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

from SeriousGrace

If Stephen Ambrose wrote about every event in history I would read it. I wish he had written all my textbooks in high school. No matter the subject Ambrose makes it real, he makes it come alive. It...

from ursula

The 101st Airborne was an elite group by virtue of being paratroopers, but Easy Company was the elite of the 101st. The portraits of the leaders are well-drawn, particularly that of Dick Winters, w...

from LisaMaria_C

Of all the books I've read by Ambrose--or non-fiction books about the military side of World War II, this is my favorite by far. E Company of the 101st Airborne proved a great perch to see the over...

from eleanor_eader

Having seen the series on DVD (more than once), I was interested in delving deeper with Ambrose's book. I was not disappointed: as with the series, Band of Brothers follows Easy Company's WWII tour...

from Renzomalo

Ambrose at his best in recreating the dramatic events surrounding the 101st Airborne's 506 PIR (parachute infantry regiment) from the Normandy landings to Hitler's "Eagles Nest." A story written fr...