What Is Hysterical Blindness? Private Blithe’s Band Of Brothers Episode 3 Condition Explained

One Band of Brothers episode sees the character of Private Blithe struck with an unusual but very real affliction. The HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, based on Stephen Ambrose’s non-fiction bestseller of the same name, recounts the stories of Easy Company, an American battalion of paratroopers whose World War II campaign took them all the way from training in Atlanta, Georgia to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. While Band of Brothers gets some historical facts wrong, the show has been lauded for its accuracy and fidelity to the accounts of real war veterans.