I concur, 2 and Brotherhood took this to the sexy max.
I think this tries too hard to fist the historical accuracy, when I (and probably most non-Americans) couldn't give a shit.
It does take a long time to get going, one thing which always irked me was when I liberated a fortress. Killing people one by one, watching that lil hub map slowly decreasing in the number of red dots. Soon as it's liberated and the "good guys" come in. BOOM! Red dots everywhere of another army that would hunt your arse down should you push someone.