斯蒂芬·E．安布罗斯生于1936年，在威斯康星州怀特沃特长大。1960年，安布罗斯开始在新奥尔良大学任教，并着手撰写一本名为《责任、荣誉、国家》的西点军校史。他28岁时，艾森豪威尔总统请他为自己写传。

自那时以来，安布罗斯已经出版了二十多本书。其中的《D日——1944年6月6日》、《不屈不挠的意志》，《世上独一无二))被《纽约时报》列为畅销书。他担任过斯皮尔伯格的影片《拯救大兵瑞恩))的历史顾问，还参加了许多美国全国性电视节目的工作，包括由历史频道和国家地理频道制作的节目，并参与了HBO史诗性连续剧《兄弟连》的制作。

安布罗斯曾任位于新奥尔良的艾森豪威尔中心荣誉主任、《军事史学季刊》主笔、“美国河流”理事会成员、并且是“国家D日博物馆”的创建者。2002年10月13日因肺癌逝世，享年66岁。

They fought on Utah Beach, in Arnhem, Bastogne, the Bulge; they spearheaded the Rhine offensive and took possession of Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden. Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to D-Day and victory, Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company, which kept getting the tough assignments. Easy Company was responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. BAND OF BROTHERS is the account of the men of this remarkable unit who fought, went hungry, froze, and died, a company that took 150 percent casualties and considered the Purple Heart a badge of office. Drawing on hours of interviews with survivors as well as the soldiers' journals and letters, Stephen Ambrose tells the stories, often in the men's own words, of these American heroes.