Band of Brothers

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h i s t o r y / m i l i t a r y / w o r l d war ii
"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 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... Tovább

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h i s t o r y / m i l i t a r y / w o r l d war ii
"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 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.
"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
Stephen E. Ambrose is the author of Citizen Soldiers, Undaunted Courage, and D-Day, as well as biographies of Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon. He is founder of the Eisenhower Center and president of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. He lives in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and Helena, Montana.
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"This is a terrific read for WWII action buffs.' —Publishers Weekly
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