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In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company's Battlefields with Sgt. Forrest Guth
An inspiring walk through World War II history from the national bestselling author of Biggest Brother .
On the eve of the 65th 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.
On the eve of the 65th 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.
368 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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Larry Alexander
28 books59 followersLarry Alexander is a journalist and military historian who has written a number of books about World War II, most notably about Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. Easy Company was made famous principally by Stephen Ambrose's book, Band of Brothers, and the television miniseries of that name.
For over a decade, Alexander has been a columnist for the "Intelligencer Journal", a newspaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His books include Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers, In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company's Battlefields with Sgt. Forrest Guth, and Shadows In The Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines In World War II. Alexander participates in American Civil War re-enactments as "a living historian" with Company E of the 30th Pennsylvania Infantry, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves Civil War re-enactment unit.
He has also participated in the making of the motion pictures, Gettysburg and God and Generals. Alexander was nominated for a Pulitizer Prize in 2005 and had won state-level journalism awards. He lives in Ephrata, Pa. with his wife, Barbara.
For over a decade, Alexander has been a columnist for the "Intelligencer Journal", a newspaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His books include Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers, In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company's Battlefields with Sgt. Forrest Guth, and Shadows In The Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines In World War II. Alexander participates in American Civil War re-enactments as "a living historian" with Company E of the 30th Pennsylvania Infantry, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves Civil War re-enactment unit.
He has also participated in the making of the motion pictures, Gettysburg and God and Generals. Alexander was nominated for a Pulitizer Prize in 2005 and had won state-level journalism awards. He lives in Ephrata, Pa. with his wife, Barbara.
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May 20, 2010
Any fan of the 'Band of Brothers' will be rewarded by reading this book.
I read this at the same time I read A Company of Heroes by Marcus Brotherton and they work very well together, as I mentioned in my review of that book.
This is a travelogue and history of the 'Band of Brothers' experiences in World War II Europe enriched by the memories of Forrest Guth, who accompanied the author to most of the places covered. I really enjoyed the then-and-now approach to each location and the clarifying of information that either the original Ambrose book or HBO miniseries got wrong. The biggest (intentional for the miniseries) "mistake" was the fact that Webster didn't go along as the interpreter in the POW raid at Hagenau: it was Guth himself.
A great book for fans to revisit and learn new facts or a great place to start for newcomers to this time in history.
A couple of things to note: the book somewhat follows Guth's adventures and Easy Company battlefields, so the travelogue ends at Hagenau. The author tries to get away with not going further by saying he stuck only to battlefields, but he does have chapters on non-battle locales such as Camp Toccoa and Aldbourne, and even battles at which Guth wasn't present. It was disappointing that the book didn't cover all of Easy's trek through Europe but that's a small quibble.
I did have more of a problem with the penultimate chapter, which had nothing to do with the rest of the book. It followed a different Easy Company, one in which his father-in-law belonged, and a different battle, and it feels shoehorned in. I understand it was personal to the author, and it was in the area of the trip overall, but to have it in front of the last chapter, it interrupted the flow and kind of forces the reader to read it. I wish it had been placed outside the narrative of the main story.
Still, a great read.
I read this at the same time I read A Company of Heroes by Marcus Brotherton and they work very well together, as I mentioned in my review of that book.
This is a travelogue and history of the 'Band of Brothers' experiences in World War II Europe enriched by the memories of Forrest Guth, who accompanied the author to most of the places covered. I really enjoyed the then-and-now approach to each location and the clarifying of information that either the original Ambrose book or HBO miniseries got wrong. The biggest (intentional for the miniseries) "mistake" was the fact that Webster didn't go along as the interpreter in the POW raid at Hagenau: it was Guth himself.
A great book for fans to revisit and learn new facts or a great place to start for newcomers to this time in history.
A couple of things to note: the book somewhat follows Guth's adventures and Easy Company battlefields, so the travelogue ends at Hagenau. The author tries to get away with not going further by saying he stuck only to battlefields, but he does have chapters on non-battle locales such as Camp Toccoa and Aldbourne, and even battles at which Guth wasn't present. It was disappointing that the book didn't cover all of Easy's trek through Europe but that's a small quibble.
