American Eagles is the thrilling, true story of the US 101st Airborne Division. From their rigorous training in England to their first operational jump in Normandy, Charles Whiting tells the story of this 'Band of Brothers', who fought, suffered and died in the eleven month campaign that followed. From Normandy through Holland, Bastogne, French Alsace till their final date with destiny at Hitler's Eagle's Nest in the Bavarian Alps.