Companhia De Heróis · Band of Brothers

As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough assignments--responsible for everything from parachuting into France early DDay morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. In "Band of Brothers," Ambrose tells of the men in this brave unit who fought, went hungry, froze Camp Toccoa, 7-12/42

"Stand up Benning, Mackall, Bragg, Shanks, 12/42-9/43

"Duties of the latrine orderly"; Aldbourne, 9/43-3/44

"Look out, Hitler! Here we come!"; Slapton Sands, Uppottery, 4/1-6/5/44

"Follow me"; Normandy, 6/6/44

"Move out!"; Carentan, 6/7-7/12/44

Healing wounds Aldbourne, 7/13-9/16/44

"Hell's highway"; Holland, 9/17-10/1/44

Island; Holland, 10/2-11/25/44

Resting, recovering Bastogne, 12/19-31/44

Breaking point; Bastogne, 1/1-13/45

Attack; Noville, 1/14-17/45

Patrol: Haguenau, 1/18-2/23/45

"Best feeling in the world": Mourmelon, 2/25-4/2/45

Getting to know the enemy: Germany, 4/2-30/45

Drinking Hitler's champagne; Berchtesgaden, 5/1-8/45

Soldier's dream life; Austria, 5/8-7/31/45

Postwar careers; 1945-91

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