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Author:

Alexander, Larry, 1951-

Title:

In the footsteps of the Band of Brothers : a return to Easy Company's battlefields with Sergeant Forrest Guth / Larry Alexander.

Publisher:

NAL Caliber,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Company E.--Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th.--Company E.
Guth, Forrest L.,--1921-2009.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
United States.--Army--History--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
Soldiers--United States--Biography.

Other Authors:

Guth, Forrest L., 1921-2009.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The journey begins : Toccoa and Currahee -- "A nice, quiet little town" : Aldbourne, Wiltshire -- Littlecote and lardy cakes : final preparations -- "We were all scared to death" : D-Day -- " ... an absolute minefield of varying accounts" : the assault at Brecourt Manor -- "The Americans have done everything for us here" : Utah Beach to Carentan -- "The situation is normal. We're surrounded" : Operation Market Garden -- The stuff of legends : the island -- "Nuts!" : Bastogne -- "Hell, all of us wanted to quit" : Foy to Rachamps -- A personal pilgrimage : the story of another Easy Company -- Haguenau : setting the record straight -- Epilogue: their echo will never fade -- A tribute : Forrest "Goody" Guth, 1921-2009.

Summary:

Part travelogue, part historical perspective, this work is an inspiring walk through World War II history from the national bestselling author of "Biggest Brother."

ISBN:

0451229916
9780451229915

OCLC:

(OCoLC)462902019

LCCN:

2009046990

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

NJPD993 -- Clarion Public Library (Clarion)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

TSPC862 -- Norma Anders Public Library (Dysart) — 940.54 ALE

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

SXPC124 -- Greene Public Library (Greene)

REPC017 -- Greenfield Public Library (Greenfield)

VPPC384 -- Kling Memorial Library (Grundy Center)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)