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Tom Hanks introduces the rousing story of two inseparable friends and soldiers portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.
William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron were among the first paratroopers of the U.S. Army-members of an elite unit of the 101st Airborne Division called Easy Company. Arguably the bravest, most efficient, physically fit, and tight-knit group of soldiers the Army has ever produced, the unit was called upon for every high-risk operation of the war, including D-Day, Operation Market Garden in Holland, the Battle of the Bulge, and the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden.
Both fought side-by-side-until Guarnere lost his leg in the Battle of the Bulge nd was sent home. Heffron went on to liberate concentration camps and rake Hitler's Eagle's Nest hideout. United by their experience, the two reconnected at the war's end and have been the best of friends ever since. Their story is a tribute to the lasting bond forged between comrades in arms-and to all those who fought for freedom.
- Sales Rank: #750198 in Books
- Published on: 2007-10-02
- Released on: 2007-10-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.20" h x 1.15" w x 6.36" l, 1.20 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 320 pages
- Great book!
From Publishers Weekly
Journalist Post, on assignment for Philadelphia magazine, met in 2001 with WWII vets Guarnere and Heffron to discuss their service and their portrayal in the soon-to-be-aired HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (based on the book by Stephen E. Ambrose). In this new book, Post has compiled the transcripts of her interviews to provide a personal history of the 101st Airborne Division's Easy Company, as well as the soldiers' own stories of growing up and growing old. Switching off between the two within chapters, Post allows Guarnere and Heffron to share narration duties as they recount their South Philly childhoods, their induction into Easy Company (Guarnere was there for the company's formation; Heffron joined after D-Day) and their work in it, from the disastrous Operation Market Garden to the frozen hell of Bastogne. The men also discuss their post-war lives, and those of their comrades; 60 years after meeting, these two men still call each other nearly every day, and their bond provides the volume its large heart. Both men are quick to point out that they're no heroes, just men with a job to do (despite the fact that they each received, and tore up, exemptions from service); they and their story are both remarkable, and a must-read for anyone who enjoyed Band of Brothers in print or on screen.
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Review
"Each of them delivers a relentlessly gripping account highlighting heroism, sacrifice and terrible suffering." ---Kirkus
About the Author
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.
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114 of 115 people found the following review helpful.
"I'm just happy to be alive!"
By Gregory Canellis
For true Band of Brothers fans, "Wild Bill" Guarnere and "Babe" Heffron need no introduction. Although the foreword by actor Tom Hanks is a sincere and fitting tribute (both men think very highly of Hanks), it was not necessary to help promote this wonderfully written book. Journalist Robyn Post gives us Heffron and Guarnere in the rough with South Philly colloquialisms in tact. Five years in the making, _Brothers in Battle Best of Friends_ (a more fitting title would be impossible to conjure) joins the memoirs of Dick Winters, David Kenyon Webster, Donald R. Burgett, and a host of other histories of the 101st Airborne Division in World War II.
Post brings her readers right into the men's living rooms. One gets the impression that Bill and Babe are sitting across from them in an easy chair sipping a beer, recounting their amazing experiences. Post arranges the book nicely. Though both men grew up only blocks apart in South Philly, they would not meet until Babe joined Easy Company in England after the Normandy battles. Recognizing Babe's South Philly accent (for those who ever had a friend from Philly, you know the accent) the men became fast friends. Guarnere ensured Babe was placed in Joe Toye's squad because he knew Toye would take care of "the dirty rat." Both men soldiered through Holland, the bitter cold and horrendous fighting at Bastogne where both Toye and Guarnere were horribly wounded by the same artillery round and both men lost a leg. Babe then carries the narrative to war's end, while Bill recounts his journey through recovery and the physical and mental readjustments he overcame, all the while "just happy to be alive." Chapters on the men's lives and sixty-two year enduring friendship after the war, their travels back to Europe today, and an Epilogue written by actors Frank John Hughes and Robin Laing ("Bill" and "Babe" respectively) round out the book.
Like the memoirs of Winters and Webster, the book ties up loose ends created by both the written and film versions of Band of Brothers. For example, in the film, Guarnere, played by Hughes goes AWOL from hospital to return to Easy Company just prior to heading to Bastogne. Winters advises Guarnere about taking any more "joy rides" and the film leaves it at that. In the book, Guarnere recounts having been previously shot in the leg by a sniper while riding across an open field on a motorcycle in Holland to check on his men (a scene that would have been an exciting addition to the film). Heffron, never forgetting his Catholic school upbringing, recounts his personal feelings during the liberation of the Landsburg concentration camp, and listening to his inner voice that stopped him from throwing a hand grenade into a house in Germany. Breaking down the door with his rifle butt, Heffron discovered a terrified mother and her small children crouched in a corner. Heffron is still haunted with the thought of what would have happened had he thrown the grenade.
