Biggest Brother
The Life Of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led The Band of Brothers
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4.7 • 58 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The New York Times bestseller that tells the true story of the life of Major Dick Winters, the man who led the Band of Brothers in World War II.
Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix!
In every band of brothers, there is always one who looks out for the others.
They were Easy Company, 101st Army Airborne—the World War II fighting unit legendary for their bravery against nearly insurmountable odds and their loyalty to one another in the face of death. Every soldier in this band of brothers looked to one man for leadership, devotion to duty, and the embodiment of courage: Major Dick Winters.
This is the riveting story of an ordinary man who became an extraordinary hero. After he enlisted in the army’s arduous new Airborne division, Winters’s natural combat leadership helped him rise through the ranks, but he was never far from his men. Decades later, Stephen E. Ambrose’s Band of Brothers made him famous around the world.
Full of never-before-published photographs, interviews, and Winters’s candid insights, Biggest Brother is the fascinating, inspirational story of a man who became a soldier, a leader, and a living testament to the valor of the human spirit—and of America.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The commander of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was the subject of Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers, the HBO miniseries made from it, and now this biography from a Pennsylvania journalist. Much of the book covers the same ground as the preceding work (Winters's command from Normandy through the Battle of the Bulge), but it also covers his youth in rural Pennsylvania, the Depression-era hardships he survived and the old-fashioned work ethic that stood him in good stead when he was drafted in 1941. Promotion eventually brought Winters to the rank of major and command of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th, and he was urged to stay in the army after WWII and again during Korea. But he settled down as a successful seller of livestock feed, raised a family and at the end of the book is still alive at 87. This straightforward study of the best sort of small-unit leader fair, judiciously rewarding merit or the lack thereof, able to deal with a wide variety of people, leading from in front is for the dedicated only.
Customer Reviews
One of the best, most detailed books about Easy Company
I've read numerous books and memoirs about Easy Company, "the band of brothers". This is one of the best in straight forward and detailed approach. Clearly written and adding detail not present in other books which fill in the gaps.
Highly recommended.
Biggest Brother need to read
I am a very difficult reader to get hooked on a book. I am a veteran, but of a much more recent and less supported conflict. My father was in the ETO with the 30 ID, but only spoke a "few" words of advice prior to my enlisting into the Army in 1971. As a child I wanted so much to be like our WW II veterans, watching Walter Cronkite and other history shows in the 50's and early 60's helped fuel that desire to be the best I could be for my country.
This book has permitted me the chance to listen to my father through Major Winters words. Thank you Major Dick Winters for stepping in for my farther. You made your last jump with the greatest honor!
God Bless All Veterans,
Scott