I did have more of a problem with the penultimate chapter, which had nothing to do with the rest of the book. It followed a different Easy Company, one in which his father-in-law belonged, and a different battle, and it feels shoehorned in. I understand it was personal to the author, and it was in the area of the trip overall, but to have it in front of the last chapter, it interrupted the flow and kind of forces the reader to read it. I wish it had been placed outside the narrative of the main story.
Still, a great read.
April 7, 2019
I listened to the audiobook of this and enjoyed it quite a lot. I was not aware of Forrest Guth as he was not depicted in the miniseries but I loved hearing his side of things. This particular story rehashes a lot of information from various other memoirs from men like Donald Malarkey, and Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron. I still enjoyed the travelogue as Alexander and Guth visited the battlegrounds 60+ years later. I don’t think this is the best Band of Brothers book but if you are like me and have read a bunch of the other books on this particular group of men from WWII I think you will still enjoy it.
June 16, 2017
I like reading about wwII ,so I enjoyed this book.we don't have a lot of these folks left and we are losing more each day.this is a great account of one group of men who helped save our world.
October 15, 2012
An interesting perspective as the author (Larry Alexander) returns to the scenes of several Easy Company battles along with Sgt. Forrest Guth, an Easy veteran.
March 15, 2019
March 2019:
Still having the exact same reaction as last time. So good!
Aug 2018:
I really didn’t want this to end. Enjoyed it a lot! Can’t get enough of these men’s history.
Still having the exact same reaction as last time. So good!
Aug 2018:
I really didn’t want this to end. Enjoyed it a lot! Can’t get enough of these men’s history.
October 30, 2022
In the footsteps of Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company’s battlefields with Sgt. Forrest Guth.
Author: Larry Alexander.
Easy Company, the "Band of Brothers" came to us in 2001, just a few days prior to the 9/11 tragedy. There have been many books that grace the shelves in bookstores, all written by a variety of veterans and historians. This one, by Larry Alexander, is a little different in its layout and method. While others relay their stories of the war, who did what, where and why, this one is slightly different. It is a retrospective journey for Sgt. Guth who accompanied the author on the fulfilment of the authors dream.
For the author, it’s part travelogue, part historical perspective and a definitive memorial to Easy.
For Sgt. Guth, it was a chance to revisit old memories.
Larry Alexander, like many before him, and many who will walk the same path after him, found he had a story. That story was the battles of Easy, and it had reached into his soul. He knew he had to visit the battlefields. Step on the soil and see where it all happened. He made the decision that he had to walk the path, but with an Easy Company veteran. This would enable not only his own emotions and personal impressions, to make the pages of his book, but those of Sgt. Forrest Guth to be weaved together in the pages too.
The book is Toccoa to Amsterdam. They weren’t able to get to The Eagles Nest as it was closed for the season. For our author, his words say it all. He quotes how the trip fulfilled his dreams as he visited several places. The book is beautifully written with the utmost respect given to the places they visited and the events that had occurred there.
Easy Company and Camp Toccoa was their start. The authors words easily plunge you into Band of Brothers and picturing Herbert Sobel training the men. Captain Sobel has been credited by many of Easy with the excellent training of Easy Company and forging them into an above average fighting unit. Sgt. Guth does point out however that all units did their job well, but ‘HBOs Band of Brothers’, by telling the story of Easy, highlighted them above other companies.
Larry Alexander and Sgt. Guth walk through the battlegrounds, literally and figuratively as they discuss different aspects of what happens. This is not like Stephen Ambrose’s book ‘Band of Brothers’. This is a personal narrative. Walking the battlefields together, our author who loves the history, standing beside a veteran who lived it.
While Sgt. Guth never lived to see this book published, it serves as his gift to the Band of Brothers community and a special memory to Larry Alexander.
Author: Larry Alexander.
Easy Company, the "Band of Brothers" came to us in 2001, just a few days prior to the 9/11 tragedy. There have been many books that grace the shelves in bookstores, all written by a variety of veterans and historians. This one, by Larry Alexander, is a little different in its layout and method. While others relay their stories of the war, who did what, where and why, this one is slightly different. It is a retrospective journey for Sgt. Guth who accompanied the author on the fulfilment of the authors dream.
