Band of Brothers
De Easy-compagnie, 506de Regiment, 101ste Luchtlandingsdivisie
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4,3 • 16 beoordelingen
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- € 9,99
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Band of Brothers vertelt het persoonlijke verhaal van de soldaten van de bijzondere eenheid – Easy Company – die in de Tweede Wereldoorlog altijd en overal de gevaarlijkste opdrachten kreeg toebedeeld. Het authentieke verhaal is gebaseerd op urenlange interviews met de weinige overlevenden van Easy Company, aangevuld met brieven en dagboeknotities van de soldaten zelf.
Stephen E. Ambrose luisterde, noteerde en vergeleek alle verhalen met elkaar en schilderde uiteindelijk een haarscherp en aangrijpend beeld van het leven en de lotgevallen van deze Amerikaanse helden, in hun eigen woorden.
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Ambrose ( Pegasus Bridge ) narrates in vivid detail the adventures, misadventures, triumphs and tragedies of a single U.S. Army infantry company over its span of organizational life. Formed in July 1944 and deactivated in November 1945, E Company was one of the most successful light infantry units in the European theater. Its troops saw their first action on D-Day behind the Normandy beachhead, took part in Operation Market Garden in Holland, held the perimeter around Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, and were the first to reach Hitler's Bavarian outpost at Berchtesgaden. The book is enlivened with pertinent comments by veterans of ``Easy Company,'' who recall not only the combat action but their relations with their officers (one company commander was a petty tyrant of the worst type, but his oppressive ways had much to do with the unit's impressive esprit de corps ) and their impressions of the countries through which they campaigned (hated the French, loved the Germans). This is a terrific read for WW II actions buffs. Photos. Military Book Club main selection; Literary Guild alternate.
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Band of brothers
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