They fought on Utah Beach; in Arnhem; Bastogne; the Bulge; they spearheaded the Rhine offensive and took possession of Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden. Easy Company; 506th Airborne Division; U.S. Army; was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to D-Day and victory; Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company; which kept getting the tough assignments. Easy Company was responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. BAND OF BROTHERS is the account of the men of this remarkable unit who fought; went hungry; froze; and died; a company that took 150 percent casualties and considered the Purple Heart a badge of office. Drawing on hours of interviews with survivors as well as the soldiers' journals and letters; Stephen Ambrose tells the stories; often in the men's own words; of these American heroes.