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Easy Company’s Coldest Night of the War

Easy Company’s Coldest Night of the War

After taking Foy in the Battle of the Bulge, Easy Company spent a brutal freezing night outside Noville. You can still visit these Bastogne battlefields today.

Easy Company’s Coldest Night of the War

After taking Foy in the Battle of the Bulge, Easy Company spent a brutal freezing night outside Noville. You can still visit these Bastogne battlefields today.

To the German Commander: NUTS!

To the German Commander: NUTS!

In Bastogne’s frozen forests, four German officers offered the Americans a chance to surrender. General McAuliffe gave them something else entirely — a single word that would echo across history....

To the German Commander: NUTS!

In Bastogne’s frozen forests, four German officers offered the Americans a chance to surrender. General McAuliffe gave them something else entirely — a single word that would echo across history....

Easy Company’s Mountain of Weapons

Easy Company’s Mountain of Weapons

After VE-Day, Easy Company rolled into Kaprun, Austria — and into one of the strangest weapons surrenders of the war. What they found piled in schoolyards and churches was as...

Easy Company’s Mountain of Weapons

After VE-Day, Easy Company rolled into Kaprun, Austria — and into one of the strangest weapons surrenders of the war. What they found piled in schoolyards and churches was as...

Operation Pegasus: The Daring Midnight Rescue Across the Rhine

Operation Pegasus: The Daring Midnight Rescue A...

In one of World War II’s boldest rescue missions, Easy Company crossed the Rhine under cover of darkness to extract nearly 150 Allied soldiers and civilians. The story of Operation...

Operation Pegasus: The Daring Midnight Rescue A...

In one of World War II’s boldest rescue missions, Easy Company crossed the Rhine under cover of darkness to extract nearly 150 Allied soldiers and civilians. The story of Operation...

The Court-Martial That Changed Easy Company

The Court-Martial That Changed Easy Company

In a quiet English village before D-Day, a confrontation over a latrine inspection nearly unraveled Easy Company. What followed changed the course of the Band of Brothers.

The Court-Martial That Changed Easy Company

In a quiet English village before D-Day, a confrontation over a latrine inspection nearly unraveled Easy Company. What followed changed the course of the Band of Brothers.

Ouvrage Hackenberg: Inside the Maginot Line

Ouvrage Hackenberg: Inside the Maginot Line

Built to stop a German invasion, Ouvrage Hackenberg was never defeated in battle. Just a short drive from Haguenau, it’s a perfect side trip for Band of Brothers travelers. Discover...

Ouvrage Hackenberg: Inside the Maginot Line

Built to stop a German invasion, Ouvrage Hackenberg was never defeated in battle. Just a short drive from Haguenau, it’s a perfect side trip for Band of Brothers travelers. Discover...