Talk:Brécourt Manor Assault

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[edit] textbook tactics?

"... often cited as a classic example of small unit tactics "

Would be nice to have some documented proof of this. If know BofB mentions it, but is there an online source or citation that refers to this attack in current Army training? Beanbatch 21:16, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Just nit picking a little, but this quote really frizzles me: "In total, they were up against about 50 Germans." Fifty German what? Weed pullers? Besides not spelling out the numeric fifty like you're suppose to on a number that small, it's correct grammer to indicate exactly what the amount refers to. Edited to reflect this. Just a little nitpick. Gibson Cowboy 11:31, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Normal practice is to spell out numbers below ten, and use the numerals for any number higher than that.

DMorpheus 17:36, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Couple of Contradictions

There are a couple of inconsistencies between the box on the rhs and the main text:

• text says 50 germans, box says 60+
• text says 1 dead, box says 4

Ollie 04:41, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

I think that the other dead may have been from Dog Company. I know that it's not the best source, but watching that episode of BoB, it looks like several of Spears' men get hit when they go for the last gun. Either way, this should be explained. --UNHchabo 05:12, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

A book I'm reading called "Utah Beach" by Joseph Balkoski says that Winters later recalled that there were ten casualities, four of which died. (If the book is handy to someone, page 252 is where I got that info from). Just thought that might clear it up