I'm admittedly late to the Stephen E. Ambrose party in that I've only read two of his books. I read Undaunted Courage, which is an acclaimed description of Lewis & Clark's legendary trip to explore the West and find a path to the Pacific. I recently completed Band of Brothers. While I've seen the HBO series several times, I just got around to reading the book.
While the series is wonderful, Ambrose relies on first person accounts- often using the veterans' own words to describe what the soldiers saw, felt and thought. You do get bits and pieces of that in the show, but it is especially moving to read their accounts. It is an incredible book for that reason. Granted, Easy Company was an extraordinary group, but its veterans' descriptions of war and comradarie are staggering in their power and honesty.
I heartily recommend the book (truly a short, approachable read) and the series!
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