Gripping' Wall Street Journal `Ambrose proves once again he is a masterful historian. `History boldly told and elegantly written. Ambrose can, the profound ties of brotherhood forged in the barracks and on the battlefields. A tale of heroic adventures and soul-shattering confrontations, Band of Brothers brings back to life, as only Stephen E. Read more and died in the service of their country. Repeatedly send on the toughest missions, these brave men fought, went hungry, froze. Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to the dangerous parachute landings on D-Day and their triumphant capture of Hitler's `Eagle's Nest' in Berchtesgaden. Ambrose pays tribute to the men of Easy Company, a crack rifle company in the US Army. **THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** The book that inspired Steven Spielberg's acclaimed TV series, produced by Tom Hanks and starring Damian Lewis.

The story of the toughest fighting unit in WWII that was a major BBC mini-series produced by Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b-w plates. Description for Band of Brothers Paperback.

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