Band of Brothers, Episode 6: Bastogne

Key Battles of American History

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🗓️ 6 January 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In this episode Sean and James discuss Band of Brothers Episode 6: Bastogne. Easy faces harsh winter conditions in the Ardennes, running dangerously low on ammunition, food, and medical supplies. Combat medic Eugene "Doc" Roe helps his fellow...

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0:00.0	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding
0:10.8	right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its
0:16.5	size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.
0:24.0	Welcome to Key Battles of American History,
0:26.8	a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.
0:32.8	Here is your host, James Early.
0:43.6	Thank you. host, James Early. Welcome back to Key Battles of American History.
0:45.9	In this episode, Sean and I will continue our series of in-depth discussions of the
0:50.1	epic award-winning 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.
0:54.4	Today, we are going to break down episode six, Bastone for you.
0:59.1	Okay, Sean, things are about to get brutal.
1:01.4	Things are getting ugly, aren't they?
1:03.1	Yeah, they're going to get very cold.
1:05.1	Very cold.
1:06.2	Yes, for easy company and very, very artillery-ish.
1:10.1	Is that a word?
1:10.7	I'll make that.
1:11.6	We're going to have a lot of artillery.
1:13.5	Exclody.
1:14.5	Very explodey, yeah, explosive.
1:16.3	How about that?
1:17.2	There you go.
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