In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers by Larry Alexander audiobook

In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company's Battlefields with Sergeant Forrest Guth

By Larry Alexander
Read by Norman Dietz

Tantor Audio 9780451233158

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9798200110674

  • ISBN: 9798200110698

Runtime: 11.92 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/History
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

A Library Journal Best Audiobook

On the eve of the sixty-fifth anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, Larry Alexander returns to the very battlefields that made Easy Company a legend. Accompanied by Easy veteran Sgt. Forrest Guth on his final tour, Alexander crosses an ocean and a continent to follow the path to victory taken by the famed Band of Brothers, exploring the living history of the places where they went into action and revealing what makes their story so meaningful for us to this day.

Part travelogue, part historical perspective, In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers is an unforgettable memorial to those who shined in our country's finest hour.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Dietz provides an impressive, respectful rendering of this walk in the footsteps of Easy Company soldiers.” Library Journal (starred audio review)
Dietz provides an impressive, respectful rendering of this walk in the footsteps of Easy Company soldiers. Library Journal Starred Audio Review

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Author

Author Bio: Larry Alexander

Author Bio: Larry Alexander

Larry Alexander has been a columnist for the Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., a newspaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, since 1993. He retired from the paper in 2015. While with Lancaster Newspapers, he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2005 and has won state-level journalism awards. His first book, Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers, was published in 2005 and made the New York Times bestseller list. He followed up his first success with Shadows in the Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II and In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company’s Battlefields with Sergeant Forrest Guth, both published in 2010. He then coauthored A Higher Call with journalist and historian Adam Makos, which also made the New York Times and international bestsellers lists, and Bloody Ridge and Beyond with Marlin Groft.

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Details

Available Formats : Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/History
Runtime: 11.92
Audience: Adult
Language: English