Product Details
Simon & Schuster, June 2001
Hardcover, 336 pages
ISBN-10: 0743216385
ISBN-13: 9780743216388
Description
On the bloody battlefields of World War II Europe, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, got the toughest missions. As good a rifle company as any in the world, Easy was always in the thick of the fight -- from parachuting into France under a hellish crossfire early D-Day morning, to the final capture of Hitler's supposedly impregnable Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden.
New York Times bestselling author Stephen E. Ambrose tells of the men in this brave unit who fought, went hungry, froze, and died for their country, and for one another -- taking 150 percent casualties and earning Purple Hearts as combat pay. Drawing on interviews with survivors as well as the soldiers' journals and letters, Ambrose chronicles the gripping true stories of these American heroes.
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San Francisco ChronicleA 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 unstintingly admires.
The New York Times Book ReviewAs 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 Times-PicayuneA valuable and fascinating record...In these pages, the reader can vicariously walk with the men of E Company, suffer and laugh with them.
Publishers WeeklyThis is a terrific read for WWII action buffs.
Daily India, July 5, 2009
...mountain retreat near the end of World War II. Dr. John C. McManus insists that in 1992 book 'Band of Brothers', Stephen E. Ambrose incorrectly attributed Berchtesgaden's capture to another Army unit: Easy Company of the 506th Regiment, ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 1, 2009
...More than a decade after University of Wisconsin-Madison alum Stephen Ambrose set up a fund to hire a military history professor, the school is finally fulfilling the late historian?s vision. Ambrose, the famed author of ?Band of Brothers? ...
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