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Article: Soldiers band together in drama about World War II.(Time Out!)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
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- November 8, 2002
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Byline: Jeff Tuckman Daily Herald Correspondent
The following video titles arrive at local stores this week:
"Band of Brothers"
(2001, HBO, six videos, 700 minutes, Not Rated, $109.98; also available on DVD)
Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg present this great 10-part miniseries that is based on the best seller by the late Stephen Ambrose.
The story follows the members of the U.S. Army's Easy Company, the South Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, from boot camp through the end of World War II.
Along the way, the members took part in many battles and freed prisoners in a concentration camp.