For the author, it’s part travelogue, part historical perspective and a definitive memorial to Easy.
For Sgt. Guth, it was a chance to revisit old memories.
Larry Alexander, like many before him, and many who will walk the same path after him, found he had a story. That story was the battles of Easy, and it had reached into his soul. He knew he had to visit the battlefields. Step on the soil and see where it all happened. He made the decision that he had to walk the path, but with an Easy Company veteran. This would enable not only his own emotions and personal impressions, to make the pages of his book, but those of Sgt. Forrest Guth to be weaved together in the pages too.
The book is Toccoa to Amsterdam. They weren’t able to get to The Eagles Nest as it was closed for the season. For our author, his words say it all. He quotes how the trip fulfilled his dreams as he visited several places. The book is beautifully written with the utmost respect given to the places they visited and the events that had occurred there.
Easy Company and Camp Toccoa was their start. The authors words easily plunge you into Band of Brothers and picturing Herbert Sobel training the men. Captain Sobel has been credited by many of Easy with the excellent training of Easy Company and forging them into an above average fighting unit. Sgt. Guth does point out however that all units did their job well, but ‘HBOs Band of Brothers’, by telling the story of Easy, highlighted them above other companies.
Larry Alexander and Sgt. Guth walk through the battlegrounds, literally and figuratively as they discuss different aspects of what happens. This is not like Stephen Ambrose’s book ‘Band of Brothers’. This is a personal narrative. Walking the battlefields together, our author who loves the history, standing beside a veteran who lived it.
While Sgt. Guth never lived to see this book published, it serves as his gift to the Band of Brothers community and a special memory to Larry Alexander.
October 16, 2022
Just finished Larry Alexander’s In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company Battlefield With Sergeant Forrest Guth.
A solid 4 Star read with a slightly different take on the men of Easy Company of the 506th of the 101st Airborne. The story follows not only the men of Easy Company but specifically the war of Sergeant Forrest Guth.
As all good history on Easy Company it start with their training at Toccoa under Lieutenant Herbert Sobel and Lieutenant Dick Winters and somewhat rehabilitates the image of Sobel and credits him with the excellent training of Easy Company and forging them into an above average fighting unit, but Guth frequently points out many of men and units fought just as well but they are Heralded due to Stephen Ambrose’s book Band of Brothers and the subsequent HBO miniseries.
The story goes from Toccoa, to Fort Benning, to Aldbourne in England with the culmination being their jump into Normandy the evening before the Normandy Landing on the day of days.
Some of the highlights of the book are the textbook attack on Brecourt Manor to Carentan, the failed Operation Market Garden which was epic in scope but fell short in execution.. A highlight outside of the attack on Brecourt Manor is of course The Battle of the Bulge and ending largely with Forrest Guth final European action at Haguenau.
If you are looking for a definitive history of Easy Company this is not it and you would better turn your attention to Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers or Larry Alexander’s Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers but for a more personal touch this falls right in with other accounts from the men of Easy Company and is well worth your time to read.
A solid 4 Star read with a slightly different take on the men of Easy Company of the 506th of the 101st Airborne. The story follows not only the men of Easy Company but specifically the war of Sergeant Forrest Guth.
As all good history on Easy Company it start with their training at Toccoa under Lieutenant Herbert Sobel and Lieutenant Dick Winters and somewhat rehabilitates the image of Sobel and credits him with the excellent training of Easy Company and forging them into an above average fighting unit, but Guth frequently points out many of men and units fought just as well but they are Heralded due to Stephen Ambrose’s book Band of Brothers and the subsequent HBO miniseries.
The story goes from Toccoa, to Fort Benning, to Aldbourne in England with the culmination being their jump into Normandy the evening before the Normandy Landing on the day of days.
Some of the highlights of the book are the textbook attack on Brecourt Manor to Carentan, the failed Operation Market Garden which was epic in scope but fell short in execution.. A highlight outside of the attack on Brecourt Manor is of course The Battle of the Bulge and ending largely with Forrest Guth final European action at Haguenau.
