In the footsteps of the Band of Brothers : a return to Easy Company's battlefields with Sergeant Forrest Guth / Larry Alexander.

Part travelogue, part historical perspective, this work is an inspiring walk through World War II history from the national bestselling author of "Biggest Brother."

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alexander, Larry, 1951-
Other Authors: Guth, Forrest L., 1921-2009
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : NAL Caliber, 2010.
Subjects:
Guth, Forrest L., > 1921-2009.
United States. > Army. > Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th. > Company E.
United States. > Army > Parachute troops > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Soldiers > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Personal narratives, American.
Biography.
Physical Description:322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Band of Brothers.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The journey begins : Toccoa and Currahee
  • "A nice, quiet little town" : Aldbourne, Wiltshire
  • Littlecote and lardy cakes : final preparations
  • "We were all scared to death" : D-Day
  • " ... an absolute minefield of varying accounts" : the assault at Brecourt Manor
  • "The Americans have done everything for us here" : Utah Beach to Carentan
  • "The situation is normal. We're surrounded" : Operation Market Garden
  • The stuff of legends : the island
  • "Nuts!" : Bastogne
  • "Hell, all of us wanted to quit" : Foy to Rachamps
  • A personal pilgrimage : the story of another Easy Company
  • Haguenau : setting the record straight
  • Epilogue: their echo will never fade
  • A tribute : Forrest "Goody" Guth, 1921-2009.