I must say I was sceptical at first, but after watching the final episode everything was pulled together nicely.

Fantastic acting and cinematography, but slightly let down for me by the lack of russian accents/speakers & the lack of focus on the plights of those poor souls who gave their life to save their country & continent.

But a Big BUT: This series is NOT as good as Band of Brothers - they are simply incomparable.

Band of Brothers tells the story of possibly the most harrowing time in all of human history, and is told with the same fantastic acting & cinematography that Chernobyl was.

This is a fantastic mini-series, but it is NOT as good as Band of Brothers - which is the best ever.

Nothing I have ever seen (on film) can compare to the emotional brutality of Episodes 7, 8 and 9 of Band of Brothers (Bastogne, The Breaking Point, and The Last Patrol). I cannot bear watching episode 9 ever again - it is utterly heartbreaking, sickening, and gut-wrenching to see what the Nazi's did to the Jews.

I will quote a WW2 veteran (arjay24 - now 95 if alive) who reviewed Band of Brothers in 2004: "I am an 80 year old combat veteran (88th Inf. Div. Italy).

I watched BOB on the History Channel. I was so overwhelmed, indeed a bit panicked by the authentic nature of 90+% of the uniforms, signs, noises (I take exception to the sound of incoming artillery).

I cried several times at the authentic staging - for them and me. I cannot believe I'll watch it again. It's too much. Too real."