The Breaking Point continues the story of Easy Company. They are still in the Ardennes Forest, preparing to defend the town of Foy from an impending German attack. And this is just one of the problems they faced. Written by Graham Yost, this episode was first broadcast on 14 October, 2001. Morale is at an…
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Band of Brothers (2001) – Crossroads, and Bastogne
Crossroads was written by Erik Jendresen, dramatizing events from Stephen E. Ambrose’s non-fiction book exploring the 101st during World War II. This episode, first aired on 30 September, 2001, and is the halfway mark of the Tom Hanks (who also directs this episode) and Seven Spielberg produced mini-series. The main narrative of the episode follows…
Band of Brothers (2001) – Carentan, and Replacements
The third episode of the iconic Band of Brothers mini-series, produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, Carentan, first aired on 16 September, 2001. It was written by E. Max Frye who used historian Stephen E. Ambrose’s non-fiction book about the 101st, Band of Brothers, to bring it to life. Once again, the episode is…
The Mind Reels 