Band Of Giants Analysis

First impression, Band of Giants could be just another mediocre war novel that seems to catch your attention initially but gradually becomes a repetitive list of events with subpar narrative that usually ends in a gut wrenching battle to finish the book; however Band of Giants is anything but that. This lively narrative of one of the most interesting wars of all time (Revolutionary War 1775-1783) realistically assesses an interesting mixture of men who led the military struggle against Britain, revealing both their strengths and weaknesses. Band of Brothers not only captures all the important battles that were deciding factors of the final outcome of the war, but also their families, attitudes, and life styles of the heroes. This provides

Although Band of Brothers is similar to many other non-fiction war novels, what makes this novel standout is the authors ability to prove to the reader that the Revolutionary war wasn’t just about lining up and killing as many people as possible, but rather the strategic approach that was needed for the Americans to even stand a chance against the powerhouse British army. What the braves soldiers went through in a time where they didn’t even have shoes to cover their feet was astonishing. Kelley’s main focus is to prove to the audience that the Revolutionary War was a demoralizing event in history. Kelly does a wonderful job capturing this by displaying in graphic detail, which in some instances, was hard to fathom. Kelly provides the reader with detailed mapping throughout the book providing the reader a better opportunity to visualize the battles as the occurred. In addition, Kelly’s tops it off by displaying detailed background about each “Giant” before their time in the spot light giving the reader the opportunity to build a relationship with each

For example during the second chapter Kelley did an excellent job of introducing Henry Knox and Nathaniel Greene and giving the reader useful background on the early years of both men. They also cover where each man was during the events that lead to the revolutionary war and how their lives had changed due to the unusual circumstances. For example, Kelley talked about how Nathaniel Greene grew up and was raised in the Quaker organization and how his family was pacifism and wouldn’t allow him to participate in war. However, once his father died he broke away from the Quaker and turned out to be the youngest brigadier general in the Continental Army. The beginning of chapter 3 begin by introduction John Stark from New Hampshire and how he had found out what the British had done in Lexington. He was able to gather 400 armed men and rode to the outskirts of Boston. They also introduced the 57 year old Israel Putnam who was a well know fighter in during the French and Indiana war. Once he heard the news and rode all night. In addition, Benedict Arnold was born and raised in the prosperous city of Norwich, east of Connecticut. The family apprenticed young Benedict to an apothecary. He also opened up a shop “Druggist, Bookseller Inc.” Ethan Allen grew up in remote Connecticut. Both men joined forces