Book info

• Title Band of Brothers
• Author Stephen E. Ambrose
• Year 1992
• Genre History

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 sent on the toughest missions, these brave men fought, went hungry, froze and died in the service of their country.

Thoughts

I was keen to read this after absolutely loving the TV series (and it’s follow up series’ as well), and quite enjoyed reading the source material that sparked such an intense and well produced show. It’s hard to tell if I would have enjoyed the book so much if I didn’t have the characters already in my mind, and sometimes I wondered if the TV show had done a better job at bringing to life the horror of those days. But ultimately it doesn’t matter because I had seen it already, I did have the characters in my mind, and I did enjoy reading… if enjoy is the right word for a book covering such events!

Rating: 4 / 5