Band Of Brothers

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Band Of Brothers
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stephen E. Ambrose
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 130
Category/GenreWorld history
Military history
Second world war
ISBN/Barcode 9781471158292
ClassificationsDewey:940.544973
Audience
General
Edition Reissue
Illustrations 8pp b-w plates

Publishing Details

Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint Simon & Schuster Ltd
Publication Date 5 May 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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

Author Biography

Stephen E. Ambrose was a renowned historian and acclaimed author of more than thirty books. Among his New York Times bestsellers are Nothing Like It in the World, Citizen Soldiers, Band of Brothers, D-Day - June 6, 1944, and Undaunted Courage. Dr. Ambrose was a retired Boyd Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and a contributing editor for the Quarterly Journal of Military History.