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PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-10074322454X
ISBN-139780743224543
eBay Product ID (ePID)28038700391
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Edition2
Book TitleBand of Brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / General, Military / United States
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorStephen E. Ambrose
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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LCCN91-047684
ReviewsSan Francisco Chronicle A first-class explanation of what crack infantry troops are like...Addicts of military history will relish its finely detailed account....Stephen Ambrose's thorough research and clear organization have produced a highly readable account of the heroic service of this "band of brothers" he so unstintedly admires., San Francisco ChronicleA first-class explanation of what crack infantry troops are like...Addicts of military history will relish its finely detailed account...Stephen Ambrose's thorough research and clear organization have produced a highly readable account of the heroic service of this "band of brothers" he so unstintingly admires., The Times-Picayune A valuable and fascinating record...In these pages, the reader can vicariously walk with the men of E Company, suffer and laugh with them., The New York Times Book Review As a member of just such a unit...I am impressed by how well Mr. Ambrose has captured the true essence of a combat rifle company., San Francisco ChronicleA first-class explanation of what crack infantry troops are like...Addicts of military history will relish its finely detailed account....Stephen Ambrose's thorough research and clear organization have produced a highly readable account of the heroic service of this "band of brothers" he so unstintedly admires., San Francisco Chronicle A first-class explanation of what crack infantry troops are like...Addicts of military history will relish its finely detailed account...Stephen Ambrose's thorough research and clear organization have produced a highly readable account of the heroic service of this "band of brothers" he so unstintingly admires., The New York Times Book ReviewAs a member of just such a unit...I am impressed by how well Mr. Ambrose has captured the true essence of a combat rifle company., The Times-PicayuneA valuable and fascinating record...In these pages, the reader can vicariously walk with the men of E Company, suffer and laugh with them.
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal940.54/21
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Table Of ContentCHAPTER 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 18, 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
SynopsisAs 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 tells of the men in this brave 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 recounts the stories, often in the men's own words, of these American heroes., Stephen E. Ambrose's iconic New York Times bestseller about the ordinary men who became the World War II's most extraordinary soldiers: Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, US Army. They came together, citizen soldiers, in the summer of 1942, drawn to Airborne by the $50 monthly bonus and a desire to be better than the other guy. And at its peak--in Holland and the Ardennes--Easy Company was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From the rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to the disbanding in 1945, Stephen E. Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company. In combat, the reward for a job well done is the next tough assignment, and as they advanced through Europe, the men of Easy kept getting the tough assignments. They parachuted into France early D-Day morning and knocked out a battery of four 105 mm cannon looking down Utah Beach; they parachuted into Holland during the Arnhem campaign; they were the Battered Bastards of the Bastion of Bastogne, brought in to hold the line, although surrounded, in the Battle of the Bulge; and then they spearheaded the counteroffensive. Finally, they captured Hitler's Bavarian outpost, his Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. They were rough-and-ready guys, battered by the Depression, mistrustful and suspicious. They drank too much French wine, looted too many German cameras and watches, and fought too often with other GIs. But in training and combat they learned selflessness and found the closest brotherhood they ever knew. They discovered that in war, men who loved life would give their lives for them. This is the story of the men who fought, of the martinet they hated who trained them well, and of the captain they loved who led them. E Company was a company of men who went hungry, froze, and died for each other, a company that took 150 percent casualties, a company where the Purple Heart was not a medal--it was a badge of office.
LC Classification NumberD769.347 .A57
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- 28. Apr. 2024
Partial review
I haven’t finished reading the book. It’s good so far. eBay must think I’m a speed reader because they send out these review emails too fast for me. The book is well written well and is very compelling.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 05. Sep. 2017
Amazing book, still in very good condition.
Just the day I went on vacation the mail got through and I had my package, so unfortunately I couldn't take the book with me and read it in the airplane. But, when home I finally got to read it, and I must say, it's an amazing book. The book itself is quite old (I think from around 2001(?)), but this one was still in very good condition. I bought the book because I watched the HBO mini-series first, and wanted the book really badly (even though I don't like reading, but this one I love!) -- The book just tells you way more, than the series, plus it has some old pictures of Easy Company. So if you want a book about an amazing company from World War 2, this is the one.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 22. Dez. 2020
BAND OF BROTHERS: E CO., 506th REGIMENT 101st AIRBORNE FROM NORMANDY
VERY INTERTAINING. MY DAD LANDED ON THE FIRST WAVE AT OMAHA ON D-DAY. HE WAS A COMBAT ENGINEER CARRING THE BANDALORE TORPEDOS. THE BOOK IS VERY INTERESTING. SGT. JOYNER WK 1970 "NAM"Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 30. Sep. 2024
Band of Brothers- - respect! Wish I had asked more questions while my firend was still living.
The condtion was good. Reading now and it is great so far.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Nov. 2021
America is Getting out of Hand Wirh Political Correctness and the Need to Stroke One's Ego
Thanks for good bookBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 10. Mai. 2021
Had to read the book.
After watching the Band of Brothers shows I had to read the book figuring there were more details. I was correct! Very interesting to me.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 25. Aug. 2020
band of brothers!
awesome book! more details than the tv series. great read!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 04. Jun. 2023
Title is appropriate
As a Vietnam Vet while not experiencing the combat referred to in the book I do have an idea what they went through.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 04. Jul. 2018
Band of Brothers
Could not stop reading. Enjoyed the details of event during WWII and the hardships our troops went thru.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 02. Nov. 2021
A story of survival
A great well written bookBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