Bill and Babe's message is crystal clear, however: war is hell, and the men do not attempt to sugarcoat that fact. The grim reality of shooting German POWs, alluded to in the film is further confirmed within these pages. Today, when a youngster writes a letter to the pair stating he wants to go off to war and bee "heroes" like them, Bill and Babe reply with an astonished "What? Are you crazy?" Both men survived some of the most brutal combat of World War II, and not a day goes by that they do not think of the friends that were killed. Both men's dry humor shines through as well, and one finds oneself laughing hysterically on one page and welling up in tears on the next. Guarnere repeatedly emphasizes that World War II was won through a team effort of all the combined services, and that he and Babe were just two individual members of that enormous team. Two guys from South Philly, imparting a lifetime of wisdom that we can all benefit from. This book is a must read, and one that will reach further than a circle of loyal Band of Brothers fans!
Greg Canellis
proud son of Sgt. Nicholas Canellis
Company M, 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division
March 1941-September 1945 266 days in combat
(deceased 1962)
46 of 46 people found the following review helpful.
South Philly's Finest
By Anthony W. Coulter
The real hero's of WWII didn't come home according to Babe Heffron. Well Bill and Babe have heroically told the stories of those men for 63 years. Right out of Damon Runyon these two characters, as labeled by a priest, through thick and thin have survived the Depression, Third Reich, health problems and all that life can throw at them. No sissys here, they both are giving and caring beyond the point they would admit. From foxhole to hole in the wall,the story of their loyalty, honesty and true devotion to each other is unparalleled. It is one of the greatest gifts that we have from their generation and it is a testimony that todays society can certainly use. Robyn Post's book has brought to the public the heartfelt tale of two different men who, damn the consequences, are buddies forever.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Bravo for "Brothers in Battle"
By Michael P. Gesker
"Babe" Heffron and "Wild" Bill Guarnere will be familiar "Screaming Eagles" to anyone who read Stephen Ambrose's "Band of Brothers" or watched the HBO series of the same name. These two kids from South Philly have quite a story to tell and it is a marvelous one.
"Brothers in Battle - Best of Friends" is much more than a rehash of tales from the Easy Company canon. The voices of these two "characters" are loud, clear and distinct. Reading the book is as sweet as sitting down on a bar stool at the local tavern and listening to two fun-loving warriors share their hard-won yarns from rigorous training at Toccoa to the many reunions throughout the United States and overseas.
Bill remembers the lessons from Georgia, "We got the basics on the Germans, too--their soldiers, guns, ammo, artillery, tanks. We didn't know all about what they were doing, just that they overran Europe, France, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Russia, and they were going after England. That's all we knew."
Guarnere continued, "We trained harder than any other company. You already got the hardest training in the Army, you're a paratrooper, but [Captain Herbert] Sobel doubled it. Everyone in Toccoa knew about Sobel and Easy Company. We got a reputation real fast."
Babe recalls with vivid detail the liberation of the concentration camp at Landsberg, "There was a young Hungarian Jewish girl, she had her hands on the bars and she was looking through at us. She was crying, and she was saying, `You are my heroes, my angels, my God, we're free, we're free at last.'"
Both Guarnere and Heffron vigorously avoid accepting "hero" as their own. When you read their book, you may agree to disagree. Among the many joys of "Brothers in Battle" are their hilarious notes about their many return trips to the former "Fortress Europa." They loved the Dutch, and had a marvelous retort when they encountered a pay toilet in France.
Frank John Hughes, the splendid actor who portrayed "Wild Bill" in the HBO series offers the perfect salute to Heffron and Guarnere, "With boundless love and respect I cheer "Currahee!' to both of them."
Do yourself a big favor and put this book in your library. Robyn Post's collaborative work with Babe and Bill is a welcome companion to the volumes by Ambrose, Major Dick Winters and Colonel Cole Kingseed.
On second thought this book might be closer to spending cherished time with a father, grandfather, brother, or uncle who never came back from the war, or never set down their load to share his own story about the absurdities, horrors and atrocities of war. God bless all the brothers in battle who bear such a heavy burden. Thank you, Bill and Babe!
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