Band of Brothers Paper Outline

Band of brothers
What is the book about?
Band of Brothers, written by Stephen E. Ambrose, focuses on the Non-Coms in Easy Company from training to their lives after the war.
Talk about training, their first jump (25), hatred of Capt. Sobel. Story pg. 29
Normandy, “They jumped much too low from planes that were flying much too fast. They were carrying far too much equipment and using an untested technique that turned out to be a major mistake.” (pg. 83)
Holland pg. 158 - 219
Battle of the Bulge (sub topic Foy) pg. 239 - 320(?). Story pg. 241. Medic Appreciation pg. 242. Photographer pg. 286
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Looting
40-and-8s pg. 324
“The men liked Britain and English people enormously. They did not like the French, who seemed to them ungrateful, sullen, lazy, and dirty. They had a special relationship with the Belgians because of their intimate association with the civilians of Bastogne, who had done whatever they could to support the Americans.(P) They loved the Dutch. Brave, resourceful, over-whelmingly grateful, the best organized underground in Europe, cellars full of food hidden from the Germans but given to the Americans, clean, hard-working, honest were only some of the compliments the men showered on the Dutch.” pg. 336
Germany pg. 338 - 375 Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest pg. 362 (Best looting) “Easy Company got there first.” pg. 363
Austria pg. 376 - 401 Germans surrendering left and right
Post-war careers Story pg. 422
What were your connections between the text and your prior experience or knowledge?
I knew that when you are in a war together you have to be close, but this book showed me how close they are. They truly are a Band of Brothers.
To which character did you most strongly respond? why?
pg. 412 The little girl
because I helped my uncle become a Christian when I was about 5.
As you read the book, how did it change a view you previously held? describe how it revealed something new to you whether it be about life in general or yourself.
You never know how far you can go, how hard you can work until you push yourself as hard as you can, and then you find out you can go farther.