--- product_id: 60825956 title: "Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest" price: "€ 42.92" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/60825956-band-of-brothers-e-company-506th-regiment-101st-airborne-from store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest **Price:** € 42.92 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest - **How much does it cost?** € 42.92 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/60825956-band-of-brothers-e-company-506th-regiment-101st-airborne-from) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Stephen E. Ambrose’s classic New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the acclaimed HBO series about Easy Company, the ordinary men who became the World War II’s most extraordinary soldiers at the frontlines of the war's most critical moments. Featuring a foreword from Tom Hanks. They came together, citizen soldiers, in the summer of 1942, drawn to Airborne by the $50 monthly bonus and a desire to be better than the other guy. And at its peak—in Holland and the Ardennes—Easy Company was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From the rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to the disbanding in 1945, Stephen E. Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company. In combat, the reward for a job well done is the next tough assignment, and as they advanced through Europe, the men of Easy kept getting the tough assignments. They parachuted into France early D-Day morning and knocked out a battery of four 105 mm cannon looking down Utah Beach; they parachuted into Holland during the Arnhem campaign; they were the Battered Bastards of the Bastion of Bastogne, brought in to hold the line, although surrounded, in the Battle of the Bulge; and then they spearheaded the counteroffensive. Finally, they captured Hitler's Bavarian outpost, his Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. They were rough-and-ready guys, battered by the Depression, mistrustful and suspicious. They drank too much French wine, looted too many German cameras and watches, and fought too often with other GIs. But in training and combat they learned selflessness and found the closest brotherhood they ever knew. They discovered that in war, men who loved life would give their lives for them. This is the story of the men who fought, of the martinet they hated who trained them well, and of the captain they loved who led them. E Company was a company of men who went hungry, froze, and died for each other, a company that took 150 percent casualties, a company where the Purple Heart was not a medal—it was a badge of office. Review: Great Book - Excellent book very well written Review: A very revealing three-year personal journey through World War 2. - The TV mini-series “Band of Brothers” is the absolute best historical WW2 drama ever made and I never get tired of watching it. The TV mini-series is very good adaptation of the book, but the book BAND OF BROTHERS is still an interesting and informative read since it fills in the gap on events and subjects that the TV mini-series could not or barely covered. For example, the book addresses the “Why?” Why risk your life to collect souvenirs from enemy bodies? Why go AWOL from a hospital to return to your unit on the frontline? Why loot the homes of civilians? Why weren’t supplies (e.g., soap, cigarettes, beer, candy) not making its way to the front line? If you ever served in the military, you’ll recognize yourself and others in BAND OF BROTHERS; especially the officers. There are good officers, but it’s the bad officers that you never forget. Command leadership during wartime is difficult and unforgiving if an officer is not up to the task and does not have the respect of those under his command. BAND OF BROTHERS should be required reading at the military academies, ROTC classes, and OCS. The leadership of Major Dick Winters is what every officer should attempt to emulate. BAND OF BROTHERS is unique because it gives the readers an insider’s look at the formation, organization, training, operation, tactics, leadership, comradeship, etc. of a small combat unit from its inception to the end of the war. BAND OF BROTHERS takes the reader on a very revealing three-year personal journey through World War 2. The PTSD that these men went through after World War 2 changed them forever. Stephen Ambrose gives closure to the book by telling what happened 50 years later to those who returned home. BAND OF BROTHERS revealed to me that the movie “Saving Private Ryan” was based on Fritz Niland of the 101st Airborne Division who fought on D-Day. Niland’s two brothers died on D-Day and a third brother was presumed KIA in Burma (later found to be a POW). After the deaths of his brothers, Niland was ordered from combat and returned home. