Full name: Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Author: Stephen E. Ambrose Year: 1992 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, War/Military, Biographies Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads OpenLibrary Google Books eBooks.com LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780743224543 074322454X

They fought on Utah Beach, in Arnhem, Bastogne, the Bulge; they spearheaded the Rhine offensive and took possession of Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden. Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to D-Day and victory, Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company, which kept getting the tough assignments. Easy Company was responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. BAND OF BROTHERS is the account of the men of this remarkable unit who fought, went hungry, froze, and died, a company that took 150 percent casualties and considered the Purple Heart a badge of office. Drawing on hours of interviews with survivors as well as the soldiers' journals and letters, Stephen Ambrose tells the stories, often in the men's own words, of these American heroes. Similar books: Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose The Supreme Commander by Stephen E. Ambrose Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan Flyboys by James Bradley The Battle of Midway by Craig L. Symonds The Wild Blue by Stephen E. Ambrose All Hell Let Loose by Max Hastings A Short History of World War II by James L. Stokesbury The Second World War by Antony Beevor Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides In Harm's Way by Doug Stanton Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission by Bob Drury An Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson The Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson The Good War by Studs Terkel Beyond Band of Brothers by Dick Winters Crazy Horse and Custer by Stephen E. Ambrose D-Day by Stephen E. Ambrose