Not everthing Ambrose writes rings of truth...
The 9th Infantry Division Association (WW2) vets that I have met at their annual reunions (over 250 of them, my dad among them!) claim that Ambrose's books do not tell the true story of the battle for Europe and the books are full of inaccuracies and often sensationalism.
The 9th Inf Div Association has repeatedly written to him to advise him of the inaccuracies in his writings, and he has refused to answer their letters and address these issues.
He is a writer that sells books, and "good" stories for profit... He paints a good picture...
but he is NOT a true historian...
One the other hand, I feel that the Band of Brothers series that HBO is airing depicts much of the reality that our fathers and grandfathers experienced in that horrible time. Better than Saving Private Ryan? perhaps at least as good even if it is somewhat novelized.
-John Sabato
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