Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army, an elite rifle company that parachuted into France early on D-Day morning, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden, and suffered heavy casualties. Also includes a documentary about the soldiers in Easy Company.

Originally broadcast by HBO in 2001. Based on the book by Stephen E. Ambrose.

Disc 1. Part 1:Currahee / edited by Billy Fox ; director of photography, Joel J. Ransom ; teleplay by Erik Jendresen and Tom Hanks ; directed by Phil Alden Robinson ; -- Part 2: Day of days / edited by Frances Parker ; director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; written by John Orloff ; directed by Richard Loncraine -- Disc 2. Part 3: Carentan / edited by Oral Norrie Ottey ; director of photography, Joel J. Ransom ; written by E. Max Frye ; directed by Mikael Salomon ; -- Part 4: Replacements / edited by Billy Fox ; director of photography, Joel J. Ransom ; written by Graham Yost and Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by David Nutter -- Disc 3. Part 5: Crossroads / edited by John Richards ; director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; written by Erik Jendresen ; directed by Tom Hanks ; -- Part 6: Bastogne / edited by John Richards ; director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; written by Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by David Leland -- Disc 4. Part 7: The breaking point / edited by Oral Norrie Ottey ; director of photography, Joel J. Ransom ; written by Graham Yost ; directed by David Frankel ; -- Part 8: The last patrol / edited by Frances Parker ; director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; written by Erik Bork and Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by Tony To -- Disc 5. Part 9: Why we fight / edited by Frances Parker ; director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; written by John Orloff ; directed by David Frankel -- Part 10: Points / edited by Oral Norrie Ottey ; director of photography, Joel J. Ransom ; written by Erik Jendresen and Erik Bork ; directed by Mikael Salomon. Disc 6. Bonus features: We stand alone together : the men of Easy Company / Home Box Office a Dreamworks/Playtone production in association with Cowen/Richter productions ; directed by Mark Cowen ; written by William Richter ; executive producers, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg ; produced by Mark Cowen, William Richter -- The making of Band of brothers -- Ron Livingston's video diaries -- Premiere in Normandy -- Who's who : the men of Easy Company -- Photo gallery.