Easy Company Soldier
The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's »Band of Brothers«
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ISBN-10: 0-312-56323-X
ISBN-13: 9780312563233
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Year: May 12, 2009
Size: 13.72 x 20.57 x 2.29cm
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 272gr
Binding: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0-312-56323-X
ISBN-13: 9780312563233
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Year: May 12, 2009
Size: 13.72 x 20.57 x 2.29cm
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 272gr
Binding: Paperback
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Don Malarkey, Bob Welch, John Bedford Lloyd (reader)
Macmillan Audio; 2008
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Drafted in 1942, Malarkey arrived at Camp Toccoa in Georgia and was one of the one in six soldiers who earned their Eagle wings. He went to England in 1943 to provide cover on the ground for the largest amphibious military attack in history: Operation Overlord. In the darkness of D-day morning, Malarkey parachuted into France and within days was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroism in battle. He fought for thirty-five days in Normandy, nearly eighty in Holland, thirty-nine in Bastogne, and nearly thirty more in and near Haugenau, France, and the Ruhr pocket in Germany.
This is his dramatic tale of those bloody days fighting his way from the shores of France to the heartland of Germany, and the epic story of how an adventurous kid from Oregon became an elite paratrooper and a leader of men.
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Probably my favorite of all the Easy Autobiographies 
I'm a Band of Brothers junkie. I've read all of the autobigraphies that have come out since Ambrose's great book. As a teacher, I have had the privilege of hosting a couple of the members of Easy Company to talk to my students who have read Ambrose's book. These men are amazing to me. While all of the books are praiseworthy and give us insight on the men of Easy Company, I find that Malarky's candor and humility just make for amazing reading. It's a humbling reminder that the heroes of World War II did not spring full-blown from the mind of Zeus. They lived everyday, hardscrabble lives, and did their duty--and much more--when their country needed them. What an amazing man. What an amazing generation. What an amazing book.
I'm a Band of Brothers junkie. I've read all of the autobigraphies that have come out since Ambrose's great book. As a teacher, I have had the privilege of hosting a couple of the members of Easy Company to talk to my students who have read Ambrose's book. These men are amazing to me. While all of the books are praiseworthy and give us insight on the men of Easy Company, I find that Malarky's candor and humility just make for amazing reading. It's a humbling reminder that the heroes of World War II did not spring full-blown from the mind of Zeus. They lived everyday, hardscrabble lives, and did their duty--and much more--when their country needed them. What an amazing man. What an amazing generation. What an amazing book.
Most Honest Account
I have read all of the available Bios from the Easy Company soldiers and have enjoyed all of them immensely. They are all very special brave men, but most of all human and all that goes with it. Sgt. Don Malarky's book has all kinds of personal accounts laced with honest, heartfelt emotions that really allows the reader to get a great feel for what it must have truly been like to walk in his jump boots or shoes in uniform and again as a civillian. Personal fellings that are danced around more carefully in the other Easy Company bios. I feel as though from just reading this book, that Sgt. Malarky was telling me his story in person not page. I repeat, all of the Easy Company bios are excellent and should be by all means read as companion novels to each other, as they are all the same experience but from different veiws, ranks, backgrounds, locations and perceptions to get a 360* account of the whole Easy Company experience from basic training to the return to civillian life and the life beyond the Army.
I have read all of the available Bios from the Easy Company soldiers and have enjoyed all of them immensely. They are all very special brave men, but most of all human and all that goes with it. Sgt. Don Malarky's book has all kinds of personal accounts laced with honest, heartfelt emotions that really allows the reader to get a great feel for what it must have truly been like to walk in his jump boots or shoes in uniform and again as a civillian. Personal fellings that are danced around more carefully in the other Easy Company bios. I feel as though from just reading this book, that Sgt. Malarky was telling me his story in person not page. I repeat, all of the Easy Company bios are excellent and should be by all means read as companion novels to each other, as they are all the same experience but from different veiws, ranks, backgrounds, locations and perceptions to get a 360* account of the whole Easy Company experience from basic training to the return to civillian life and the life beyond the Army.
If you liked Band of Brothers this is a must
This may be an even better book than the Ambrose original. It certainly tells it from a closer look at things.
This may be an even better book than the Ambrose original. It certainly tells it from a closer look at things.
very nice flow
I was simply looking for another perspective on the »Band of Brothers« story and was VERY pleasantly surprised by this well-written, easy reading perspective on Easy Company. Can't know exactly how much veteran Malarkey contributed to the actual text, but this book is a keeper!
I was simply looking for another perspective on the »Band of Brothers« story and was VERY pleasantly surprised by this well-written, easy reading perspective on Easy Company. Can't know exactly how much veteran Malarkey contributed to the actual text, but this book is a keeper!
IF YOU LIKED THIS BOOK, THEN YOU WILL LOVE THIS!
Good book giving insight to Don's life prior to his joining the Army and making history with the 506th. You may want to visit the places the 506th fought at along with author Mark Bando and a WWII 101st Airborne veteran with a tour by Pathfinder Tours. These tours provide the guest with the interesting, inside information AND you get the added bonus of being there with a veteran who fought with the 101st in WWII. In September there will be a tour visiting the Holland/Bastogne battlefields with 101st veteran and author Donald Burgett.
Good book giving insight to Don's life prior to his joining the Army and making history with the 506th. You may want to visit the places the 506th fought at along with author Mark Bando and a WWII 101st Airborne veteran with a tour by Pathfinder Tours. These tours provide the guest with the interesting, inside information AND you get the added bonus of being there with a veteran who fought with the 101st in WWII. In September there will be a tour visiting the Holland/Bastogne battlefields with 101st veteran and author Donald Burgett.
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