Overview
They were called Easy Company—but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150% casualties while liberating Europe—an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Winner of the Distinguished Service Cross, Dick Winters was their legendary commander. This is his story—told in his own words for the first time.
On D-Day, Winters assumed leadership of the Band of Brothers when its commander was killed and led them through the Battle of the Bulge and into Germany—by which time each member had been wounded. Based on Winters’s wartime diary, Beyond Band of Brothers also includes his comrades’ untold stories. Virtually none of this material appeared in Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers. Neither a protest against nor a glamorization of war, this is a moving memoir by the man who earned the love and respect of the men of Easy Company—and who is a hero to new generations worldwide.
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On D-Day, Winters assumed leadership of the Band of Brothers when its commander was killed and led them through the Battle of the Bulge and into Germany—by which time each member had been wounded. Based on Winters’s wartime diary, Beyond Band of Brothers also includes his comrades’ untold stories. 'Beyond Band of Brothers' is Dick Winters' account of his experiences with Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the Second World War. Winters will already be familar to many readers from his role in 'Band of Brothers' by Steven Ambrose, and in the HBO mini-series 'Band of. Beyond Band of Brothers. Penguin, 2006 - Biography & Autobiography - 304 pages. They were called Easy Company—but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the. Winters, Richard D. Beyond Band of Brothers: the War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters. New York:Berkley Caliber, 2006. Seiko snd253p1 manuallasopatask. Warning Note: These citations are software generated and may contain errors. To verify accuracy, check the appropriate style guide.
Richard Dick Winters
Veterans of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne
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Richard Dick Winters, a graduate of Franklin Marshall College, Lancaster Country, Pennsylvania, joined the military in 1941.
During basic training, Winters is intrigued by his training officer who makes an explanatory speech for an hour on a rifle he believed to hold in his hands when it was not the right one.
It is also during his classes that Winters discovers the airborne troops. He immediately decided to volunteer in the “Airborne Troops” he did not know of, as did a large part of the Americans at the time.
He joined the Easy Company in the summer of 1942 as head of section at the Toccoa training grounds in Georgia. The relationship between Winters and his immediate superior, Captain Herbert Sobel, is not fixed and to avoid tensions that can hinder the smooth running of operations, Sobel is transferred to another regiment and replaced by Lieutenant Thomas Meehan.
In Normandy, Meehan is killed on D-Day, and Winters becomes the commander of the Easy by substitution. He excelled at this post and the American General Staff, as the fighting in Europe evolved, decided to gradually raise it to rank. Richard D. Winters becomes Major (commander) at the end of the Second World War.
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Winters was an officer very close to his men, not hesitating to meet the assaults, analyzing situations quickly and efficiently (the assault he organized and ordered on D-Day near Manoir deBrécourt in Normandy is now studied, commented and taught at the American School of West Point officers for his amazing efficiency) and did not hesitate to refuse orders he deemed useless, as in Haguenau, Alsace, where Winters refused to set up a combat patrol.
He died on January 2, 2011 at 92 years old.
Richard Dick Winters wrote his memoirs as Beyond Band of Brothers, The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
Richard Winters Beyond Band Of Brothers Series