Description
From the Back Cover
As good a rifle company as any in the world, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, kept getting the tough assignments — responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest at Berchtesgaden. In Band of Brothers, Ambrose tells of the men in this brave unit who fought, went hungry, froze, and died, a company that took 150 percent casualties and considered the Purple Heart a badge of office. Drawing on hours of interviews with survivors as well as the soldiers’ journals and letters, Stephen Ambrose recounts the stories, often in the men’s own words, of these American heroes.
Publishing Info
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest by Stephen E. Ambrose. From the 27th printing by Simon & Schuster. The ISBN is 978-0-7432-2454-3. This paperback book measures about 9-1/4″ x 6-1/8″ and has 331 pages plus a center section with 21 black and white photographs. What makes this one special is the signatures of 6 of the Band of Brothers on the first page: Wild Bill Guarnere, Don Malarkey, Rob Bain, Lynn “Buck” Compton, Ed “Babe” Heffron, and Frank Perconte, plus three of the actors from the HBO Miniseries who signed the Dedication page: James Madio who played the part of Frank Perconte, actor Richard Speight, Jr. who played the part of Warren “Skip” Muck, and actor Michael Cudlitz who played the part of Denver “Bull” Randleman.
Condition
Enlarge the photo above. In very good condition for age with lighter handling/storage. The spine has soft dent near center where the photo section is, but it did not crease or crack the binding. The pages have toned from age but remain in very good condition. Father’s Day message below signatures on first page. Stored in and ships from clean, smoke-free home.
Shipping
Generally sent the same day payment arrives. Unless you request otherwise, I will wrap the book in plastic wrap to help protect it from the elements, create a custom-made cardboard box to ship it in, and send via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation tracking. See the shipping page for the cost to send a two-pound Media Mail package. Insurance is an additional cost as described. I am delighted to combine postage and insurance costs if you purchase more than one item. The second item may travel for free or just a few cents more — so it’s worth taking a look at my other items before you complete your order.
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