Richard Winters

Now is the winter of our discourse. Made glorious summer by Al Pacino 's documentary, Looking for Richard. The documentary presents a facet of cultural and academic critiques of performing Shakespeare while striving to turn those preconceived presumptions on their head. Pacino 's documentary shakes up the script and provides an interesting dialogue on the importance, influence, and approachability of Shakespeare on a grand scale. A particular scene that captures Pacino 's message occurs around halfway

found a far more compelling leader in 2nd Lieutenant Richard “Dick” Winters, a fair and effective officer who never saw himself as above the men in rank below him. Although the Regiment completed basic training in excellent physical shape, they were held back by Captain Sobel’s leadership. Full of bluster and anger, Sobel could not back it up on the battlefield and struggled at basic tasks such as reading a map. After attempting to frame Winters due to his

is a very thorough and methodical writer who goes through great extents to make sure he writes the most accurate and descriptive scenario possible and has shown this through some of his earlier writings such as his highly acclaimed biographies on Richard Nixon and Dwight Eisenhower as well as his historical writings on the American Civil War. In order to prep for writing Band of Brothers, Stephen Ambrose sifted through thousands of World War II era files and combat reports and eyewitness accounts

Band of Brothers Biographical/Historical Event Analysis Stephen E. Ambrose’s book Band of Brothers was an historical account of the U.S Army’s 506th Regiment, Easy Company. The book focuses on Easy Company, an airborne infantry unit in the 101st Airborne Division from training camp all the way through the European Theater of WWII. The content of book was heavily based off interviews that Ambrose has conducted on each Easy Company man to ensure that the reading experience is authentic as possible

films produced to date. Additionally, this is non-fiction. Each episode starts with the remaining survivors of Easy Company being interviewed, giving first person insight into the hardships through which they fought. The protagonist – Major Richard “Dick” Winters – has also published his own book titled, “Beyond Band of Brothers” which I will also be quoting. Airborne infantry was a brand-new concept in WWII. The Soviets and United States had played with the idea following the first world war, as

Band of Brothers is a ten part, eleven hour mini series directed by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. The series aired on HBO in 2001 and is based on the book by Stephen Ambrose by the same title. The series follows the formation, training and combat action of Easy Company (506th Infantry, 101st Airborne). The story starts in Camp Toccoa, Georgia then follows the company in England, France, Belgium, Germany and eventually Austria. There are hundreds of men in the company but the series focuses on

As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough assignments--responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. In "Band of Brothers," Ambrose tells of the men in this brave unit who fought, went hungry, froze & died, a company that took 150% casualties & considered the Purple Heart a badge of office. Drawing on hours of interviews with survivors as well as the soldiers'

was Captain Winters and in episode five he and his men were at the end of Market Garden. In the upcoming battle at the crossroads Captain Winters would lead his Easy Company against a superior foe. His leadership characteristics

There are few companies in the 101st Airborne that achieved the status the men of Easy Company would gain during their career in World War II. From the making of formation of the company at Camp Toccoa, in Georgia, the men of Easy Company were destined to impact the course of the war. They became legends in American military history with their acts of bravery and heroics they showed in the face of the German army. From Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, their fame grew with each great mission they

William Shakespeare’s Richard III is a historical play that focuses on one of his most famous and complex villainous characters. Richard III or The Duke of Gloucester, who eventually becomes king, is ambitious, bitter, ugly and deformed. He manipulates and murders his way to the throne and sets the tone for the whole play with his very first speech, which is the opening of the play. Richard opens with the lines “now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York, and