Brothers In Battle, Best of Friends

by Guarnere, William; Heffron, Edward; Post, Robyn

• ISBN13: 9780425217283
• ISBN10: 0425217280
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-02
• Publisher: Berkley Hardcover

Summary

"To single out one or two of [the] Screaming Eagles as the Most Super-Duper Paratrooper or the Best Source for a free beer on VE day would be a fool's errand. But to fail to single out Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron would overlook a grand entertainment and a stirring inspiration. "'Wild Bill' and 'Babe.' Even their names beg the telling of their tale, like great ball players from the 1920s, or legendary lawmen-or outlaws-of the Old West." Book jacket.

Author Biography

William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron were both portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Guarnere, a tough street kid, and Heffron, a thoughtful and introspective boy, both from South Philly, went on to become brothers in battle and best of friends.

Robyn Post has been a professional journalist for 13 years and profiled the two men for Philadelphia Magazine.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xix
Groomed for War on the Streets of South Philly	p. 1
Earning Those Coveted Jump Wings	p. 15
D-Day: Wild Bill's Revenge	p. 58
England: Garrison Duty and Piccadilly Lilies	p. 83
Holland: Parades, Grenades, and Hell's Highway	p. 103
Mourmelon-Le-Grand: R & R Interrupted	p. 149
Bastogne: Code Word for Hell	p. 156
Germany: Now I Know Why We're Here	p. 199
Back Home in South Philly	p. 217
Back to the Places We Fought	p. 250
"Babe, Meet Babe": Band of Brothers Goes to Hollywood	p. 262
Epilogue	p. 275
Acknowledgments	p. 285
Index	p. 287
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