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

Alexander, Larry 1951- (Author). Guth, Forrest L -- 1921-2009 (Added Author).

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

Record details

ISBN: 9780451229915
ISBN: 0451229916
Physical Description: print
322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : NAL Caliber, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-314) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.