If you are looking for a definitive history of Easy Company this is not it and you would better turn your attention to Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers or Larry Alexander’s Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers but for a more personal touch this falls right in with other accounts from the men of Easy Company and is well worth your time to read.
April 11, 2023
I definitely was one that jumped on the Band Of Brothers bandwagon at the initial release of the mini series and have loved learning about and reading about these guys ever since. True heroes in my mind. That generation of men and women that had to fight WWII, as well as those that maybe had to stay back and take care of things at home, are truly among the greatest generation.
This book, as other critiques have said, does not offer much new information, but its a great refresher on many of the events. Its interesting to hear of the inaccuracies among reports, but I don't get too bothered by it for a couple of reasons. 1- Hollywood is going to do what it does. If they missed a few details here it is understandable. Changing a character here or there is probably a little too far, especially to the living person that it affects. 2- I think of Gladwell's book on memories and the information he has brought to light about how we sometimes alter our memories internally and swear that the events happened a certain way.
Anyway, this book is great, and a great tribute. These were such great men, the ones that came home that we get to hear from, as well as the ones that didn't come home. Our nation is forever shaped by their efforts and sacrifices. They are all pretty much gone now, passed on to the next adventure, and I for one am grateful to read about and keep their history alive through all of the many books about them.
This book, as other critiques have said, does not offer much new information, but its a great refresher on many of the events. Its interesting to hear of the inaccuracies among reports, but I don't get too bothered by it for a couple of reasons. 1- Hollywood is going to do what it does. If they missed a few details here it is understandable. Changing a character here or there is probably a little too far, especially to the living person that it affects. 2- I think of Gladwell's book on memories and the information he has brought to light about how we sometimes alter our memories internally and swear that the events happened a certain way.
Anyway, this book is great, and a great tribute. These were such great men, the ones that came home that we get to hear from, as well as the ones that didn't come home. Our nation is forever shaped by their efforts and sacrifices. They are all pretty much gone now, passed on to the next adventure, and I for one am grateful to read about and keep their history alive through all of the many books about them.
November 3, 2019
The exploits of the Band of Brothers are forever immortalised by the book by Stephen Ambrose and of course the series of the same name. As a fan of the series and also a military history buff, it has always been my goal to get the chance to visit the sites of the various battles not only fought by the men of Easy Company, but across the entire front.
Alexander retraces the steps taken by the men of Easy Company with Forrest Guth one of its members prior to his death. With recollections from his comrades this book provides a unique look into the towns that were affected by the war.
Most poignant of which is of course hearing the veteran’s perspective of the friends he lost during the time on the front as they encounter the memorials dedicated to honouring them.
Having been to Normandy it is still surreal to read Guth’s recollections of his experience in the early hours of D-Day and picture the quiet French countryside filled with such carnage. While Arnhem was not where Easy Company were during Operation Market Garden, it is still surreal to read that their drop into Holland was part of the operation that led to Arnhem being called ‘The Bridge too Far’
Alexander retraces the steps taken by the men of Easy Company with Forrest Guth one of its members prior to his death. With recollections from his comrades this book provides a unique look into the towns that were affected by the war.
Most poignant of which is of course hearing the veteran’s perspective of the friends he lost during the time on the front as they encounter the memorials dedicated to honouring them.
Having been to Normandy it is still surreal to read Guth’s recollections of his experience in the early hours of D-Day and picture the quiet French countryside filled with such carnage. While Arnhem was not where Easy Company were during Operation Market Garden, it is still surreal to read that their drop into Holland was part of the operation that led to Arnhem being called ‘The Bridge too Far’
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 4, 2020
This was a very enjoyable mix of past and present. Walking with Forrest Guth through the battles he participated in provided lots of new insights. I learned about some of the different historical arguments about gun placement. I learned some new stories about Winters. I learned about some more historical inaccuracies in the show. I learned about arguments the guys still have with one another, or had because most of them have now passed.
I wish I'd read this book before we went to Normandy. It clearly laid out all the Band of Brothers sights and monuments, most of which I missed. If I ever get to go to Bastogne I'll use this book to guide my research. I laughed. I cried. I loved it.
