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History Professor Unpacks Band of Brothers: Currahee

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Three miles up! Three miles down! Join Dr. Jared Frederick for the first in a series analyzing the history and production behind the beloved WWII miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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20 Comments

@ReelHistory Creator 1 month ago Pinned

Something I noticed right before publishing: I made a mess of a word salad at approximately the @5:30 mark. The "stand alone" phrase obviously derives from the Cherokee word "Currahee," not "three miles up, three miles down." I suspect you got my meaning, but wanted to clarify regardless.

@64preCBSStrat 1 month ago (edited)

I think David Schwimmer did a super underrated job as Sobel. He was actually hated by the audience too. Good acting.

@BuddyWithTheSideburns 1 month ago

Well, the realization that I am now as old as Colonel Sink was when he assumed command is a very sobering reminder of how young most of these soldiers were.

@JudoDynamo 1 month ago (edited)

I can't believe this series is 25 years old. It has held up quite well.

@joshuawells835 1 month ago

My family has an annual Band of Brothers marathon for Memorial Day.

@ronmoore5827 1 month ago

My father served in the 79th Infantry Division and was wounded twice. For years he would never talk about the war, but while watching Band of Brothers I asked him if that was what combat was like? He said “Pretty much yeah”. He finally told me some of the experiences he had and said “War is a terrible thing and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise”. I am glad they made that series and have watched it several times. I have both of your books and highly recommend them.

@christineallison7385 3 weeks ago

My dad NEVER cries but this series always makes him cry, especially the interviews with the veterans. So glad you're revisiting, always great to learn more!

@DarthAnurian 1 month ago

An interesting detail about David Schwimmer’s involvement is that Spielberg and Tom Hanks ensured he didn't fraternize with the other actors; he slept in his own trailer rather than the makeshift tents, and the actors were required to call him "Captain" instead of using his name—so the characters' hatred toward Schwimmer might well be real.

@bradwilson1855 1 month ago

The contrast in leadership between Sobel and Winters is brought out in the book. Many of the veterans mentioned that Winters was a bigger hard ass in training than Sobel was but he did it to keep them alive and Sobel did it to make himself look better and the men knew it

@olentangy74 1 month ago (edited)

I just watched BoB last spring for probably the 6th time, and it never lessens as a story. It is the gold standard of a mini series .
I think that not revealing the names of the veterans until the last episode was genius, and made the reveal all the more emotional.

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@historiaobscurum3308 1 day ago

I have been watching these videos of yours out of order, and I've been loving them. Thank you for doing them.

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@iamza. 1 month ago

The greatest show to ever be put on TV

@ironmanfanman4001 1 month ago

Fun fact for anyone who doesn't know and reads comments RE: the aircraft paint. It was so hastily applied it was still wet in many places. This is why the Demolition Section of 3/506 was able to paint there faces in "war paint" prior to the jump.