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Post by 101st all the way! on Feb 13, 2006 10:04:47 GMT -5
Man I started reading this book and couldn' t put it down. Its called Biggest Brother and it is awsome . It is about Major Dick Winters and how he led his men through combat. I highly recommend this book it is cool
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Post by 101steasykid on Jul 11, 2006 23:24:52 GMT -5
did they turn it into Band of Brothers? haha i live in Hershey, PA, where Dick Winters lives. haha lucky, i know!
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Post by Jager.Drü on Aug 17, 2006 1:11:14 GMT -5
That was a great book, read it in two days
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Post by hoodude on Mar 31, 2007 22:11:16 GMT -5
I think this was an great and like every one else said i couldnt stop reading it either and when I was finished I was sad
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Post by Gordak on Mar 31, 2007 22:22:59 GMT -5
yep, great book. Cool to hear the true stories, rather then the BOB series version. In every case the truth is much more fascinating.
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Post by 297sh43757 on Jul 18, 2007 16:36:51 GMT -5
One of my favorites, I recommend " All the Way to Berlin"-James Magellas, good book about the fighting with the 82 Airborne.
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Post by odinfish on Jul 19, 2007 9:52:40 GMT -5
Didn't Mr. Winters write his own account of his experiences during WWII? I vaguely remember something to the order of that.
I agree. Hollywood and modern political fuzziness demands spin on most "history". To this day many Vets in Germany are still chastised, even more so are the SS Vets who receive no veteran benefits. Most of those men fought for honorable reasons: either for Fatherland, because they were called to war and was their patriotic duty, and/or they believed in a cause...although that cause became more and more obscure as well as extremely perverted by the Government in charge. There is still much we do not know. Some will be revealed in another 20 or so years once certain forms of information are "allowed" to be unsealed and then there will always be that which is buried forever.
Never be satisfied with knowledge gained from one source. You can be content after studying a few sources...but always remain open-minded to new information or perspectives since none of us participated in those past events. Even the words of our grandfathers/great grandfathers carry only personal experiences such in the like as Mr. Winters when there were millions more who had their own.
Mike
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Post by Rock of the Marne on Jul 23, 2007 10:16:41 GMT -5
yea its called Beyond Band of Brothers
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Post by odinfish on Jul 23, 2007 14:26:49 GMT -5
yea its called Beyond Band of Brothers Yeah, "Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters," co-written by military historian and retired U.S. Army Colonel Cole C. Kingseed. Had to look it up now. Mike
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Post by Rock of the Marne on Jul 24, 2007 10:26:40 GMT -5
i know Colonel Kingseed
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Post by waldo on Aug 10, 2007 0:06:58 GMT -5
I read this book, and I felt that it was an excellent addition to BOB. It goes into more detail on the men(Ambrose seemed to breeze through most of the characters except Winters) and it was very good to read on a rainy day.
Nick
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Post by airbornerocks on Sept 30, 2009 17:23:27 GMT -5
Ha I can say the book that I read the fastest was Band of Brothers, about a a week. Couldn't put it down,
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Post by Adler69 on Oct 1, 2009 21:16:41 GMT -5
Cleaned this thread as well, again stop arguing name calling.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Oct 3, 2009 23:19:28 GMT -5
I flew on a plane on a flight to Dallas and sat with a distinguished silver haiored gentleman who I guessed to be perhaps in his early seventies. He noticed the small airborne pin on my lapel and we began to chat. He mentioned that he was in the 82nd during the war. I asked if he made the Normandy jump and he said he didn't. He was wounded in Italy and missed it. He made jumps in Africa, Scicily and Holland however. He had some amazing stories including telling about crossing the River in small boats as depicted in the movie A bridge too Far. It frankly was getting a bit deep in my opinion as one I thought he was way too young to have done any of these things and two the stories were far too incredible. I suggested he write a book (half jokingly) and he mentioned that he had. He pulled out a copy and gave it to me. It was "All the Way to Berlin" and the fellow I was sitting with was Maggie himself. The most decorated officer of WW2. He was in his eighties although you'd never guess it looking at him and his book is a great read. I highly recommend it.
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Post by Gordak on Oct 7, 2009 22:01:51 GMT -5
WOW
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Post by gunfreak on Oct 22, 2009 6:03:47 GMT -5
Thats one hell of coincidence.
I've Now read all the BOB "spinoff" books
Winters book(beyond band of brother, was a great military read and the one that gives a best veiw of just what happend in combat.
Guarnere and Babe's book was very good.
Malakey's book is probebly the most emotional one, it's very superfishial when it comes to combat but has LOTS of great and sad personal stories. probebly the best book for the non WW2 inthusiast.
Just finishing up Buck Compton's book also a very good read,
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Post by deacon on Nov 5, 2009 23:15:36 GMT -5
I also read Malarkey's book "Easy Company Soldier", and that is one good book.
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