I wish I'd read this book before we went to Normandy. It clearly laid out all the Band of Brothers sights and monuments, most of which I missed. If I ever get to go to Bastogne I'll use this book to guide my research. I laughed. I cried. I loved it.
July 12, 2025
Very well done. I enjoyed learning more personal details about the Band of Brothers and their trail through Europe. Having a surviving member of the company travel with the author as the guide and living source material was an excellent touch for this book. This book also provides you with the “after” that the HBO series or many of the company members’ biographies don’t, where you are seeing these locations decades later and witnessing firsthand the resulting influence these men left behind in all the villages and peoples lives they touched over the course of the war. True heros.
April 10, 2018
This is a well written glimpse into the life of a soldier during World War II and his visit to the same battlegrounds over 60 years later. This is a great account and an interesting read.
This is one of about a dozen books that I have read about the Band of Brothers and it ranks in my top 3. This is well worth the read.
This is one of about a dozen books that I have read about the Band of Brothers and it ranks in my top 3. This is well worth the read.
August 23, 2021
This book is basically a free battlefield tour. Meticulously researched and incredibly detailed, you can pull up google maps and see exactly where all of these events took place, right down to specific streets and houses. Basically just goes over all of the Band of Brothers stories again, fact checks it, and then goes into even greater detail
October 25, 2023
A very interesting way to write a book. It occured when the author and one of the men who fought these battles return to Europe to follow the 503's trek across Europe. 50+ years later they found fighting holes these men had fought from, undisturbed in some cases. A final farewell to the men who fought some of the most brutal battles in Europe in WWII.
April 7, 2018
Great book! What a once in a lifetime experience for the author of this book.
The military procedures were a little hard to understand, because try as I might, I just have trouble understanding them.
Really just made me want to visit these sites so much more than I already wanted to!
The military procedures were a little hard to understand, because try as I might, I just have trouble understanding them.
Really just made me want to visit these sites so much more than I already wanted to!
November 10, 2020
What an interesting way to explore the experience of the Band of Brothers! I reviewed the book on my blog: https://wineandhistory.wordpress.com/...
March 30, 2024
This was very informative and interesting as he traveled as close to their exact journey that he could. Parts I wish he would've been able to go into more details, and others I felt went too much, for me.
May 27, 2019
I've read all of the Band of Brothers books and this one adds to the story with several little details as if the reader is on tour at the sites where they fought.
June 7, 2019
loved it with all my heart!
March 2, 2020
Hard not to have a little envy of Larry Alexander - had I known that writers had access to these guys I would have definitely been an English major in college.
March 24, 2020
A bit repetitive from Ambrose books on the Band of Brothers. It feels like the author was just trying to jump on the bandwagon by taking a veteran on a tour of selected WW2 sites.
December 11, 2020
Part history, part travelogue, this was a good read.
July 14, 2021
One of the best books I've read in a long time. Mr. Alexander really paints a picture. I'm envious of the author, as I would have been thrilled to be on that trip.
July 1, 2023
A fantastic look at the story of Easy Company. The past meets the present as the author journeys to each place E company fought. The stories were great. Worth the read!
August 31, 2023
What a good book! Very interesting and especially touching! I had just finished reading Band of Brothers, and this book help me cement events in my head.
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March 4, 2024Listened to the audiobook as a family in the car
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October 29, 2025I just felt it was boring. Loved reading about the stories and adventures of the paratroopers, I just kept putting it off and not reading it.
May 10, 2015
I've read Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers novel, and the two memoirs from Dick Winters, so I was already familiar with much of the material here. I like reading about the same situations from another another source, and this book was from the perspective of Easy Company veteran Forrest Guth. The book's style is quite unique: the pacing interchanges from Forrest's recollection of the war 60 years ago, to the current road trip he and the book's author Larry Alexander were on at the time. It seems Alexander wanted to visit all of the memorable places Easy Company fought in with an actual vet in tow. It makes for an interesting read as he describes the places before and what they look like right now.
