for my pillow‘ and ‚with the old breed‘ while it took me a few revisits to get some of the easy company books. I think the pacific is more personal to Lecky and Sledge (and of course basilone to a certain extent)
The thing about BoB is it’s about brotherhood. The pacific was about surviving through hell fueled by pure hatred on both sides
@@Jakesepher265 it's also (as reel history points out) largely thanks to the excellent record keeping and love that Winters had for his men that allowed such a coherent story come through. Maybe if 'Ack Ack' or another Marine officer had been able to stay with the 1st Marines through the war, we would have gotten a more cohesive story in the pacific, instead of relying largely on the accounts of the privates, which are naturally less comprehensive.
@@fishodeath I think the pacific delves more into the psychological effect of war because the men were fighting not just the japenese, but the elements, and their own minds as well. Sledge and Lecky's stories show that to a great extent about the toll the gruesome fighting took. As someone put it "things were done in the pacific that would not be contemplated in the european theatre."
This has been a fantastic discussion/review of this series. I have had this book since the early 90’s when it was published. It was amazing that a decade plus later we would get this from HBO. The most amazing thing is that this book came about because Stephen Ambrose lived near one of the men from this unit. Sometimes fate plays a hand in life 😃
From "Army Noodles with ketchup" to the Eagle's Nest...Epic Tale.
P.S. I thought you said something entirely different, I'm in tears. 02:43 👀
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Thank you for this series.
I re-watch this series every year around Xmas, when the office shuts down for the holidays. I watch this, as well as Saving Private Ryan, back to back. I watch it not just because they both are amazing pieces of art, but I watch it in memory of my father who passed away in Dec 27, 2007.
He was such a big WW2 history guy. We had little chats about Band of Brothers & I believe the last movie we watched together was Saving Private Ryan.
Again, thank you for this. I can indeed understand the appeal my father had for subjects like this, WW2, & I can at least honour his memory, no matter how little, every year.
Despite my extensive viewing history on this subject, TH-cam only today recommended Episode 1 of this series to me (April 2023). I made up for it, though. I binge watched all 10 episodes.
We made this when we had less than 500 subs! Hopefully we're a bit less clunky now. Welcome aboard!
@@ReelHistory Thank you. Of course I've subscribed to your channel, too. I noticed you mentioned your goal of 1000 subscribers in some of the episodes, and saw how many you have now. Impressive growth!
@@fosterfuchs, thank you!
Great overview I learned so much more than I originally knew about the series and that part of World War II thank you very much I thoroughly enjoyed it
great job!
Thank you for this series very insightful
I’ve really enjoyed these videos cheers from the UK 👍
Great video and awesome historical context you're providing here. You deserve way more subscribers
Thanks! We'll get there
Every episode was excellent and full of interesting insightful information that I never knew because I read the book, although very good some crucial details are incorrect but you have covered done a tremendous job.
I'm currently studying to become a history major and this commentary series was a great watch as someone who has a fascination with this part of world history. It was great to hear about stories that were either omitted or just hinted at in this series. Thank you for doing a commentary for this amazing show!
Consider coming to study under Jared the host!
altoona.psu.edu/academics/bachelors-degrees/history
@@ReelHistory I’ll definitely check that out!
Awesome series and great presentation. What I always look for in videos like this is that I learn something new, and I certainly did here, well done
Thank you!
@@ReelHistory you're welcome, now I'm going to move onto the Gettysburg series
Excellent from Ep.1 to 10! Thanks!
I have watched your breakdown of all of the episodes in Band of Brothers.....After watching your breakdown, when I watch the mini-series, I find all of these facts coming too me. I thank you very much for all of your fact finding, and explanation so very profound, and interesting to the point that this series, although a small percentage was not correct, but it makes it so much more interesting to watch the mini-series over and over again. Thank you so much for your breakdowns, and research into this small portion of the men who fought in that Great War.
Thank you!
Awesome job with this series!
Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Main are featured in FM 22-100 Military Leadership, as an example of flexible military leadership. Two other battles described in that FM are Chancellorsville and the battle of the Ia Drang. At least they were when I was still in the Army 20 years ago.
Wonderful series. Thank you.
Thank you for this series. God bless you all.
Wonderful sir, thank you so much
Great analysis! My late uncle was a Toccoa man. A Staff Sergeant. Fox Co. Serving from the beginning to the end of the war. Bronze Star, Purple Heart w 1 bronze oak leaf cluster. etc. Cheers!
Great video, thank you sir!
You said something at the end of this video about Winters and Chamberlain being emblematic of all the officers who served in their respective wars. I have also considered something along that line often. I think it was Bill Guarnere who said at the conclusion of the series, "I'm just one small part of a big war, just one small part." I think the story of Easy Company serves as a microcosm of all of the men who fought in that war regardless of unit or branch of service. I think this group of men was chosen in part for the very reason you mentioned - Winters had a tremendous amount of data which he could (and did) contribute, first to Ambrose's book, and later to the production of the video; but also, of course, because it spoke to the bravery, valor, and dedication of the specific company whose history it documented. [EDIT] I forgot to complement you on an outstanding vetting of the series you have shared with us. Nice job!
Great work!
These reactions to this series is great and is obviously aided by your work and research into this specific series of event. I really hope you guys plan on doing the Pacific. That series is just as good as this and I'd be curious to see the actual historical deviations in that.
Three topshelf memories:
-06JUN1984, enlisted USArmy cohort to 3/327 101st Abn.
-Fall 2001 experienced Band of Brothers.
-OCT 2021 experienced this commentary.
Outstanding work.
Pvt. Ed
such an amazing commentary, I really appreciate that you guys put in the work to study history behind this Cinematography. I sometimes wonder if film sticks to history with the little time they have to tell the stories, but you guys treated this very well. Keep it up :)❤
Thank you!
Thanks for this
Looking forward to your next book about the 101st, “Hang Tough” was terrific.
your commentary was so insightful. thanks
You're welcome!
A most excellent analysis sir! Thank you for sharing all the knowledge you accumulated. Now I'm off to go correct some of these others posting false info. Haha!
I can understand SGT Powers feelings about his experiences. I have friends who served in Iraq, Panama, Afghanistan, even Vietnam who only talked about their experiences with those of us who were serving with them in the Army Guard like myself. In the case of the Second Gulf War and Afghanistan War the ones who served were ones I met after I was out of the Guard.
Great series. Love it!
Awesome awesome awesome series of videos is all I can say
This was great, now I need to watch the series again.
I really enjoyed your series covering Band of Brothers, I learned so much, thank you. I think you should cover the series The Pacific another great show. I'd definitely watch.
Just wanted to congratulate you on this awesome series! I learned A LOT and got so hooked, I watched all 10 videos in just two days.
Didn't know Liebgott's confession was unclear. As far as I know, 'Liebgott' is a fairly common Jewish name (at least here in Germany), so I never questioned the fact.
Thank you!
Yeah I would say it's a pretty safe bet he was Jewish. The name and his attitude towards Germans, compared to others, I mean it just makes sense.
@ReelHistory Russ the actor who played Liebgott ( " Love God" in German), is a Scottish Catholic!!
You have done a remarkable job reviewing and analyzing the series "Band of Brothers". I would love to see you do the same in-depth study of the companion series produced by Tom Hanks, Stephen Spielberg, and Gary Goetzman, " The Pacific". I have always had a heart for the Marine Corps seeing that my dad and two of my uncles were Marines and think you would do their memory justice doing a study of this program as well. Thanks for the fine videos.
I enjoyed this series all over again through your series. Excellent work I really enjoyed!
These were great. I watch while on the road
Hopefully as a passenger! 😄 but seriously, thanks!
"For us, the storm has passed. The war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return."