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

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

by Stephen E. Ambrose

The men of E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, volunteered for this elite fighting force because they wanted to be the best in the army--and avoid fighting alongside unmotivated, out-of-shape draftees. The price they paid for that desire was long, arduous, and sometimes sadistic training, followed by some of the most horrific battles of World War II. Actor Cotter Smith--a veteran of... (read more)

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Reece W
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One of my favorite books and TV series. Great discription of the action and charcaters who are all real, with the battles and went happend after the war. Each soldier they talk about has his own little story of what he was like so you never get bored. Great WW2 book with lots of discription and action.

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  • redballoon

    redballoon said:

    Read the book AND watch the movie made for television. Complementary, perfect combination! Real good stuff, what's best is these are non-fictional stories. There weren't any authors who could cut their storilines ar directors and producers who choreographed scenes. Everything happened for real. Does anyone realise how lucky we all our in our generation to have had liberation from WW2? The men (and women) we read about, those whose documentaries we saw are the very same people who delivered us these stories and these books we are discussing about. I hope that when people get to read these stories, they'd appreciate better what men and women in uniform do - however they may be related to them.

    posted Monday, September 24 2007
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