Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers Brochura - 2006
por Larry Alexander
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
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 climb the ranks, but he was never far from his men. Decades later, Stephen E. Ambrose's Band of Brothers made him world-famous. Full of never-before-published photographs, interviews, and Winters's candid insights, Biggest Brother is the story of a man who became a soldier, a leader, and a living testament to the valor of the human spirit.
Resumo
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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The sudden, deafening crack of the antiaircraft shell bursting outside caused First Lieutenant Richard D.
Detalhes
- Título Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers
- Autor Larry Alexander
- Encadernação Brochura
- Edição Reprint
- Páginas 352
- Volumes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Dutton Caliber, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Data de publicação 2006-05-01
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780451218391 / 0451218396
- Peso 0.74 libras (0.34 kg)
- Dimensão 8.86 x 6.54 x 0.72 in. (22.50 x 16.61 x 1.83 cm)
- Época de 18 a UP anos
- séries 13 - UP
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Temas
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Library of Congress subjects United States, United States - History
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Revisões da mídia
—ARMY Magazine
“A great job…extremely readable.”—The Topeka Capital-Journal
“[A] straightforward study of the best sort of small-unit leader.”—Publishers Weekly
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