Band of Brothers E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest |
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Author:
| Ambrose, Stephen E. |
Introduction by:
| Ambrose, Stephen E. |
Read by:
| Smith, Cotter |
ISBN: | 978-0-7435-0788-2 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Audio
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Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Audio |
Book Format: | Audio cassette |
List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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NOW AN ASTOUNDING MINISERIES FROM HBO.Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to D-Day and victory. Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company, which kept getting the tough assignment. Easy Company was responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden.Band of Brothersis the account of the...
More DescriptionNOW AN ASTOUNDING MINISERIES FROM HBO.Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to D-Day and victory. Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company, which kept getting the tough assignment. Easy Company was responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden.Band of Brothersis the account of the men of this remarkable 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 tells the stories -- often in the men's own words -- of these American heroes.