Brothers in Battle by William Guarnere

Brothers in Battle by William Guarnere

Tom Hanks introduces the remarkable (Publishers Weekly) true story of two inseparable friends and soldiers portrayed in the HBO(R) 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. The crack 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.

In his own words, Guarnere gives a gripping account of D-Day from the paratrooper's perspective. Both men vividly re-create dropping into Holland to capture the roads and bridges between Eindhoven and Arnhem, known as Hell's Highway. Through much of 1944 both friends fought side by side--until Guarnere lost his right leg in the Battle of the Bulge and was sent home. Heffron went on to liberate slave labor and concentration camps and capture Hitler's Eagle's Nest hideout.

United by their experience, the two reconnected at the war's end and were inseparable up until their deaths. Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends is a tribute to the lasting bond forged between comrades in arms under fire and to all the brave men who fought fearlessly for freedom.

Includes photographs

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ISBN 13	9780425217283
ISBN 10	0425217280
Title	Brothers in Battle
Author	William Guarnere
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2007-10-02
Number of pages	296
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.