Band Of Brothers Essay

Band of Brothers is written by Stephen E. Ambrose, and follows the E (Easy) company, 506th regiment, 101st Airborne on their journey as paratroopers throughout World War II. Ambrose was born in Lovington, Illinois on January 10, 1936. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and majored in history. Ambrose was a history professor for thirty-five years, in addition authoring many books, including famous biographies on Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Richard Nixon. In 1988, Ambrose attended an Easy Company reunion. Here he got the inspiration to write Band of Brothers, and began collecting the veteran’s stories. The book was published in 1992.

In the summer of 1942, the men in Easy underwent extreme physical conditioning and training in the

I agree with Ambrose’s conclusions about the comradeship these men experienced and military facts he presented. They were backed with insurmountable evidence in the forms of letters and interviews, in addition to being presented both rationally and passionately. Band of Brothers not only matched up with and supported the information in the textbook on World War II, but added a whole new dimension to the war. By examining World War II through the miniscule scale of a single company rather than the larger scope of entire armies, Ambrose helps the reader to better understand the courage and sacrifice of individual soldiers. The book could not be improved any way: it provided important historical facts and interesting details throughout, kept me constantly engaged with an interesting story, and provided useful and moving lessons on the comradeship formed under stress and the immense satisfaction of being a part of something much bigger than oneself. I thoroughly enjoyed Band of Brothers for many reasons. The detailed way Ambrose described combat maneuvers and military conflicts was very engaging. It was interesting to read about World War II from the perspective of the soldiers actually on the front lines fighting. Getting to hear their opinions and