03691cam a2200553 i 4500 532120292 TxAuBib 010130s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2001020134 9780743216388 0743216385 9780743224543 074322454X 9781451659337 pbk. 1451659334 pbk. (OCoLC)45862089 DLC eng DLC UKM XY4 BAKER TXL NLGGC BTCTA YDXCP EGM VRC JQD GEBAY LMR BDX FVC OCLCF P4I WC3 JTH OCLCO ZGR ORK OCLCQ OCL TxAuBib rda Ambrose, Stephen E. Band of brothers : E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest / Stephen E. Ambrose. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001. 333 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "We wanted those wings"; Camp Toccoa, July-December 1942 -- "Stand up and hook up"; Benning, Mackall, Bragg, Shanks, December 1942-September 1943 -- "Duties of the latrine orderly"; Aldbourne, September 1943-March 1944 -- "Look out, Hitler! Here we come!"; Slapton Sands, Uppottery, April 1-June 5, 1944 -- "Follow me"; Normandy, June 6, 1944 -- "Move out!"; Carentan, June 7-July 12, 1944 -- Healing wounds and scrubbed missions; Aldbourne, July 13-September 16, 1944 -- "Hell's highway"; Holland, September 17-October 1, 1944 -- Island; Holland, October 2-November 25, 1944 -- Resting, recovering, and refitting: Mourmelon-le-Grand, November 26-December 18, 1944 -- "They got us surrounded-the poor bastards"; Bastogne, December 19-31, 1944 -- Breaking point; Bastogne, January 1-13, 1945 -- Attack; Noville, January 14-17, 1945 -- Patrol: Haguenau, January 18-February 23, 1945 -- "Best feeling in the world": Mourmelon, February 25-April 2, 1945 -- Getting to know the enemy: Germany, April 2-30, 1945 -- Drinking Hitler's champagne; Berchtesgaden, May 1-8, 1945 -- Soldier's dream life; Austria, May 8-July 31, 1945 -- Postwar careers; 1945-1991. A look at the exploits of the men of E Company during World War II describes how they parachuted into France early D-Day morning, parachuted into Holland during the Arnhem campaign, and captured Hitler's Bavarian outpost. United States Army Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th Company E History. United States Army Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th Company E. World War (1939-1945.) Geschichte 1944-1945. 1939-1945. World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front. Military campaigns. Regimental histories. Tweede Wereldoorlog. Invasies. Weltkrieg (1939-1945.) United States. Western Front (World War (1939-1945.) USA Parachute Infantry Regiment (506.) Nonfiction. History. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2001020134-s.html Sample text https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0631/2001020134-t.html Table of contents https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1005/2001020134-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon031/2001020134.html Publisher description