Actually the series has a lot more in it than the book. They did a lot of their own interviewing, etc. and Dick Winters came over to act as advisor, etc. They also put things in he chose to leave out of the book.

I think it is nice Ambrose has popularized so many of his subjects in recent years, but I think he leaves a lot to be desired as a writer. He writes ABOUT history, but is not a historian. He clearly grew up seeing the G.I.s and vets as larger than life heros and his own peronsal opinions and prejudices come through too much - i.e. he clearly has a hero worship thing for tough guys and personal distain for anyone who shows any frailty or weakness and it shows up in all his books from the Lewis and Clark one through Band of Brothers.

But I always wanted someone to do a movie based on his Pegasus Bridge book, about the British 6th Airbourne glider troops that lead the first attack at midnight on D-Day.

I would have loved to have had his job!