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Encyclopedia > Band of Brothers (book)

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest is a factual account by historian Stephen Ambrose of the exploits of Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during their training and the latter days of World War II. It was made into a 10 part television mini_series by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.


Important soldiers

  • Lynn "Buck" Compton
  • William "Wild Bill" Guarnere
  • Joe Liebgott
  • C. Carwood Lipton
  • George Luz
  • Don Malarkey
  • Warren Muck
  • Lewis Nixon
  • Alex Penkala
  • Frank Perconte
  • Shifty Powers
  • Denver "Bull" Randleman
  • Mike Ranney
  • Eugene Roe
  • Paul Rogers
  • Robert Sink
  • Ronald Speirs
  • Floyd Talbert
  • Buck Taylor
  • Ed Tipper
  • Joe Toye
  • David Webster
  • Harry Welsh
  • Richard D. Winters
  • Robert "Popeye" Wynn



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It was the first musical meeting of the group, which—with the addition of Duane’s younger brother Gregory Allman on vocals and Hammond organ—would become The Allman Brothers Band—one of the most acclaimed and influential groups in the history of rock and roll.
The originators of a sound that continues to this day, they spawned a host of bands that drew on their model—proving only that the genius of the ABB could be imitated, but never duplicated.
On their first four classic recordings—The Allman Brothers Band, Idlewild South, At The Fillmore East, and Eat A Peach—the ABB perfected a sound that effortlessly combined rock, blues, country and jazz on such unforgettable original tunes as "Dreams," "Revival," "Midnight Rider," "Melissa," and "In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed." By 1971, they were poised for super-stardom.
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