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Band of Brothers (1992) (edit title/settings)

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

by Stephen E. Ambrose (Author) (edit contributors)

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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... read more

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  • - Tough men doing tough things in a tough war
  • - The best of the best in a war that required the best

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  • “We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had.”

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THE MEN OF EASY COMPANY, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S Army, came from different backgrounds, different parts of the country.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Foreword
Chapter One "We Wanted Those Wings"; Camp Toccoa, July-December 1942
Chapter Two "Stand Up and Hook Up"; Benning, Mackall, Bragg, Shanks, December 1942-September 1943
Chapter Three "Duties of the Latrine Orderly"; Aldbourne, September 1943-March 1944
Chapter Four "Look Out, Hitler! Here We Come!"; Slapton Sands, Uppottery, April 1-June 5, 1944
Chapter Five "Follow Me"; Normandy, June 6, 1944
Chapter Six "Move Out!"; Carentan, June 7-July 12, 1944
Chapter Seven Healing Wounds and Scrubbed Missions; Aldbourne, July 13-September 16, 1944
Chapter Eight "Hell's Highway"; Holland, September 17-October 1, 1944
Chapter Nine The Island; Holland, October 2-November 25, 1944
Chapter Ten Resting, Recovering, and Refitting; Mourmelon-le-Grand, November 26-December 28, 1944
Chapter Eleven "They Got Us Surrounded-the Poor Bastards"; Bastogne, December 19-31, 1944
Chapter Twelve The Breaking Point; Bastogne, January 1-13, 1945
Chapter Thirteen Attack; Noville, January 14-17, 1945
Chapter Fourteen The Patrol; Haguenau, January 18-February 23, 1945
Chapter Fifteen "The Best Feeling in the World"; Mourmelon, February 25-April 2, 1945
Chapter Sixteen Getting to Know the Enemy; Germany, April 2-30, 1945
Chapter Seventeen Drinking Hitler's Champagne; Berchtesgaden, May 1-8, 1945
Chapter Eighteen The Soldier's Dream Life; Austria, May 8-July 31, 1945
Chapter Nineteen Postwar Careers; 1945-1991
Acknowledgments and Sources
Index
About the Author

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Stephen E. Ambrose (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0671769227
Page Count: 335

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: D769.347 506th .A57 1992
  • Dewey: 940.5421

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