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,409 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Military Regiment History #1 in Military Aviation History (Books) #4 in World War II History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 15,503 Reviews | ## Images ![Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71kJBzlLDVL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Book *by A***R on May 15, 2026* Excellent book very well written ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very revealing three-year personal journey through World War 2. *by L***E on July 6, 2019* The TV mini-series “Band of Brothers” is the absolute best historical WW2 drama ever made and I never get tired of watching it. The TV mini-series is very good adaptation of the book, but the book BAND OF BROTHERS is still an interesting and informative read since it fills in the gap on events and subjects that the TV mini-series could not or barely covered. For example, the book addresses the “Why?” Why risk your life to collect souvenirs from enemy bodies? Why go AWOL from a hospital to return to your unit on the frontline? Why loot the homes of civilians? Why weren’t supplies (e.g., soap, cigarettes, beer, candy) not making its way to the front line? If you ever served in the military, you’ll recognize yourself and others in BAND OF BROTHERS; especially the officers. There are good officers, but it’s the bad officers that you never forget. Command leadership during wartime is difficult and unforgiving if an officer is not up to the task and does not have the respect of those under his command. BAND OF BROTHERS should be required reading at the military academies, ROTC classes, and OCS. The leadership of Major Dick Winters is what every officer should attempt to emulate. BAND OF BROTHERS is unique because it gives the readers an insider’s look at the formation, organization, training, operation, tactics, leadership, comradeship, etc. of a small combat unit from its inception to the end of the war. BAND OF BROTHERS takes the reader on a very revealing three-year personal journey through World War 2. The PTSD that these men went through after World War 2 changed them forever. Stephen Ambrose gives closure to the book by telling what happened 50 years later to those who returned home. BAND OF BROTHERS revealed to me that the movie “Saving Private Ryan” was based on Fritz Niland of the 101st Airborne Division who fought on D-Day. Niland’s two brothers died on D-Day and a third brother was presumed KIA in Burma (later found to be a POW). After the deaths of his brothers, Niland was ordered from combat and returned home. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book (but bad Kindle edition) *by D***N on October 9, 2012* This is the book that HBO based their "Band of Brothers" mini-series on, and it was excellent. I had already seen the mini-series, which was also excellent, so I was in a position similar to times when you see the movie and then go read the book. If you never saw it or have no idea what I'm talking about, this is the story of the men of Easy company, a group of 150 soldiers from the 101st Airborne division in World War II. It follows them from their training in the US through D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge and their defense of Bastogne, on into Germany, and their victory lap at Hitler's very own Eagle's Nest. For the most part, they were not career military men. They were merely citizens who went off to war. As an aside, books get turned into movies all the time, and if you read the book first, you then decry how much they cut to squeeze it all into the 2-hour movie. If you see the movie first, the book is then filled with all this extra stuff like backstory, extra plot-lines, and character depth. But a book and a mini-series are a good fit. HBO gave it ten hour-long episodes and managed to cover most of the book, so while I wasn't coming across tons and tons of new material, there were still plenty of newfound gems. More than anything, it was like reading the director's commentary of the DVD, except of course, it wasn't the director. In many cases, it was direct quotes from many of the soldiers who had fought through the war. It also had a bit of surreal sense in that I felt like I already knew these people and had clear pictures of them in my mind. All in all, seeing the series before-hand made reading the book that much more enjoyable. One section that was in the book that the mini-series only glossed over was what these remarkable soldiers did with their lives after the war. A large number of them went into teaching, and another big bunch of them went into construction. That was a nice turn, seeing them go from a world of destruction and violence to a life of building the future. I'm going to quote one little bit from those later years that really made an impression on me. Private Ralph Stafford wrote, "In 1950, I went bird hunting with some guys from the fire department. I shot a bird and was remorseful as I looked down at it. The bird had done me no harm and couldn't have. I went to the truck and stayed until the others returned, never to hunt again." He had had enough of killing. It looks like a number of these soldiers went on to write and publish their own memoirs of the war, but this is the place to start. My only negative comment about the book was that the Kindle edition (which is what I read) was a terrible e-book conversion. There were some glitches that looked like lost words, bad text conversions like 2nd to 2d, and the index was a worthless list of topics not linked back to any location in the book. Bad Publisher - No Donut! So if you want to read this, get it in a dead-tree edition. ## Frequently Bought Together - Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest - Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters - With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/60825956-band-of-brothers-e-company-506th-regiment-101st-airborne-from](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/60825956-band-of-brothers-e-company-506th-regiment-101st-airborne-from) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-07-18*