Biggest brother: the life of Major Dick Winters, the man who led the band of brothers Larry Alexander.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York: NAL Caliber, 2006.Description: xxii, 297 p., [8] p. of plates : ill ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780451218391
  • 0451218396
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • D 769.348 .A43 2006
Summary: They were the Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Army Airborne, the legendary fighting unit of World War II. And there was one man every soldier in Easy Company looked up to--Major Richard D. Winters. Here is the compelling story of an ordinary man who became an extraordinary hero--from Winter's childhood in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, through the war years in which his natural skill as a leader elevated him through the ranks in combat, to now, decades later, when he may finally be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on D-Day.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]) and index.

They were the Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Army Airborne, the legendary fighting unit of World War II. And there was one man every soldier in Easy Company looked up to--Major Richard D. Winters. Here is the compelling story of an ordinary man who became an extraordinary hero--from Winter's childhood in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, through the war years in which his natural skill as a leader elevated him through the ranks in combat, to now, decades later, when he may finally be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on D-Day.

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