{"product_id":"brothers-in-battle-best-of-friends-two-wwii-paratroopers-from-the-original-band-of-brothers-tell-their-story-9780425224366","title":"Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eTom Hanks introduces the \"remarkable\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) true story of two inseparable friends and soldiers portrayed in the HBO(R) miniseries \u003ci\u003eBand of Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam \"Wild Bill\" Guarnere and Edward \"Babe\" Heffron were among the first paratroopers of the U.S. Army--members of an elite unit of the 101st Airborne Division called Easy Company. The crack unit was called upon for every high-risk operation of the war, including D-Day, Operation Market Garden in Holland, the Battle of the Bulge, and the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his own words, Guarnere gives a gripping account of D-Day from the paratrooper's perspective. Both men vividly re-create dropping into Holland to capture the roads and bridges between Eindhoven and Arnhem, known as Hell's Highway. Through much of 1944 both friends fought side by side--until Guarnere lost his right leg in the Battle of the Bulge and was sent home. Heffron went on to liberate slave labor and concentration camps and capture Hitler's Eagle's Nest hideout. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnited by their experience, the two reconnected at the war's end and were inseparable up until their deaths. \u003ci\u003eBrothers in Battle, Best of Friends\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to the lasting bond forged between comrades in arms under fire and to all the brave men who fought fearlessly for freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes photographs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton Caliber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425224366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 5.86w x 0.85d","brand":"William Guarnere, Edward Heffron, Robyn Post","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637136912540,"sku":"9780425224366","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9f25ece8-a3c1-4472-b4d6-c092f8678406.jpg?v=1603843995","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/brothers-in-battle-best-of-friends-two-wwii-paratroopers-from-the-original-band-of-brothers-tell-their-story-9780425224366","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}