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scarletandgrey

scarletandgrey

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I don't know if you guys ever watched the show but I'watched it ever since it was on HBO. I seen it the last couple of night on the history channel and can't stop watching it. has anyone else found it addicting?
 
I watched all the episodes when it came out a couple of years ago. I taped it and then gave the tapes to my Dad, who was in World Watr II in Europe. He also enjoyed the show.
 
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Everyone here needs to read that book as well as the others that Ambrose wrote on WWII. Like everything brought to the screen from a book there are interesting parts left out. Like the sure shot from WV who spotted the fact the Germans brought in a tree as camouflage during the Battle of the Bulge. His spotting a "tree" that appeared overnight was a key element to their surviving that siege.
 
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BuckinMichigan said:
Everyone here needs to read that book as well as the others that Ambrose wrote on WWII. Like everything brought to the screen from a book there are interesting parts left out. Like the sure shot from WV who spotted the fact the Germans brought in a tree as camouflage during the Battle of the Bulge. His spotting a "tree" that appeared overnight was a key element to their surviving that siege.
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The cool thing about the miniseries... and the book, actually, is that there are lots of things in both that aren't in the other becasue the Easy guys were involved in more stories and interviews and at times the production phases of the mini series (that, and of course Ambrose had 2 tons of interviews).

Anyway... If you are at all interested in these kind of Soldier perspectives, especially as Ambrose writes them, read Citizen Soldiers befoere anything else.
 
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AKAKBUCK said:
The cool thing about the miniseries... and the book, actually, is that there are lots of things in both that aren't in the other becasue the Easy guys were involved in more stories and interviews and at times the production phases of the mini series (that, and of course Ambrose had 2 tons of interviews).

Anyway... If you are at all interested in these kind of Soldier perspectives, especially as Ambrose writes them, read Citizen Soldiers befoere anything else.
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Actually, you should read D-Day before Citizen Soldiers, although both are excellent. Citizen Soldiers picks up where D-Day leaves off. And I agree that Band of Brothers is excellent, the book as well as the series. I've only seen the first two episodes of the series, but they were great. One of these days I'm going to borrow the DVD set from my father-in-law and watch it straight through.

By the way, the book The Victors (also by Ambrose) is a compilation of samplings from D-Day, Citizen Soldiers, and Band of Brothers. It weaves a seamless narrative and is a nice introduction to the series. Other great books by this author are The Wild Blue (stories about WWII bomber pilots) and Undaunted Courage (a detailed narrative of the Lewis & Clark expedition).
 
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GoBucks89 said:
Actually, you should read D-Day before Citizen Soldiers, although both are excellent. Citizen Soldiers picks up where D-Day leaves off. And I agree that Band of Brothers is excellent, the book as well as the series. I've only seen the first two episodes of the series, but they were great. One of these days I'm going to borrow the DVD set from my father-in-law and watch it straight through.

By the way, the book The Victors (also by Ambrose) is a compilation of samplings from D-Day, Citizen Soldiers, and Band of Brothers. It weaves a seamless narrative and is a nice introduction to the series. Other great books by this author are The Wild Blue (stories about WWII bomber pilots) and Undaunted Courage (a detailed narrative of the Lewis & Clark expedition).
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Okay- Read D-Day first if you must... I was sort of viewing Citizen Soldiers as and overview of the war in the European Theater... but you're right... the references to D-Day in it are sort of past tense... although the Prologue in Citizen soldiers will get you up to speed.... But if you really like WWII... and don't mind a little self serving first hand narrative... I wouldn't miss Winston Churchill's Series on it... If you can make it through the Gathering Storm... get the other 5 books... if not... then... well... you're jsut not a History buff, I guess. :wink2:
 
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