any good box sets

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Band of brothers, before i watched this series i thought American soldiers were all mouth and trousers but this true story shows they were brave courageous professional paratroopers.
The episode where they are under a three day German mortar barrage in the Ardenne forest is awesome

I suggest you read some of the books too then mate, I've read the book itself and one about some of the guys who arent mentioned so much in the series. Also a lot of the books from individuals themselves: Heffron and Guanere, Compton, Winters and Webster.

Comptons is paticulalrly good as he went on to achieve quite a bit in later life (Conviction of Sirhan Sirhan). Webster's though is by far the best as it was written not long after the War and he went to war with the intention of writing memoirs.

Thanks for this. The box set is my favourite also. I have also read Winters' account and the Ambrose book which are very similar, and the DVD is true to them.

There is also a very good and moving book by Don Malarkey.

I have the Compton book and will look for the others you mention.

Webster's is a must they paint him as a bit of a coward in the book but it's a misrepresentation. He says in his book that basically his intention was to be a private and no more, could have been promoted but wanted to see everything from the perspective of an enlisted man.

He basically says that he wouldn't volunteer for anything but had no problem doing exactly the same task if ordered too. (the mission in the series that they make it look like he's trying to get out of he wasn't even really on it, he was providing covering fire and that's it)

 

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I suggest you read some of the books too then mate, I've read the book itself and one about some of the guys who arent mentioned so much in the series. Also a lot of the books from individuals themselves: Heffron and Guanere, Compton, Winters and Webster.

Comptons is paticulalrly good as he went on to achieve quite a bit in later life (Conviction of Sirhan Sirhan). Webster's though is by far the best as it was written not long after the War and he went to war with the intention of writing memoirs.

Thanks for this. The box set is my favourite also. I have also read Winters' account and the Ambrose book which are very similar, and the DVD is true to them.

There is also a very good and moving book by Don Malarkey.

I have the Compton book and will look for the others you mention.

Webster's is a must they paint him as a bit of a coward in the book but it's a misrepresentation. He says in his book that basically his intention was to be a private and no more, could have been promoted but wanted to see everything from the perspective of an enlisted man.

He basically says that he wouldn't volunteer for anything but had no problem doing exactly the same task if ordered too. (the mission in the series that they make it look like he's trying to get out of he wasn't even really on it, he was providing covering fire and that's it)

Thanks for the book info, are these books available in the UK or only in USA, i would be particularly interested in the Compton one

 

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Damages

One of the greatest programmes of all time and yet not that well known.

 

[Seosa]

The Vampire Diaries

 

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The Wire.(subtitle season 1 till you get the patter)
Underbelly.
Curb Your Enthusiasm.

 

[brian the blue]

4 episodes in to series 4 of The Wire. It's easily the best thing i've ever watched.

The last 5/6 episodes of series 3 were absolutely brilliant.

 

[Stoned Rose]

The Wire

Breaking Bad

Prison Break

Early Doors

Keep you busy for 12 months that lot.

 

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Another vote for Game of Thrones- couldn't stop watching.

 

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24 & Game of Thrones

 

[DannyBoy2890]

Prison Break

Breaking Bad