101st Airborne - Band of Brothers Attack on Carentan

101st Airborne - Band of Brothers Attack on Carentan
With Kevin Hymel
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This film explains the taking of Carentan on June 12th 1944 by the 101st Airborne Division, focusing on the role of E/506th PIR. This was depicted in episode 3 of Band of Brothers, the incredible HBO series. Filmed on location in Carentan, Normandy and using many rare wartime images and pieces of film, this WW2TV presentation offers insight into the real events.

The film is narrated by Kevin Hymel, historian and author, based on one of his many magazine articles. In this case an October 2018 issue of War History https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/.
Kevin is also a tour guide for Stephen Ambrose Tours https://stephenambrosetours.com/ and regularly leads tours to the European battlefields.

The Attack on Carentan, a book by Denis van den Brink
UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5843/978284...
USA https://bookshop.org/a/21029/97828404...

Fighting Fox Company: The Battling Flank of the Band of Brothers by Terry Poyser
USA https://bookshop.org/a/21029/97816120...
UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5843/978161...

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Hang Tough - The WWII Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters    • Band of Brothers - Hang Tough - The W...  
Operation Pegasus - Escape from Arnhem across the Lower Rhine    • Operation Pegasus - Escape from Arnhe...  
Bandages in Bastogne    • Bandages in Bastogne - 101st Airborne...  

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