![]() It was clearly tough for him, particularly when he had to order attacks on heavily defended objectives, without being to lead his former command directly. Winters had to mature along with his increasing command responsibilites, had to learn to turn over his initial company-level responsibilities to others as he was promoted to battalion commander. The acting, mostly by previously unheralded actors, was superb-particularly that of Damien Lewis (Capt.Winters). I feel that this series represents that collective experience in the finest, most forthright manner possible and pays tribute to them all. The experience of these men of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne, was mirrored throughout the many divisions of Army and Marine ground troops in WWII. I have read virtually all of Ambrose's WWII books, and this mini-series faithfully follows one of his best. ![]()
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