First published 2009
Marcus Brotherton gathers firsthand accounts from the men who served in Easy Company, the paratroopers made famous in Band of Brothers. After nearly two years of grueling preparation, these soldiers jumped into Normandy on D-Day and later participated in Operation Market Garden. Twenty survivors who lived through the campaigns across Belgium, France, and Germany break their silence to share previously untold experiences. They describe surviving against impossible odds, witnessing the liberation of concentration camps, and raising victory toasts at Hitler's mountain hideaway in April 1945. Families of three deceased veterans contribute additional stories. Brotherton, who co-authored Call of Duty, presents these raw testimonies of combat, loss, and brotherhood from one of America's most celebrated military units. The veterans reveal the bonds forged in battle, the sacrifices made, and the comrades they mourned.
Genres: history, 20th-century, world-war-ii, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, military-history, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: brotherhood, found-family
Period: Normandy, Belgium, France, Germany
320 pages · Hardcover · Berkley
Content warnings: violence, war