ToW #8: Band of Brothers, Part II

     The themes of companionship continue in the second half of Band of Brothers, both in combat, and in times of relaxation away from the front lines. However, we see it more in the times away from the front lines, because later in the war, Germany weakened and E Company saw less resistance. However, Ambrose also shows how close the men in the company became by looking at their lives post-war, such as, “In one of his last newsletters, Mike Ranney wrote: "In thinking back on the days of Easy Company, I'm treasuring my remark to a grandson who asked, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' No,'" I answered, 'but I served in a company of heroes.” This shows how much respect the men had for each other, a type of respect you only get for somebody if you "had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other.”

     The book overall was incredibly well-written, using a powerful mix of ethos, pathos, and logos in order to retell the story of 'Easy' Company, of the 506th regiment, 101st airborne division in a way that the reader could relate to, even if only a tiny fraction compared to what these men went through.