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

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As good a rifle company as any in the world, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, kept getting the tough assignments -- responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. In Band of Brothers, Ambrose tells of the men in this brave 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 recounts the stories, often in the men's own words, of these American heroes.

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I've enjoyed other books by Stephen Ambrose and this one didn't disappoint. I read it on a pair of trans-Atlantic flights and it kept me entertained the whole way. I just recorded the HBO show based on the book and am working my way through that also. Highly recommended.

This is of course the "shorter work" Steven Ambrose wrote to "mark time" before beginning a longer project, but it may well end up being one of his most widely-known and most widely read. Recounted in Ambrose's inimitable style, it is of course the main source for the popular HBO series "Band of Brothers". Any fan of the series will want to study this volume to "fill in the gaps" and learn the background which makes clear many points the film series can only suggest. It is immensely enjoyable reading, as are the several good published memoirs of other members of Easy Company, most notably of the main protagonist in the film, Major Dick Winters.

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I think what has impressed me the most is that these guys, through this experience, felt somewhat resposible for the safety of each other. If you have any interest in the price that was paid for our freedom in the United States and the world, this is the book to buy. Some of them would have a wound that would keep them off the line for a while, but they would come back to be with the men they have come to be so close to. I actually saw 2 of the HBO specials before I bought the book. But I have finished the book before I have finished watching the specials. Brotherhood. I admire that in these men.

The book that I read is called Band of Brothers. It is about a group of young soldiers that serve in World War II. The book is about the things that they had to do to stay alive in the army. I like this book because it has a lot of action and soldiers that are always putting their lives at risk.