In the Footsteps of the Band of Broth..., Larry Alexander
In the Footsteps of the Band of Broth..., Larry Alexander
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In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers
A Return to Easy Company's Battlefields with Sergeant Forrest Guth

Author: Larry Alexander

Narrator: Norman Dietz

Unabridged: 11 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/04/2010

Synopsis

On the eve of the sixty-fifth 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.

About Larry Alexander

Larry Alexander has been a journalist and columnist for the Intelligencer Journal in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for more than a decade, winning numerous awards for excellence in journalism. He is the author of the national bestseller Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andres on 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 Wo......more

Goodreads review by Leslie on April 06, 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 Guar......more

Goodreads review by Jim on 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.......more

Goodreads review by Lesley on 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.......more

Goodreads review by Joanne on 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 writte......more

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