In this video, I will examine the 1st episode of 'Band of Brothers: Currahee'

Utah Beach--code name of the German occupied beachhead on France's northwest coastline; Camp Toccoa, Georgia--home of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Utah Beach--June 6, 1944; Camp Toccoa--June 4, 1942

Between Utah Beach and Camp Toccoa, June 4, 1942 and June 6, 1944 , the US Army will train men to jump out of C-47s into hostile territory. But before these recruits can call themselves Easy Company they must conquer 2 great foes: a steep hill called Currahee in 15 minutes, 3 miles up and 3 miles down; and they must also conquer a steep hill of ego in an extremely detailed, overly ambitious drill sergeant named Sobel, who himself finds out that there's a huge difference between having rank and being a leader!

This outstanding 2001 American war drama miniseries is widely considered THE greatest miniseries ever (along with Mad Men) based on Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. Executive Produced by Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg on the heels of 1998's 'Saving Private Ryan', Band Of Brothers follows the soldiers of Easy Company, then an experimental regiment of the Armed Forces, and their battles throughout France against German forces. Each of the 10 episodes focus on a member of the unit which gives the series an advantage over other war films in terms of character development. At the time, the series was the most expensive and given that there are 10 episodes, each 1 could hold up to any single war feature in any area of production, nominated for 20 Emmy's and walking away with 7 and numerous other awards. There are war films, but this is the grand-daddy of them all!