Writer:	Erik Jendresen
Director:	Phil Alden Robinson
Star:	Michael Cudlitz (Denver 'Bull' Randleman),  Ron Livingston (Capt. Lewis Nixon),  Scott Grimes (T/Sgt. Donald Malarkey),  Donnie Wahlberg (2nd Lt. C. Carwood Lipton),  Neal McDonough (1st Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton),  Ross McCall (Joseph D Liebgott),  Frank John Hughes (S/Sgt. William "Wild Bill" Guarnere),  Rick Gomez (George Luz),  Kirk Acevedo (SSgt. Joseph Toye),  James Madio (Frank J Perconte),  Richard Speight Jr. (Warren 'Skip' Muck),  Dale Dye (Colonel Robert Sink),  Damian Lewis (Richard D. Winters),  Dexter Fletcher (John),  Shane Taylor (Eugene G 'doc' Roe),  Phil McKee (Major Robert L Strayer),  Tom Hardy (Pfc. John Janovec),  Matthew Settle (Capt. Ronald Spiers),  Philip Barantini (Wayne 'skinny' Sisk),  James McAvoy (Pvt. James Miller),  Rick Warden (II) (1st Lt. Harry Welsh),  Matthew Leitch (Floyd 'Tab' Talbert),  Nolan Hemmings (Charles 'Chuck' Grant),  Nicholas Aaron (Robert E 'popeye' Wynn),  Peter Youngblood Hills (Darrell C 'shifty' Powers),  Robin Laing (Edward J 'babe' Heffron),  Mark Huberman (Pvt. Lester 'Leo' Hashey),  Peter McCabe (IV) (Cpl Donald Hoobler)
Guest Star:	Christian Malcolm (Military Policeman)

International Airdates

Greece: 20 December 2007 on SKAI
United Kingdom: 23 November 2001 on BBC 2 (edit) All of the 1,200 civilian costumes were authentic vintage clothing. The prisoners were wearing authentic uniforms as well. (edit)

(walking through a forest)
Perconte: Kinda reminds you of Bastogne.
Luz: Yeah, now that you mention it. Except, of course, there's no snow, we got warm grub in our bellies and the trees aren't fucking exploding from Kraut artillery, but yeah, Frank, other than that, it's a lot like Bastogne.
Perconte: Right?
Luz: Bull, smack him for me, please? (edit) Perconte: Hey, O'Brien, shut up!
O'Keefe: I told you, it's O'Keefe.
Perconte: Do you know why no one remembers your name? It's cause no one wants to remember your name! There are too many Smiths, Dimattos, and O'Keefes and O'Briens who show up here replacing Toccoa men that you dumb replacements got killed in the first place. And they're all like you. They're all piss and vinegar. "Where the Krauts at? Let me at 'em. When do I get to jump into Berlin?" Two days later, there they are with their blood and guts hanging out. Screaming for a medic, begging for their goddamn mother. You dumb fucks don't even know you're dead yet. Hey, you listening to me? Don't you know this is the best part of fuckin' war I've seen? I've got hot chow, hot showers, warm bed. Germany is almost as good as being home. I even got to wipe my ass with real toilet paper today. So quit asking about when you're gonna see some action, will ya? And stop with the fuckin' love songs! (edit) Winters: Heard from Division. Been finding camps like this all over.
Nixon: Jesus.
Winters: Yeah, the Russians liberated one even worse.
Nixon: Worse!?!
Winters: Yeah. Apparently. Ten times as big. (edit) Webster: (about Hitler) Should've killed himself three years ago. Saved us a lot of trouble.
Nixon: Yeah, he should've, but he didn't. (edit) Liebgott: (translating what a camp inmate says) The women's camp is at the next railway stop.
(The inmate points in that direction and cries) (edit)

Trivia: Nixon and Winters are talking strategy and someone interrupts and says that the US president is dead. Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral haemorrhage on 12 April 1945. (edit) Goof: A title card shows the date as 11 April 1945 when Capt. Nixon advises a group of Easy Company that Hitler is dead. Hitler didn't commit suicide until 30 April 1945. (edit)

Episode title: "Why We Fight"

Why We Fight is the title of a well-known series of WWII propaganda films, directed by Frank Capra. Capra is best known for directing such classic films as It’s A Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. (edit)