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Written on Oct 3, 2011
They fought on Utah Beach, in Arnhem, Bastogne, the Bulge; they spearheaded the Rhine offensive and took possession of Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden. 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 assignments. 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 BROTHERS is 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.
- ISBN10 0743429907
- ISBN13 9780743429900
- Publish Date 17 September 2001 (first published 1 June 1992)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 May 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Simon & Schuster
- Edition TV Tie-In
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 336
- Language English
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