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Overview

Band of Brothers is a book that chronicles the history of Easy Company in World War II. They were part of the 101st Airborne Division, which was considered an elite division because they were trained to be dropped behind enemy lines and conduct guerrilla warfare tactics. The company participated in the Normandy D-Day invasion and was one of the first groups to reach Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest retreat during Germany’s surrender.

Easy Company was formed of volunteers. The men were from different parts of the U.S., and they had varying levels of education and socioeconomic backgrounds. Captain Herbert Sobel was in charge, but he trained them harder than any other company in the regiment. However, he was also arrogant and unlikable.

The men of Easy Company became closer under the leadership of 2nd Lieutenant Richard “Dick” Winters. The soldiers respected Winters, who was fair and likable, unlike their previous commanding officer Sergeant Sobel. The men were physically fit by the end of basic training because they had worked hard to accomplish that goal. Easy Company continued its parachute jumping training exercises. However, Sergeant Sobel continued to make mistakes during these exercises because he wasn’t good at reading maps correctly or leading his troops in battle situations. Eventually, a group of non-commissioned officers threatened mutiny if something didn’t change with regards to Sergeant Sobel’s command position over Easy Company so he was replaced as their commanding officer.

Easy Company was a group of soldiers in the United States Army during World War II. Their leader, Captain Winters, led them through several battles in Europe and inspired his men to fight for what they believed in. They fought on D-Day against German forces and were able to defeat them with only twelve men. Then they attacked Carentan while under enemy fire and took over the city from the Germans who had occupied it previously. Because of their success, Captain Winters was promoted quickly to Major and Easy Company received a break before going into Holland again for Operation Market Garden where they suffered many casualties but continued fighting until France when they were trapped by German soldiers at Bastogne for twelve days with no cold weather gear or food as well as constant artillery attacks. Eventually though, U.S troops rescued Easy Company because of their bravery which made them heroes among Americans back home

Easy Company continued fighting in Europe. The soldiers liked the German people, who were surprisingly friendly to them. As they went into Germany, the men encountered many surrendering Germans and little resistance. They arrived at Berchtesgaden, Hitler’s mountain retreat where he had a luxurious home on top of a mountain. Easy Company was one of the first companies there so they took advantage of this opportunity by looting Hitler’s old house and other Nazi homes nearby for souvenirs.

After World War II ended, Easy Company was stationed in Austria. At first they were bored without combat and anxious to return home. They resented the Army’s point system for discharging soldiers; it seemed bureaucratic and unfair. There was also a lot of drinking because there wasn’t much else to do, which led to accidents and altercations with civilians. After nearly three years of fighting as one unit, Easy Company was officially decommissioned.

Section 0 Summary (We Wanted Those Wings: Camp Taccoa: July-December 1942)

Chapter one of the book introduces Easy Company, which is a group of soldiers who volunteered to join the army. The company endured intense training and rigorous physical and mental challenges in order to become members of an elite regiment. Because it was such an exclusive group, they were paid more than other groups because they were considered better fighters.