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re: Band of Brothers
Posted on 1/11/10 at 9:47 pm to tuck
Posted on 1/11/10 at 9:47 pm to tuck
From what I gather, The Pacific is based on two books - Helmet for my Pillow by a guy named Robert Leckie and With the Old Breed by a guy named Sledge (who I think was actually a long time prof at Auburn after the war).
Both guys were Marine enlisted men in various battles in the South Pacific. I recomend both books (the Sledge one was the better of the two though).
In addition to these books, I heard part of the series is based on John Basilone - a highly decorated Marine.
That's the extent of my knowledge about it. Can't wait for the series.
Both guys were Marine enlisted men in various battles in the South Pacific. I recomend both books (the Sledge one was the better of the two though).
In addition to these books, I heard part of the series is based on John Basilone - a highly decorated Marine.
That's the extent of my knowledge about it. Can't wait for the series.
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Posted on 1/12/10 at 10:01 am to Methuselah
quote:
From what I gather, The Pacific is based on two books - Helmet for my Pillow by a guy named Robert Leckie and With the Old Breed by a guy named Sledge (who I think was actually a long time prof at Auburn after the war).
Both guys were Marine enlisted men in various battles in the South Pacific. I recomend both books (the Sledge one was the better of the two though).
In addition to these books, I heard part of the series is based on John Basilone - a highly decorated Marine.
That's the extent of my knowledge about it. Can't wait for the series.
Read all of this on Wiki yesterday too. They mention all of the inaccuracies, the very few there were, including when Blithe died. Just watched the final episode "Points" this morning.
SPOILER ALERT
To think that sorry bastird, cant think of his name, fought that hard in the war for 3 years and is then shot by a drunk replacement is just beyond my understanding. I hope that mfer who killed him died in prison from arse raping, even though he was a soldier.
Posted on 1/12/10 at 12:31 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
The Pacific is based on 3 stories...
Robert Leckie, who wrote:
Helmet for My Pillow
Which came out in 1957 and was an instant classic of the Pacitic war, dealing mostly with the Canal.
Battles he took part, Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu
Eugene Bondurant Sledge, who wrote:
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
Auburn grad in 1949, worked at U. Florida, then taught at University of Montevallo.
His book has become one of the WWII classics, it was not printed until 1981. I have a signed first edition.
John Basilone
Nickname "Manila John"
He served in the US Army before WWII in the Philippines, which is how he got the nickname. Champion boxer in the army.
Battles Canal and Iwo Jima.
They have to be using Jerry Cutter's "I'm Staying With My Boys...The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone," who was John's nephew.
John is still a legend in the U.S. Marines.
My father served with a number of Marines, that knew John.
Robert Leckie, who wrote:
Helmet for My Pillow
Which came out in 1957 and was an instant classic of the Pacitic war, dealing mostly with the Canal.
Battles he took part, Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu
Eugene Bondurant Sledge, who wrote:
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
Auburn grad in 1949, worked at U. Florida, then taught at University of Montevallo.
His book has become one of the WWII classics, it was not printed until 1981. I have a signed first edition.
John Basilone
Nickname "Manila John"
He served in the US Army before WWII in the Philippines, which is how he got the nickname. Champion boxer in the army.
Battles Canal and Iwo Jima.
They have to be using Jerry Cutter's "I'm Staying With My Boys...The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone," who was John's nephew.
John is still a legend in the U.S. Marines.
My father served with a number of Marines, that knew John.
Posted on 1/12/10 at 1:03 pm to tigger1
this thread isn't about The Pacific, its about BAND OF BROTHERS go start your own stupid Pacific thread
Posted on 1/12/10 at 1:53 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
quote:
"Now I know what it was like in Bastone".
Now live in that for a month. With the trees exploding. Oh and without cold weather gear.
Posted on 1/12/10 at 2:29 pm to MrMcGibblets
One cool thing about BOB is that the Bastogne episode is shown thru the eyes of the medic with easy company, Eugene Rowe. He is a Cajun from South LA who came back from the war and was part of a construction company that was off Choctaw. He died sometime in the nineties.
Posted on 1/12/10 at 4:19 pm to NS Who Dat Nation
quote:The guy lived...he had brain surgery, and survived.
I hope that mfer who killed him died in prison
Posted on 1/12/10 at 4:57 pm to Murtagh
quote:
i wonder if winters is gonna be a part of it. he was sent to the pacific before he went home, or said so the last episode.
I THINK (I read the book back around 2000 and have watched the series many times) that the war ended (Japan threw in the towel) with Winters still in Europe. He never redeployed to the Pacific front.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 1:14 am to DallasTiger
I know this thread isn't about The Pacific, but just saw the trailer for it on HBO and can't wait to see it!
Posted on 1/14/10 at 10:00 am to TexasTiger34
great series. Helped in pretty much every WWII class i have ever taken.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 11:49 am to TexasTiger34
quote:
this thread isn't about The Pacific, its about BAND OF BROTHERS go start your own stupid Pacific thread
Touchy lil fella ain't ya. Sorry to crash your thread.
You may know this already but - The Pacific is done by the same people as Band of Brothers. That's why we kind of went off on that tangent.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 12:20 pm to Methuselah
Saving Private Ryan >>>>> Band of Brothers
Posted on 1/14/10 at 1:06 pm to The Rancor
quote:
Saving Private Ryan >>>>> Band of Brothers
SPR was great but you are wrong here.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 1:14 pm to The Rancor
Band of Brothers was Hanks and Spielburg making up for the last 150 minutes of Saving Private Ryan.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 1:31 pm to glaucon
quote:
Band of Brothers was Hanks and Spielburg making up for the last 150 minutes of Saving Private Ryan.
I have to disagree with that statement.
Posted on 1/14/10 at 4:32 pm to Marciano1
Saving Private Ryan was a good movie. But BoB was on another level alltogether.
SPR at times had a certain "hollywoodish" feel - the basic premise felt somewhat manufactured (although I understand that it was very loosley based on a real life situation of several brothers being killed). And the "writer" character's plot was a little forced.
BoB, on the other hand, had a much more organic and authentic feel to it - with perhaps the exception of the concentration camp episode. And I think it was based much more closely on the stories of the E-company men. Of course I'm sure they took liberties with many of the episodes but the overall feel was, to me, much more believable.
SPR at times had a certain "hollywoodish" feel - the basic premise felt somewhat manufactured (although I understand that it was very loosley based on a real life situation of several brothers being killed). And the "writer" character's plot was a little forced.
BoB, on the other hand, had a much more organic and authentic feel to it - with perhaps the exception of the concentration camp episode. And I think it was based much more closely on the stories of the E-company men. Of course I'm sure they took liberties with many of the episodes but the overall feel was, to me, much more believable.
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