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Band of Brothers

Stephen E. Ambrose

  • 336 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 1992
  • 26 editions
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1 About this book

Band of Brothers, subtitled, E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne: From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, by Stephen E. Ambrose, is an examination of a parachute infantry company in the 101st Airborne Division in the European Theater during World War II.

While the book treats on the flow of battle, it concentrates on the lives of the soldiers in and associated with the company. The book was later adapted into a 2001 miniseries for HBO by Tom Hanks, Erik Jendreson, and Steven Spielberg, also titled Band of Brothers.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: history, World War II history, and a play.

  • History
  • United States
  • Campaigns
  • World War II
  • Military campaigns
  • United States. Army
  • Drama
  • Television adaptations

2 About Stephen E. Ambrose

1936–2002

Stephen Edward Ambrose (January 10, 1936 – October 13, 2002) was an American historian and author whose work focused particularly on World War II, the American West, and the lives of U.S. presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He taught history from 1960 until his retirement in 1995 and was a member of the University of New Orleans faculty from 1971, becoming Boyd Professor of History in 1989.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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