In honour of the 25th anniversary of the Stephen E. Ambrose book of the same name, we rewind to 2001 as we review the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks serve as executive producers, who had collaborated on the 1998 World War II film Saving Private Ryan. Band of Brothers is a dramatized account of “Easy Company”, a part of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, assigned to the United States Army’s 101st Airborne Division during World War II. The 10 episode miniseries follows the company during the war, and uses Major Richard Winters (played by Damian Lewis) as the central character, shown working to accomplish the company’s missions and keep his men together and safe. Having said that, the show features a large ensemble cast, with each episode generally focusing on a single character.