| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 294 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| 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." |
| Contents |
A future that nobody could prepare us for -- Young lions, east -- Yound lions, west -- The day everything changed -- Cutting teeth at Toccoa -- How the rest of us trained -- Aboard the Samaria, Toccoa men -- Atlantic crossings, replacements -- Aldbourne: calm before the storm -- A bad day for a lot of young men -- Fighting in Normandy -- The Battle of Carentan -- R&R in England -- The fight of our lives in Holland -- Defending the island -- Respite in Mourmelon -- Frozen hell -- Blood -- Enemy across the river -- Meeting a defeated aggressor -- Toasting victory -- Last duties in Austria -- Coming home -- Lives in freedom -- Thoughts on heroism -- Epilogue: Those who have been given much -- Memories of my father : Herbert Sobel / Michael Sobel ; Robert Burr Smith / C. Susan Finn ; George Luz Sr. / Lana Luz Miller and George Luz Jr. -- Appendix I : Easy Company's campaigns, 1944-1945 -- Appendix II : Summary of contributors' involvement in campaigns -- Appendix III : Understanding Easy Company's placement: Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, World War II -- Appendix IV : Known members of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division -- Appendix V : Killed in action, Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. |
| Subject |
United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th. Company E.
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United States. Army -- Parachute troops.
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United States. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533532
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United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th. Company E. (OCoLC)fst00673647
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939 - 1945
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| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
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Heer
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Soldat
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Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Parachute troops. (OCoLC)fst01052789
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Regimental histories. (OCoLC)fst01354209
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Soldiers. (OCoLC)fst01125233
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United States
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Western Front (World War (1914-1918)) (OCoLC)fst01900003
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Personal narratives -- American.
(OCoLC)fst01424071
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| ISBN |
9780425227633 |
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0425227634 |
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9780425234198 (Berkley Caliber trade pbk. ed.) |
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0425234193 (Berkley Caliber trade pbk. ed.) |
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