Band Of Brothers author accused of fabrication for Eisenhower biography [Stephen Ambrose]

The Observer ^ | 25 April 2010 | Paul Harris

[warchild9]

Actually, several veterans who were parachuted into France on D-Day told me Winters got all kinds of things wrong. (I have their recollections recorded for a couple of books I’m working on.) I don’t want to cast doubt on Winters; he may just have selective memories—however, “Band of Brothers” is pretty much garbage, from the view of serious history.

And don’t get me started on the tv series: “the edelweiss means he was a...(wait for it)...true soldier...” What a load. Gebirgsjager, mountain troops, worse a tin edelweiss in their field caps, and there were NO gebirgsjager at Normandy.
That kind of thing is what I’m talking about. There are a hundred details made up for a television audience that make me cringe. You get the point, right?

[colorado tanker]

I do, thanks.

I too cringed at the edelweiss thing, but over time I've come to terms with Hollywood adding it's touches. Seems to be part of that business. Sometimes they go over the top and my wife is amused when I start talking to the screen. :-))

[warchild9]

Mrs. Warchild has all kinds of “you ought to hear him talking war nerd” stories. When I get together with my wargaming friends, it’s a major warnerd fest, let me tell you...