We who are alive and remain : untold stories from the band of brothers

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Title:

We who are alive and remain : untold stories from the band of brothers

Author:

Brotherton, Marcus, author.

ISBN:

9780425227633

9780425234198

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Berkley Caliber/Penguin Group, 2009.

Physical Description:

xviii, 294 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Corporate Subject:

United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th. Company E.

United States. Army -- Parachute troops.

Subject Term:

World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography, American.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.

Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.

Summary:

From the co-author of "Call of Duty" comes a new collection of untold stories from the legendary Easy Company, the military unit immortalized in "Band of Brothers."

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Oakdale Library	940.5412 BRO	Searching... Unknown

They were the men of the now-legendary Easy Company. After almost two years of hard training, they parachuted into Normandy on DDay and, later, Operation Market Garden. They fought their way through Belgium, France, and Germany, survived overwhelming odds, liberated concentration camps, and drank a victory toast in April 1945 at Hitler's hideout in the Alps. Here, revealed for the first time, are stories of war, sacrifice and courage as experienced by one of the most revered combat units in military history.

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This work examines the experiences of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, focusing on the 2nd Battalion, Easy Company, the unit Stephen Ambrose profiled in Band of Brothers. The narrative offers interviews with 20 surviving members of the company, often discussing their opinions of the HBO series as well as their experiences in training and combat. Probably not a necessary acquisition for any but the most complete collections.-EB (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Preface	p. xiii
Perspective	p. xvii
1 A Future That Nobody Could Prepare Us For	p. 1
2 Young Lions, East	p. 5
3 Young Lions, West	p. 21
4 The Day Everything Changed	p. 29
5 Cutting Teeth at Toccoa	p. 44
6 How the Rest of Us Trained	p. 64
7 Aboard the Samaria, Toccoa Men	p. 80
8 Atlantic Crossings, Replacements	p. 84
9 Aldbourne: Calm Before the Storm	p. 92
10 A Bad Day for a Lot of Young Men	p. 97
11 Fighting in Normandy	p. 101
12 The Battle of Carentan	p. 115
13 R&R in England	p. 123
14 The Fight of Our Lives in Holland	p. 125
15 Defending the Island	p. 134
16 Respite in Mourmelon	p. 139
17 Frozen Hell	p. 143
18 Blood	p. 156
19 Enemy Across the River	p. 165
20 Meeting a Defeated Aggressor	p. 172
21 Toasting Victory	p. 177
22 Last Duties in Austria	p. 183
23 Coming Home	p. 190
24 Lives in Freedom	p. 199
25 Thoughts on Heroism	p. 224
Epilogue: Those Who Have Been Given Much	p. 233
Memories of My Father	p. 237
Herbert Sobel, by Michael Sobel	p. 239
Robert Burr Smith, by C. Susan Finn	p. 249
George Luz Sr., by Lana Luz Miller and George Luz Jr.	p. 261
Appendices	p. 271
Index	p. 283

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