Hugh had a tough act to follow. His dad, Stephen, was arguably the best, and probably the most profitable, military historian ever. He had to have made a giant grip of cash from Band of Brothers alone. So when Hugh picked up the pen from his fallen father (my condolences Hugh, your Dad was too young to die. My dad died about that same age, and with the life he led, was waaaaaay overdue) he had a pretty big hill to climb.
Look, I am not the NY Times kinda guy who is going to crush a guy's work like he was swatting a fly then sit down with a Fanta to watch some gay porn. This blog is supposed to be fun. That being said, let’s give old Hugh a pass on this one. Buy the book and donate it to your local library in the name of John Basilone. Watch the miniseries on HBO. If you are a cheap bastard like me, and don't have HBO, watch Band of Brothers on DVD for the hundredth time and go read Pegasus Bridge by his dad.
Nats
