Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
A highly accessible introduction to Ambrose's narrative military history and World War II writing.
Author guide
Stephen E. Ambrose Books in Order
Stephen Edward Ambrose (1936–2002) was an American historian, biographer, and professor, chiefly associated with the University of New Orleans. He wrote extensively about Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, World War II, the Lewis and Clark expedition, westward expansion, and American foreign policy. His books include major biographies, military histories, memoir, essay collections, children's nonfiction, and the posthumously published historical novel This Vast Land.
American historymilitary historybiographymemoiressay collectionchildren's nonfictionhistorical fiction
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
His landmark account of Lewis and Clark and one of his most widely read historical works.
The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
The best entry point to Ambrose's Eisenhower biography series and wartime history.
Read in order
Books by series
biographical series · complete
Eisenhower
Stephen E. Ambrose's biographical works on Dwight D. Eisenhower, including his wartime command and presidency.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (1)
- This Vast Land: A Young Man's Journal of the Lewis and Clark ExpeditionAmazon ↗
historical fiction · 2003
Nonfiction (20)
- Halleck: Lincoln's Chief of StaffAmazon ↗
biography · 1962
- Upton and the ArmyAmazon ↗
military history · 1964
- Duty, Honor, Country: A History of West PointAmazon ↗
history · 1966
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Eisenhower and Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the ElbeAmazon ↗military history · 1967
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Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938Amazon ↗history · 1971
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Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American WarriorsAmazon ↗biography · 1975
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Ike's Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage EstablishmentAmazon ↗history · 1981
- Milton S. Eisenhower: Educational StatesmanAmazon ↗
biography · 1983
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Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944Amazon ↗military history · 1984
- Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's NestAmazon ↗
military history · 1992
- D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War IIAmazon ↗
military history · 1994
- Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American WestAmazon ↗
history · 1996
- Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944–May 7, 1945Amazon ↗
military history · 1997
- Lewis & Clark: Voyage of DiscoveryAmazon ↗
illustrated history · 1998
- Comrades: Brothers, Fathers, Heroes, Sons, PalsAmazon ↗
memoir · 1999
- Witness to America: An Illustrated Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to TodayAmazon ↗
illustrated history · 1999
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Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863–1869Amazon ↗history · 2000
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The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s over GermanyAmazon ↗military history · 2001
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To America: Personal Reflections of an HistorianAmazon ↗memoir · 2002
- The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation: From the Louisiana Purchase to TodayAmazon ↗
illustrated history · 2002
Essays and speeches (1)
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Americans at WarAmazon ↗essay collection · 1997
