Trigger Time This site has links for the researcher, the historian and for those just learning about D-Day, perhaps after viewing "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers". Those focusing on the upcoming anniversary of D-Day may find this of great interest. Just don't let the critique of the "Band of Brothers" series affect your appreciation of it.
The site includes then and now photos of men and locations from England and France.
Parachute infantry uniforms Including advice for the collector.
The site includes then and now photos of men and locations from England and France.
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| Among them is this photo of an Easy Co. reunion: Taken several years after WWII, this photo shows the following, standing l. to r.:Amos 'Buck'Taylor, Darrel 'Shifty'Powers, Herb'Junior' Suerth, Robert Rader, and Ed Tipper. Below l. to r.: Floyd 'Tab' Talbert, Wally Wentzel, Don Moone, and Walter 'Smokey' Gordon |
Parachute infantry uniforms Including advice for the collector.
"This page offers examples of unquestionably original uniforms acquired directly from vets or their families BEFORE the insane prices started-up. My purpose in posting these is to inform collectors of what real stuff looks like (see also Insignia, Equipment, and Souvenirs pages), not to gloat about what I've got." Mark Bando.
Band of Brothers page in the site. A related site has this
critique of the BoB series by Mark Bando.
critique of the BoB series by Mark Bando.
In addition, this TW post contains a wealth of information under this single link.
Photo from the Souvenirs page. Of a man presumably collecting a souvenir.
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Thanks for posting this excellent article on my blog, Bill!
"Band of Brothers" was my favorite HBO mini-series, and I purchased the DVD of it. The impact was all the most greater because it was based on real stories of combat in WW II Northwestern Europe.
Dick Winters is clearly the hero of the series. For me the best scene was where Winters was forced to kill the teenage German soldier when he led a combat assault in Holland. This memory haunted Winters for many years.
In 2009, I met a 20 something former member of the 101st Airborne who served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and was forced to kill a young member of the Iraqi Republican Guard. This memory still haunted his dreams as well.
Some things will never change...and war is one of them.
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