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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.6 / 5.0

This is how unit histories should be written!:

Since reading Citizen Soldiers about a year ago, Stephen Ambrose has been one of my favorite military historians. Having read several different unit histories before, I found Band of Brothers a refreshing exception. Choosing more personal level instead of usual "platoon this did that while being supported by X squad" is an excellent way of telling about small unit actions. Ambrose follows 1944-1945 Screaming Eagles' European battles mainly through certain members of E company. He has chosen just the right... more info

Band of Brothers vs Flags of our Fathers:

I bought Ambrose's Band of Brothers with the intent of reading it simultaneiously with the HBO broadcast of the mini-series. The book is so good and so readable, I finished it one week; it's that good a book.
Now that I'm done, I've started comparing it to Bradley's Flags of our Fathers. And for a number of reasons, I think Bradley edges out Ambrose here. I'll tell you why:
One, FOOF goes into further character depth. FOOF covers the battle of Iwo Jima and all the companies and platoons, but focuses... more info

Powerful piece of history:

Band of Brothers follows an elite group of soldiers in World War II. Did I say "an" elite group? I may be understating them a bit; from this book, they appear to be one of the greatest collection of soldiers to ever face combat, a group a young men who excelled in all endeavors and played a major part in winning the Second World War.

Once you understand how much material is covered in this book, you will be amazed it is told in a mere 300 pages. While much is gained from this thrifty narrative (it is... more info

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