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Band of Brothers

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

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Band of Brothers

By: Stephen E. Ambrose
Narrated by: Tim Jerome
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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 casualities 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 tell the stories - often in the men's own words - of these American hereoes.

©1998 Stephen E. Ambrose (P)2012 Simon & Schuster
Americas Military War Thought-Provoking

Critic Reviews

"A first-class explanation of what crack infantry troops are like....Addicts of military history will relish its finely detailed account.....Stephen Ambrose's thorough research and clear organization have produced a highly readable account of the heroic service of this "band of brothers" he so unstintedly admires." ( San Francisco Chronicle)
"As a member of just such a unit...I am impressed by how well Mr. Ambrose has captured the true essence of a combat rifle company." (The New York Times Book Review)
"A valuable and fascinating record....In these pages, the reader can vicariously walk with the men of E Company, suffer and laugh with them." (The Times-Picayune)

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Some of the greatest men of our time

Thanks to their sacrifice and people like them in the allied forces, we enjoy freedom

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Incredible.

Gave me goose bumps, had me in tears and made me want to meet these incredible men.

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war ready jump into Normandy DDay 1944

A Parachute Company of young men learning to be there for each other & taking care of each other as best as it can in the verocity of WW2 front line combat theater troops living & dying in the mud and snow through France Belgium Holland & Germany. Ending World War 2 at its conclusion In Hitler s own home. The Eagle Nest in the Bavarian Alps Berchdesgaden. living in Hitlers own home with all the spoils & comfort of the SS & third Reich could offer.

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Hero’s

Inspirational,

Greatly written, and well read
A a a a a a a a a

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Great Listen

Really enjoyable. I must say however that all memorable moments were also in Band of Brothers - having watched that, you don't get a whole lot more out of this than that amazing show

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Everyone needs to listen to this

Everyone on the planet knows band of brothers. And if you don't. You need to.
Bit hard to listen to the narrator butcher some words like guarnere, bastogne and toye.

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Just what you want it to be.

Loved it. The story of the 506th in Band of Brothers fleshed out with more details about different incidents and the different characters left out from the series. Narrator doing a French accent when saying place names "Carentan" became Currrentorn" was mildly annoying but I would recommend this to anyone.

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Winters should have received the medal of honour

Great book and a must listen for all. The men of easy company were truly the best of the best. And the bravest of the brave. What these men sacrifices and experienced was something everybody should know and be grateful for. They helped in no small amount, turn back the nazis and in my opinion made a huge difference to the war effort. I can only say thank you for your service.

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The greatest adventure ever told

A must for any Ww2 buffs and Easy company enthusiasts. A brilliant account of true courage, bravery, sacrifice and most importantly brotherhood in the face of total horror.

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grate

Beautiful terrific book I loved it betta than the tv show x x x

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