Band of Brothers

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

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

Narrated by: Tim Jerome

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 casualities 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 tell the stories - often in the men's own words - of these American hereoes.

©1998 Stephen E. Ambrose (P)2012 Simon & Schuster

Critic reviews

"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 Chronicle)

"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." (The New York Times Book Review)

"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 Times-Picayune)

Excellent unabridged book, average narration

I appreciated this audiobook, even after seeing the HBO miniseries and listening to the abridged version of the audiobook. This unabridged version has quite a bit of additional detail that I had not heard (or seen) previously, and I enjoyed hearing the story over again. Tim Jerome's narration is competent though, to my ear, it was not as good as Cotter Smith's reading of the abridged version or as good as George Wilson's reading of Citizen Solders.

Many Leadership Lessons Hidden In this book

Loved it! The book helps you to understand what was at stake in WW2. Also the sacrifices that so many gave.

A good old fashioned story about American heroism

It was excellent and detailed in all the areas that mattered or served to give a proper picture of what was going on. Some of what happened seems unbelievable. I would not be surprised with all the stress and trauma of combat some of the stories may have been honestly misremembered. At any rate a great compliment to the HBO series whether you read this first or second.

Do yourself a Favor and get this

One of the best audio books I’ve ever listened too, written perfectly to keep you engaged. The whole thing is completely a true story and real accounts made into one seamless story, and to top it all off, this narrator has got to be one of the best in the world, and there is no one to do this book better than him.

Very interesting account, Gives Realistic look

All around interesting listen. It's a classic. Contrast the behavior of American soldiers with that of the Russian army... Shows Who is more civilized And Christianized

great book!

This book is highly recommended. I couldn't stop listening to the heroic duty these soldiers answered.

Good narration, bad pronunciation

Great narrator aside from the fact that he consistently mispronounces the names of the men of Easy company. I can only assume this man has never seen Band of Brothers. Overall, it's still good.

Great book about World War II sacrifice.

Well researched and well written! Thisbbook covers the story of Easy Company and the amazing sacrifice and bravery they displayed. highly recommended!

Possibly the best book I’ve listened to

Although this may seem backwards I highly recommend watching the HBO series first then the book. There are just so many characters it’s nice to be able to put a face to them. Also the images of the series helped when describing different scenes. But the book gives so much more detail that the show couldn’t.

Men of Easy Company are true American heros.

Great book All the men of Easy Co are hero's brave Major Winters true leader.