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GUARNERE, HEFFRON, et Al. - Brothers in Battle Best of Friends FIRST EDITION
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller Notes
- “Condition as shown on photographs, no marks or notes.”
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780425217283
- Book Title
- Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends : Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Military / General, Military
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 19.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Tom Hanks introduces the rousing story of two inseparable friends and soldiers portrayed in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron were among the first paratroopers of the U.S. Army-members of an elite unit of the 101st Airborne Division called Easy Company. Arguably the bravest, most efficient, physically fit, and tight-knit group of soldiers the Army has ever produced, the unit was called upon for every high-risk operation of the war, including D-Day, Operation Market Garden in Holland, the Battle of the Bulge, and the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden. Both fought side-by-side-until Guarnere lost his leg in the Battle of the Bulge nd was sent home. Heffron went on to liberate concentration camps and rake Hitler's Eagle's Nest hideout. United by their experience, the two reconnected at the war's end and have been the best of friends ever since. Their story is a tribute to the lasting bond forged between comrades in arms-and to all those who fought for freedom.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0425217280
ISBN-13
9780425217283
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59098645
Product Key Features
Book Title
Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends : Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / General, Military
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D769.346
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Reviews
"In this surprisingly good knockoff of Stephen Ambrose's classic Band of Brothers(1992), two members of the legendary E Company give their version of events. Interviewing Guarnere and Heffron for a magazine article coinciding with the 2001 HBO miniseries, the author realized she had the material for her first book. It reads like oral history, with each man chatting alternately for a few pages, but Post provides the firm editorial hand this approach requires. High-school dropouts from impoverished families in Depression-era Philadelphia, both men quit draft-exempt jobs to enlist in the Army's elite 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Guarnere, who signed up in 1942, delivers a lively account of the brutal, almost sadistic training. A quick learner with a talent for leadership, he was promoted to sergeant before the unit sailed to England in May 1944 to parachute into France the night before the Normandy invasion. Heffron joined his unit as it recuperated in England after the June 6 landing. The men quickly became friends, parachuting into Holland in September for an exhausting three months of fighting in the abortive Operation Market Garden. Their subsequent rest was cut short by December's Battle of the Bulge, and they participated in the legendary relief of Bastogne, where Guarnere was injured and lost a leg. Heffron continued fighting across Germany until the surrender. Each of them delivers a relentlessly gripping account highlighting heroism, sacrifice and terrible suffering without concealing a good deal of bad behavior. (Looting was universal, and paratroopers often killed prisoners.) Both men returned to Philadelphia after the war and revived their friendship, which still endures. A coda recounts the burst of fame they experienced following the 1998 movie Saving Private Ryan(based on a one-paragraph reference in Ambrose's book) and then the HBO series. Veteran readers will be visiting familiar ground, but it's an irresistible story." -- Kirkus Reviews, "In this surprisingly good knockoff of Stephen Ambrose's classic Band of Brothers (1992), two members of the legendary E Company give their version of events. Interviewing Guarnere and Heffron for a magazine article coinciding with the 2001 HBO miniseries, the author realized she had the material for her first book. It reads like oral history, with each man chatting alternately for a few pages, but Post provides the firm editorial hand this approach requires. High- school dropouts from impoverished families in Depression-era Philadelphia, both men quit draft-exempt jobs to enlist in the Army's elite 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Guarnere, who signed up in 1942, delivers a lively account of the brutal, almost sadistic training. A quick learner with a talent for leadership, he was promoted to sergeant before the unit sailed to England in May 1944 to parachute into France the night before the Normandy invasion. Heffron joined his unit as it recuperated in England after the June 6 landing. The men quickly became friends, parachuting into Holland in September for an exhausting three months of fighting in the abortive Operation Market Garden. Their subsequent rest was cut short by December's Battle of the Bulge, and they participated in the legendary relief of Bastogne, where Guarnere was injured and lost a leg. Heffron continued fighting across Germany until the surrender. Each of them delivers a relentlessly gripping account highlighting heroism, sacrifice and terrible suffering without concealing a good deal of bad behavior. (Looting was universal, and paratroopers often killed prisoners.) Both men returned to Philadelphia after the war and revived their friendship, which still endures. A coda recounts the burst of fame they experienced following the 1998 movie Saving Private Ryan (based on a one-paragraph reference in Ambrose's book) and then the HBO series. Veteran readers will be visiting familiar ground, but it's an irresistible story." -- Kirkus Reviews, "In this surprisingly good knockoff of Stephen Ambrose's classic Band of Brothers(1992), two members of the legendary E Company give their version of events. Interviewing Guarnere and Heffron for a magazine article coinciding with the 2001 HBO miniseries, the author realized she had the material for her first book. It reads like oral history, with each man chatting alternately for a few pages, but Post provides the firm editorial hand this approach requires. High- school dropouts from impoverished families in Depression-era Philadelphia, both men quit draft-exempt jobs to enlist in the Army's elite 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Guarnere, who signed up in 1942, delivers a lively account of the brutal, almost sadistic training. A quick learner with a talent for leadership, he was promoted to sergeant before the unit sailed to England in May 1944 to parachute into France the night before the Normandy invasion. Heffron joined his unit as it recuperated in England after the June 6 landing. The men quickly became friends, parachuting into Holland in September for an exhausting three months of fighting in the abortive Operation Market Garden. Their subsequent rest was cut short by December's Battle of the Bulge, and they participated in the legendary relief of Bastogne, where Guarnere was injured and lost a leg. Heffron continued fighting across Germany until the surrender. Each of them delivers a relentlessly gripping account highlighting heroism, sacrifice and terrible suffering without concealing a good deal of bad behavior. (Looting was universal, and paratroopers often killed prisoners.) Both men returned to Philadelphia after the war and revived their friendship, which still endures. A coda recounts the burst of fame they experienced following the 1998 movie Saving Private Ryan(based on a one-paragraph reference in Ambrose's book) and then the HBO series. Veteran readers will be visiting familiar ground, but it's an irresistible story." -- Kirkus Reviews
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-021056
Dewey Decimal
940.54/12730922 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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