num_pages: 336
description: Stephen Ambrose's classic work of military history, Band of Brothers, is now available in a new edition that is a companion to the September 2001 HBO ten-hour mini-series, executive-produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. This edition includes cover art from the series, as well as a new foreword by Ambrose himself.Easy Company, one of the toughest rifle companies in the Army, was always being sent on the most important and dangerous assignments. Then, they were asked to parachute into occupied France in the early morning hours of D-Day, their ultimate goal the capture of Hitler's Eagle Nest at Berchtesgaden. Who were the intrepid men of Easy Company? Stephen Ambrose presents the soldiers' story in his legendary, compelling style.
language: English
title: Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
titlecomplete: Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
genres: Historical, Biography, War, Nonfiction, Audiobook, American History, Military History, Military Fiction, History, World War II
ratings_count: 121976
places: Ardennes, Normandy, Germany
publisher: Touchstone Books