02709cam a2200433 i 4500 613847992 TxAuBib 20120406120000.0 070521s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007021056 9780425217283 0425217280 (OCoLC)134991614 DLC DLC BAKER BTCTA WIQ C#P BUR IXA OCLCA GK8 YDXCP UtOrBLW TxAuBib rda Guarnere, William. Brothers in battle, best of friends : two WWII paratroopers from the original Band of brothers tell their story / William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron ; with Robyn Post ; foreword by Tom Hanks. First edition. New York : Berkley Caliber, 2007. xxiii, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. The story of two inseparable friends and soldiers portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. William "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. Arguably the bravest, most efficient, physically fit, and tight-knit group of soldiers the Army has ever produced, the 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. They fought side by side, until Guarnere lost his leg in the Battle of the Bulge. The two reconnected at the war's end and have been the best of friends ever since. Their story is a tribute to the lasting bond forged between comrades in arms.--From publisher description. 20120406. Guarnere, William. Heffron, Edward. United States Army Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th Company E. United States Army Parachute troops. World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front. Soldiers United States Biography. Heffron, Edward. Post, Robyn. Band of brothers (Television program : 2001) True)443450. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007021056.html https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007021056.html Table of contents only