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    A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us

    A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us

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    by Marcus Brotherton


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      ISBN-13: 9781101537138
    • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
    • Publication date: 05/03/2011
    • Sold by: Penguin Group
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 384
    • Sales rank: 155,265
    • File size: 451 KB
    • Age Range: 18 Years

    Marcus Brotherton is a journalist and professional writer, the author of We Who Are Alive and Remain and Shifty's War, and the co-author of Voices of the Pacific and Call of Duty. He has collaborated with Dr. Nancy Heche (mother of actress Anne Heche), international humanitarian Susan Scott Krabacher, and with Lt. Lynn “Buck” Compton on his memoir Call of Duty. He lives with his family in Washington State. 

    Table of Contents

    Preface xiii

    Easy Company Timeline xvii

    Part I Enlisted Men: The Key to Victory 1

    1 PFC Albert Blithe 3

    2 PFC Tony Garcia 11

    3 PFC Paul "Frenchy" Lamoureux 23

    4 Pvt. Patrick O'Keefe 29

    5 Pvt. George Potter 41

    Part II Non-Commissioned Officers: The Backbone of the Army 51

    6 Sgt. Gordon Carson 53

    7 T/Sgt. Burton "Pat" Christenson 69

    8 Cpl. Walter "Smokey" Gordon 91

    9 S/Sgt. Herman "Hack" Hanson 107

    10 T/5 Joe Liebgott 117

    11 S/Sgt. Robert Marsh 125

    12 S/Sgt. Robert Rader 137

    13 S/Sgt. Mike Ranney 149

    14 Cpl. LaVon Reese 167

    15 T/5 Eugene Roe 175

    16 1st Sgt. Floyd "Tab" Taibert 189

    17 Sgt. Joe Toye 195

    Part III Officers: Leaders From the Front 207

    18 Capt. Frederick "Moose" Heyliger 209

    19 1st Lt. C. Carwood Lipton 221

    20 Capt. Ron Speirs 233

    Part IV Easy Company's Fallen: Those Who Gave Their Last Full Measure of Devotion 243

    21 1st Sgt. Bill Evans 245

    22 S/Sgt. Terrence "Salty" Harris 253

    23 1st Lt. George Lavenson 259

    24 Sgt. Warren "Skip" Muck 269

    25 PFC Alex Penkala 281

    26 PFC Robert Van Klinken 293

    Epilogue 319

    Acknowledgments 323

    Appendix I 327

    Appendix II 329

    Appendix 111 333

    Index 335

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    The author of We Who Are Alive and Remain presents remembrances from the families of the soldiers of Easy Company

    A Company of Heroes is an intimate, revealing portrait of the lives of the men who fought for our freedom during some of the darkest days the world has ever known-men who returned home with a newfound wisdom and honor that they passed on to their families and who continue to inspire new generations of Americans.

    Compiled from the veterans' notes, journals, letters, photographs, and the author's personally conducted interviews with the surviving contributors, this unique volume features the never-before-told stories of the Band of Brothers from more than twenty children and other family members.

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    Praise for A Company of Heroes

    “A valuable look at what made a generation truly great. If you're a fan of HBO's Band of Brothers, you'll want to read this fascinating book…Tremendous insights here to the back-stories of Easy Company's hard-fighting heroes.”—Dale Dye, Capt. USMC (Ret), Senior Military Advisor, HBO's Band of Brothers

    “Why one more book on the most documented and covered company in the history of WWII? After reading Brotherton’s book where the family members finally get the chance to open up and share the horrors of war from their point of view, it only makes sense and completes the biggest part of the puzzle…This is a must read for everyone. Currahee!”—Jake Powers, Official E/506th Historian

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