Just some things to watch out for: Forrest suffered injuries during the war and had to be taken to the hospital to recuperate, hence some parts that you've seen in the HBO miniseries would not be in here. Forrest had a bad landing in Operating Market Garden so we only get to read the first parts of it, and he won the lottery after Haguenau so he was sent home instead of trooping over to Berchtesgaden. Also, there's one chapter about a different Easy Company that fought in the Battle of the Bulge that the author snuck in. His father-in-law was part of that unit and he included that in the novel as some sort of a remembrance. I only read a few pages of it before I skipped the entire thing.
There's also a lot of "revisions" about known events. Alexander made use of materials from the other memoirs of Easy Company veterans like Webster, Malarkey, Wild Bill, Heffron, Compton and Winters, and he does his best to give all varying opinions and recollections their fair share of pages. It appears there's conflicting accounts on the gun batteries on Brecourt, or that Lt. Dyke was shot in the shoulder during the assault on Foy which explains why he "froze", just to name a few.
But for me, the best new information I learned from the book was that it was Forrest who accompanied the patrol in Haguenau that successfully snatched prisoners, not David Webster as portrayed in the series. That oversight must have been the reason why Forrest didn't like the miniseries. And speaking of Webster, apparently he was so good in keeping a low profile and not volunteering for anything that when his own memoir was published, Winters and Carwood Lipton didn't know who he was. That, I find hilarious.
Just some things to watch out for: Forrest suffered injuries during the war and had to be taken to the hospital to recuperate, hence some parts that you've seen in the HBO miniseries would not be in here. Forrest had a bad landing in Operating Market Garden so we only get to read the first parts of it, and he won the lottery after Haguenau so he was sent home instead of trooping over to Berchtesgaden. Also, there's one chapter about a different Easy Company that fought in the Battle of the Bulge that the author snuck in. His father-in-law was part of that unit and he included that in the novel as some sort of a remembrance. I only read a few pages of it before I skipped the entire thing.
There's also a lot of "revisions" about known events. Alexander made use of materials from the other memoirs of Easy Company veterans like Webster, Malarkey, Wild Bill, Heffron, Compton and Winters, and he does his best to give all varying opinions and recollections their fair share of pages. It appears there's conflicting accounts on the gun batteries on Brecourt, or that Lt. Dyke was shot in the shoulder during the assault on Foy which explains why he "froze", just to name a few.
But for me, the best new information I learned from the book was that it was Forrest who accompanied the patrol in Haguenau that successfully snatched prisoners, not David Webster as portrayed in the series. That oversight must have been the reason why Forrest didn't like the miniseries. And speaking of Webster, apparently he was so good in keeping a low profile and not volunteering for anything that when his own memoir was published, Winters and Carwood Lipton didn't know who he was. That, I find hilarious.
August 27, 2015
This modern day archeological trip to the battle fields of Europe with a soldier who was there brings you to the battle sites of WWII as they were then and as they are now. The focus of this trip is to return with an aging veteran of the 101st Airborne Division - the Screaming Eagles - who was also part of Easy Company, the famous "Band of Brothers". As one of the last living members, this 86 year old travels to the major battle sites and relates each battle fought by his comrades from Normandy on D-Day to Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and crossing the Rhine. The more interesting parts are the recounting of the actual battles instead of the present-day visits to those sites. It is no surprise that some sites remain just as they were 70 years ago, and most have changed dramatically. A quick, interesting read but lacking the depth and action of the real account of WWII like Band of Brothers.
December 29, 2015
A must read for fans of the Band of Brothers, Larry Alexander uses a trip with his friend and Easy Company Vet Sgt. Forest Guth to many of their battlefields to tell the real story behind the Band of Brothers. Including the fact it was Forest Guth who went on the famous Last Patrol and not David Webster as seen in the miniseries. The Book does not cover the company's time in Germany as Sgt. Guth was awarded a 30 day pass in late March and was in the US visiting friends and Family when the war in Europe ended. The book also shows the overwhelming respect and admiration these Vets get from citizens in Europe.
Sadly this was Sgt. Guth's last trip as he passed away just a few days shy of a year after the trip.
Sadly this was Sgt. Guth's last trip as he passed away just a few days shy of a year after the trip.
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