Biggest Brother: The Life Of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led The Band of BrothersThe New York Times bestseller that tells the true story of the life of Major Dick Winters, the man who led the Band of Brothers in World War II. Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix! In every band of brothers, there is always one who looks out for the others. They were Easy Company, 101st Army Airborne—the World War II fighting unit legendary for their bravery against nearly insurmountable odds and their loyalty to one another in the face of death. Every soldier in this band of brothers looked to one man for leadership, devotion to duty, and the embodiment of courage: Major Dick Winters. This is the riveting story of an ordinary man who became an extraordinary hero. After he enlisted in the army’s arduous new Airborne division, Winters’s natural combat leadership helped him rise through the ranks, but he was never far from his men. Decades later, Stephen E. Ambrose’s Band of Brothers made him famous around the world. Full of never-before-published photographs, interviews, and Winters’s candid insights, Biggest Brother is the fascinating, inspirational story of a man who became a soldier, a leader, and a living testament to the valor of the human spirit—and of America. |
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... Speirs of D Company with some reinforcements , and that he himself would bring more explosives . Private Len Hicks of F Company heard the exchange and said , " Lieu- tenant Winters , I'd like to help . ” " Okay , Hicks , " Winters said ...
... Speirs of D Company with some reinforcements , and that he himself would bring more explosives . Private Len Hicks of F Company heard the exchange and said , " Lieu- tenant Winters , I'd like to help . ” " Okay , Hicks , " Winters said ...
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... Speirs ' group whom he thought had been killed had , in fact , survived . Weeks later , just before the regiment was returned to England , Colonel Sink called on Winters at his headquarters tent . " I've just been going through your ...
... Speirs ' group whom he thought had been killed had , in fact , survived . Weeks later , just before the regiment was returned to England , Colonel Sink called on Winters at his headquarters tent . " I've just been going through your ...
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Contents
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20 | |
Ill Meet You at the North Star | 39 |
A Very Very Tough Day | 65 |
I Just Knew Youd Do Well | 81 |
We Took a Hell of a Licking | 96 |
My Luck Is Still Holding | 114 |
Their Guys Are Probably Dumber Than Ours | 166 |
Now I Know Why Im Here | 178 |
The Spoils of War | 195 |
Ill Bet You Thought I Was Gonna Shoot You | 215 |
Ill See You After I Make the Final Jump | 231 |
I Think E Company Has a Story to Tell | 242 |
This Is Our Last Hurrah | 255 |
Everybody Wants a Piece of You | 272 |
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Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man who Led the Band of ... Larry Alexander No preview available - 2005 |
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Ambrose American army arrived asked attack Bastogne battalion began Brothers called camp Colonel combat commander cover DeEtta Dick Winters Division dropped Easy Company enemy feel feet felt field fight fire followed front German give ground Guarnere hand head held hell hoped jump keep killed knew later leave letter Lieutenant Lipton living looked lost machine gun Major March months moved never night Nixon officer once ordered paratroopers passed patrol plane platoon position Private recalled regiment replied rest returned road sent Sergeant shells Sink Sobel soldiers soon stopped Strayer talk tank tell ters Thank thing thought told took town trucks turned veterans walked watched weeks Welsh Winters wounded wrote young