Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose :: American History

Band of Brothers by Stephen AmbroseI. Authors Background Stephen Ambrose was born in 1936 and grew up in Whitewater, Wisconsin, a minuscular town where his father was the M.D. At the University of Wisconsin, he started as a pre-med, still inspired by a bully professor he changed his major to Hi floor. After getting his M.A. degree at Louisiana State University, he returned to the University of Wisconsin to complete a Ph.D. Ambrose began teaching at the University of New Orleans. He started as a Civil War historiographer but changed to political history after President Eisenhower asked him to become his biographer. Since then, Ambrose has scripted more than twenty daybooks. Among his best sellers are D-Day, Citizen Soldiers, Band of Brothers, Undaunted endurance and Nothing like it in the World. He was also a adviser for Steven Spielbergs movie Saving Private Ryan. He is a retired professor of History. Ambrose is now the director of the Eisenhower Center in New Orleans and is the afford of the National D-Day Museum. He is also a contributing editor of the every quarter Journal of Military History. II. Synopsis Band of Brothers is a fascinating book that captures moments lived by soldiers during World War II. It specifically relates to the History of a small unit of paratroopers known as Easy Company, 506 Regiment, 101st Airborne. It is a story that follows the company from its inception to the capture of Hitlers nest. It begins with the training of these soldiers at tenting Toccoa, Georgia. The 140 members of easy company who were young men from different companionable levels were physically and mentally trained. This particular company had an extremely harsh training, but many believe it is because of this training that they were considered as one of the best live companies in the army. Their trainer was Captain Sobel who they disliked but was later replaced with lieutenant Winters. Two of the many things these soldiers learned were brotherhood and leadership. The first drop through with(p) by the paratroopers was on June 6, 1944 in Normandy. This drop did not result as planned. Planes were flying at a high velocity and at a short distance from the ground. Therefore one of the planes got hit. They arrived at Carentan which they captured and flew back to Aldbourne. Their countenance drop was on September 17, 1944 in Holland. This time it was perfectly done.