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The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
Berkley
February 2006
320 pages
ISBN: 0425208133
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
The first-ever war memoirs of the commander of the
""Band of Brothers"" They were called Easy Company-
but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band
of Brothers, they suffered 150% casualties while
liberating Europe-an unparalleled record of bravery under
fire. Dick Winters was their commander-""the best combat
leader in World War II"" to his men. This is his story-
told in his own words for the first time. On D-Day, Dick
Winters parachuted into France and assumed leadership of
the Band of Brothers when their commander was killed. He
led them through the Battle of the Bulge and into Germany,
by which time each member had been wounded. They liberated
an S.S. death camp from the horrors of the Holocaust and
captured Berchtesgaden, Hitler's alpine retreat. After
briefly serving during the Korean War, Winters was a
highly successful businessman. Made famous by Stephen
Ambrose's book Band of Brothers-and the subsequent award-
winning HBO miniseries-he is the object of worldwide
adulation. Beyond Band of Brothers is Winters's memoir-
based on his wartime diary-but it also includes his
comrades' untold stories. Virtually all this material is
being released for the first time. Only Winters was
present from the activation of Easy Company until the
war's end. Winner of the Distinguished Service Cross, only
he could pen this moving tribute to the human spirit.
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