Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers 6-Disc Set DVD

This 10-part HBO television miniseries focuses on Easy Company a group of American soldiers in World War II tracking their experiences from the beginning of boot camp to the end of the war. Anchored by actors Damian Lewis and Ron Livingston the series gives detailed attention to their experiences as a group as well as the way that each of them develops individually. Based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's book of real-life accounts BAND OF BROTHERS was executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks who worked together on SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. Hanks also directed one episode featuring his son Colin Hanks.

Band of Brothers [VHS]

Based on the bestseller by Stephen E. Ambrose, the epic 10-part miniseries Band of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear. They were an elete rifle company parachuting into France early on D-Day morning, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and capturing Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. They were also a unit that suffered 150 percent casualties, and whose lives became legend.