5-12-08 Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose - Non-Fiction

5 - I wasn't sure how this would read having had varying experiences with history books, but I was pleasantly surprised. Ambrose does a wonderful job of stringing history and individual experiences into a fabulous read. He begins at the beginning of the Airborne and Easy company, introducing the men you'll follow through Europe during WWII. Stories from basic training and the soldiers feelings about each other, their superiors, and the Army endear the reader from the start. A lesson in history and warfare, Band of Brothers should be required reading in schools throughout the country as an example of what a group of determined and loyal men can achieve.