The book Brat: Kids of Warriors is fiction, and the characters in it are fictional, but much of the setting and the history are real. So if you want to see the real 4th Armored Division or other things in the book then have a look at these videos.
BRAT and the Kids of Warriors Launches at German American Friendship Week Celebration
BRAT and the Kids of Warriors Launches at German American Friendship Week Celebration Göppingen, Germany I wrote BRAT, in part, to make Cooke Barracks come alive again. The US Army base I called home in the fifties was decommissioned in 1992. Getting deeper into my story, I realized German American Friendship Week and the German-American bond was key to the plot. Two local German kids became essential friends and allies in this book . . . and especially the next. As I readied BRAT and the Kids of Warriors for press, I learned the Germans...
read moreBRAT and the Kids of Warriors – Book Trailer
This is an interview with Michael Joseph Lyons, the author of BRAT and the kids of warriors. In it he talks not only about the book, but also why he wrote the story.
read moreThe Things We Carry
Jack would have loved this video about what military brats carry with them. He’d have gotten a small smile on his face when Michaela Coplen says, “We barrow strategies from our parents dinner party conversations.” This video will give you another window into what it means to be a brat.
read moreGrowing Up Military
Brat: Kids of Warriors is mainly about a bunch of kids growing up Army. So I thought you might like to hear from a bunch of real brats what it’s like for them growing up Army. This fabulous video was put together by Donna Musil.
read moreSputnik Film 1957
Sputnik comes as a rude awakening to the brats, and when their teacher Mrs. Campbell loses it over the topic it sets them on a life changing adventure. This video will give you an idea of the kind of news coverage the brats might have seen at the Saturday movies.
read moreFlash Gordon – Shattering Doom – Episode 7
The first time Jack goes to the movies with Charlie and the other brats there is a serial at the begining of the movie called Flash Gordon – Shattering Doom – Episode 7. So watch this video if you want to see that actual episode.
read moreBattleground: 4th Armored Division
In Brat: Kids of Warriors the parents belong to 4th Armored Division. This video shows the real 4th Armored Division and how it fulfilled its mission to protect West Germany and the Free World against the Russians. The book talks about the tank training at Grafenwöhr. The video is kind of long but in it you can see the real thing up at Graf.
read moreAmerican Military Might: Armored Combat Power
In Brat: Kids of Warriors when the kids first arrive in Germany they stay in a medieval castle where they see a knight’s armor. In that scene Queenie tells Lt. Col. McMasters that because he is a tanker he is a modern day knight. This video does a good job showing you the transition from a medieval knight’s suit of armor to modern tank warfare. Looks like Queenie might have been correct. Early on Charlie tells Jack that his family had been stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and that his father Lt. Col. Carron had been...
read moreNaval Anti-Aircraft Guns
Naval Anti-Aircraft Guns Laffey Enhanced Voiceover from Robert Clark https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4zkp7hvrgbcd7gd/D-qPNsG9ym?preview=Laffey+Enhanced+vo+3.wmv While on the USS Upshur Jack is told story about Merchant Marines trying to use U.S. Navy anti-aircraft guns to shoot down German Luftwaffe planes during World War II. In the story they have a very hard time firing them accurately. If you watch this video you’ll get some small appreciation about just how hard it is to accurately shoot a naval...
read more4th Armored Division World War II
4th Armored Division World War II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJRHPsv98tc Down at Property Disposal Ol’ Henry tells the brats a story about how 4th Armored rescued the 101st Airborne Division during WWII. That and other highlights of what 4th Armored did during WWII are depicted through Capt. Jack Holms story in this video.
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