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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
By Stephen E. Ambrose
In the summer of 1942, 506 young men from across America came together in the hills of Georgia to form E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Together they fought their way through Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, and the capture of Berchtesgaden, Germany, suffering devastating casualties along the way.Based on extensive research and hundreds of interviews with survivors, this is the story of the men of Easy Company — one of the most d…
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In the summer of 1942, 506 young men from across America came together in the hills of Georgia to form E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Together they fought their way through Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, and the capture of Berchtesgaden, Germany, suffering devastating casualties along the way.
Based on extensive research and hundreds of interviews with survivors, this is the story of the men of Easy Company — one of the most decorated units in the United States Army — told in their own words with all the honesty, simplicity, and emotional power of men who were there.
