We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers » (Unabridged)

Marcus Brotherton is a journalist and professional writer, and the author or co-author of seventeen books.

From Marcus Brotherton, coauthor of Call of Duty, comes a new collection of untold stories from the legendary Easy Company, the military unit immortalized in Band of Brothers.

Edwin Burgess - Library Journal

This work examines the experiences of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, focusing on the 2nd Battalion, Easy Company, the unit Stephen Ambrose profiled in Band of Brothers. The narrative offers interviews with 20 surviving members of the company, often discussing their opinions of the HBO series as well as their experiences in training and combat. Probably not a necessary acquisition for any but the most complete collections.

Preface xiii

Perspective xvii

1 A Future That Nobody Could Prepare Us For 1

2 Young Lions, East 5

3 Young Lions, West 21

4 The Day Everything Changed 29

5 Cutting Teeth at Toccoa 44

6 How the Rest of Us Trained 64

7 Aboard the Samaria, Toccoa Men 80

8 Atlantic Crossings, Replacements 84

9 Aldbourne: Calm Before the Storm 92

10 A Bad Day for a Lot of Young Men 97

11 Fighting in Normandy 101

12 The Battle of Carentan 115

13 R&R in England 123

14 The Fight of Our Lives in Holland 125

15 Defending the Island 134

16 Respite in Mourmelon 139

17 Frozen Hell 143

18 Blood 156

19 Enemy Across the River 165

20 Meeting a Defeated Aggressor 172

21 Toasting Victory 177

22 Last Duties in Austria 183

23 Coming Home 190

24 Lives in Freedom 199

25 Thoughts on Heroism 224

Epilogue: Those Who Have Been Given Much 233

Memories of My Father 237

Herbert Sobel Michael Sobel 239

Robert Burr Smith C. Susan Finn 249

George Luz Sr. Lana Luz Miller George Luz Jr. 261

Appendices 271

Index 283