Band Of Brothers Podcast

We are now at the end of our journey with Band Of Brothers, the only thing to do now is to tot up our pints to see if we go home or on to Japan.  Part Ten – Points. As the Germans surrender, it appears that the hard days for Easy Company are over when...

Today we get to talk about the last ten days of Hitler, down in his bunker. Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator’s final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. We are NOT experts, veterans or master tacticians of World War II but we do...

Not an easy episode to talk about. Part Nine – Why We Fight. As the Allies move into Germany and the war comes closer to an end, disillusionment and anger set in for Easy Company – until they stumble onto a concentration camp abandoned by the German military. We are NOT experts, veterans or master...

The end is in sight but there are a few missions to complete. Part Eight – The Last Patrol. Easy Company is in Hagenau in February 1945, where they prepare for a night patrol mission to capture German prisoners. The patrol includes one veteran who is despised for missing Bastogne and a new lieutenant fresh...

We take a pause with Band Of Brothers to cover a dramatization of Nazi Germany’s final Western Front counterattack of World War II – Battle Of The Bulge We are NOT experts, veterans or master tacticians of World War II but we do love a bloody good war movie so that’s why we’re here. The...

We continue to be frozen in foxholes, have trees fall on us and taking orders from Dike all whilst reviewing Part Seven – The Breaking Point. Easy Company remains in the Ardennes Forest preparing for an inevitable attack on German forces in the town of Foy. However, morale is low due to cold weather, constant...

Your hosts Elton McManus and Andy Poulastides review Part Six – Bastogne whilst fighting of the cold, the germans and are on the hunt for scissors. In the dead of winter, the men of Easy Company fend off frostbite and hunger – in addition to the enemy – while holding the line in a forest...

Your hosts Elton McManus and Andy Poulastides review Part Five – Crossroads where we’re attacking a company that’s given away their position, have a ton of reports to write up and then off for a well earned soak in a bath. Winters writes a report on the challenge of an unexpected resistance to a German...

Your hosts Elton McManus and Andy Poulastides take a small but related detour to talk about the truly epic A Bridge Too Far. Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines. We are NOT experts, veterans or master...

Your hosts Elton McManus and Andy Poulastides review Part Four – Replacements where we’re meeting the replacements and seeking shelter in a barn. Lets hope we make it ’till morning. With the addition of many new men, Easy Company heads to Holland to participate in Operation Market Garden and prepare an Allied route into Germany,...