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Band of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
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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- Posted: Sep-21-2009
Miniseries vs. Book
This may be the first time I enjoyed the movie (the HBO miniseries) more than the book. "Band of Brothers" is a very straightforward record drawn from personal accounts from the paratroopers of E Company and other sources. Stephen Ambrose lacks the style and wit of Edmund Morris, the last author...
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- Posted: Sep-05-2009
Well written, fast-paced
By now many people have seen the HBO series, and if you have I highly recommend the book. I am a big fan of Ambrose's work, and this book is probably my favorite by him. What I liked best was the human side to the story. You got to know many of the men of Easy Company, especially Dick Winters....
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- Posted: Sep-03-2009
My teenage son loves it.
I bought "band of Brothers" to my WWII fanatic son and he read it at his summer camp. Now he has watched the TV series (several times over) an there's not a single day since that I can remember that we do not have a quote, description or consideration about the book. I'll eventually read it, but...
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- Posted: Aug-11-2009
Band Of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
Excellent book about soldiers of E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne in WWII. People will appreciate what some men went through for our great country.
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- Posted: Jul-12-2009
Insightful read
This is really good. I picked it up due to the mini-series and the book was far better, although I can't knock the show. Insightful and deep, it makes the younger generaton realize the comraderie that often forms during the worst of times
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- Posted: Jul-01-2009
Well written; a good read
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.
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- Posted: May-31-2009
Steven Ambrose, Band of Brothers
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...
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- Posted: May-15-2009
Great Book
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. 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. I think what has impressed...
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- Posted: Mar-04-2009
It delivers....
Definitly an admirable effort on the 101st Airborne's participation in WW2. The gritty realism and honest assessment of events is top-notch. The solitary reason that kept me from giving it an overall 5-star rating was the underdevelopment of the characters...you truly wanted to know them better.
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- Posted: Mar-02-2009
A fun read.
I became a fan simply because of the HBO series. After watching it a couple times I decided to read the book.This book reads like stories told by the men who fought. I was intrigued the whole time though I did see some discrepancies between the series and the books. Minor ones mind you....
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