Editing Stephen E. Ambrose (section)

===Television, film, and other activities===
Ambrose featured in the 1973-74 [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] television series, ''[[The World at War]]'', which detailed the history of World War II.

He served as the historical consultant for the movie ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''.<ref name="NGS" /> [[Tom Hanks]], who starred in the movie, said he "pored over ''D-Day''" and ''Band of Brothers'' in researching his role.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Mark |last1=Bowden |title=Tom Hanks, The 'Men's Journal' Interview |work=Men's Journal |date=November 2004 |url=http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/tom-hanks-the-mens-journal-interview-20131021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023130008/http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/tom-hanks-the-mens-journal-interview-20131021 |archive-date=October 23, 2013 }}</ref> Hanks also credited Ambrose's books with providing extensive detail, particularly regarding D-Day landings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rogerebert.com/interviews/tom-hanks-recalls-private-ryan-shoot|title=Tom Hanks recalls 'Private Ryan' shoot - Interviews - Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|access-date=October 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009131735/http://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/tom-hanks-recalls-private-ryan-shoot|archive-date=October 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[HBO]] mini-series, ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' (2001), for which he was an executive producer, helped sustain the fresh interest in World War II that had been stimulated by the 50th anniversary of [[D-Day]] in 1994 and the 60th anniversary in 2004.<ref name="NGS" /> Ambrose served as executive producer for ''Price for Peace'', a documentary concerning the war in the Pacific theater during World War II, and for ''Moments of Truth'', a TV documentary containing interviews with World War II veterans.<ref name=imdb2014>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0024421/|title=Stephen Ambrose|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=October 6, 2016}}</ref>

In addition, Ambrose served as a commentator for ''[[Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery]]'', a documentary by [[Ken Burns]].<ref name="NGS">[https://web.archive.org/web/20021016222219/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/10/1015_021015_ambrose.html Historian Steven Ambrose Dead at 66], National Geographic News, October 15, 2002.</ref> He provided commentary in 20 made-for-TV documentaries, covering diverse topics, such as World War II, Lewis & Clark, and America's prominence in the 20th century.<ref name=imdb2014 /> He also appeared as a guest on numerous TV programs or stations, including ''[[The Charlie Rose Show]]'', [[C-Span]] programming,<ref name="ny" /> [[CNN]] programming, [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today Show]]'', [[CNBC]]'s ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews|Hardball]]'',<ref name=confessore2001 /> and various programming on [[The History Channel]] and the [[National Geographic Channel]].<ref name="NGS" /> Ambrose's association with [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]] stemmed, in part, from his designation as an Explorer-in-Residence by the Society.<ref name="NGS" />

In addition to his academic work and publishing, Ambrose operated a historical tour business, acting as a tour guide to European locales of World War II.<ref name="Ind"/> Also, he served on the board of directors for American Rivers and was a member of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/stephen-e-ambrose|title=Stephen E. Ambrose - Bookreporter.com|access-date=October 6, 2016}}</ref>