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Fighting Fox Company - The Battling Flank of the Band of Brothers (Paperback)
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Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st
Airborne Division has become one of the most famous small units in
U.S. history, thanks to Stephen Ambrose's superb book Band of
Brothers, followed by portrayals in film. However, to date little
has been heard of Fox Company of that same regiment-the men who
fought alongside Easy Company through every step of the war in
Europe, and who had their own stories to tell. Notably this book,
over a decade in the making, came about for different reasons than
the fame of the "Band of Brothers." Bill Brown, a WWII vet himself,
had decided to research the fate of a childhood friend who had
served in Fox Company. Along the way he met Terry Poyser, who was
on a similar mission to research the combat death of a Fox Company
man from his hometown. Together, the two authors proceeded to
locate and interview every surviving Fox Company vet they could
find. The result was a wealth of fascinating first-hand accounts of
WWII combat as well as new perspectives on Dick Winters and others
of the "Band," who had since become famous. Told primarily through
the words of participants, Fighting Fox Company takes the reader
through some of the most horrific close-in fighting of the war,
beginning with the chaotic nocturnal paratrooper drop on D-Day.
After fighting through Normandy the drop into Holland saw prolonged
ferocious combat, and even more casualties; and then during the
Battle of the Bulge, Fox Company took its place in line at Bastogne
during one of the most heroic against-all-odds stands in U.S.
history. As always in combat, each man's experience is different,
and the nature of the German enemy is seen here in its equally
various aspects. From ruthless SS fighters to meek Volkssturm to
simply expert modern fighters, the Screaming Eagles encountered the
full gamut of the Wehrmacht. The work is also accompanied by rare
photos and useful appendices, including rosters and lists of
casualties, to give the full look at Fox Company, which has long
been overdue.
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