6/18/2023 0 Comments Shifty powers taccoa![]() ![]() Reproduced exclusively to accompany every copy in the edition are two rare items:ġ. Also enclosed is an exclusive film of the 2005 Easy Company reunion tour of Europe, all housed neatly in a black cloth-covered slipcase, silk-screened with golden parachutists. Stitched into the book is a gatefold photograph of Easy Company at full strength, taken just days before they embarked for Europe and D-Day. Photographs are reproduced in full-colour using fine screen lithography and full page varnishing while the title is blocked with gold lettering and pages are gilt-edged for protection. Each copy is hand-bound by master craftsmen using leather and M1942 jumpsuit material and features a sewn replica 'Screaming Eagle' patch. The Collector binding is inspired by the paratroopers' uniform. The Collector Edition Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment - In Photographs Those of us who enjoy freedom around the world stand humbly in their giant shadow.' - From Steven Spielbergs' Afterword And I thank you for taking the time to appreciate what they went through during World War II. 'With sincere hopes that you experience similar personal insights, with confidence that you'll find one of these ageing heroes, say thanks and elicit a story of greatness or two before they all disappear from among us, I thank you for reading this book. These men seemed to have been campaigning for the label of "hero".' - From Tom Hanks' Foreword 'What can we make of the men who made up the parachute infantry regiments? Take a company of that or any of the airborne units and you have not just a group of volunteers, but a collection of men who had to train, test, and earn the right to jump out of airplanes in the dark of night, land behind enemy lines, and begin their part of the war in battle and surrounded. This 20,000-word original text is accompanied by a Foreword by Tom Hanks and Afterword by Steven Spielberg.ĭamian Lewis and James Madio - actors who played Richard Winters and Frank Perconte in the Band of Brothers mini-series - also pay tribute to the heroism of the men of Easy Company, emphasising the importance of keeping the memory of these remarkable men alive. The Contributors Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment - In PhotographsĪccompanying the photographs are personal recollections of the men of Easy Company, gathered from veterans exclusively for this edition. 'You gotta jump and they don't have time for people who hesitate.' - Roy Gates They volunteered on the basis that they were prepared to jump from an airplane into a combat situation they volunteered to take a greater risk of becoming a casualty and they volunteered to fight with the most proficient outfit in the Allied army. Hundreds of volunteers from all walks of life were to make up the initial 'Easy' Company at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, USA, with seven officers under the battalion command of Major Robert Strayer, and the regimental command of Colonel Robert Sink. The extensive text contains many previously untold stories and follows the men from their gruelling training in Georgia, North Carolina, and in England, through the physical and mental onslaught of D-Day, to Operation Market Garden in Holland, the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, and the victorious capture of Hitler's alpine fortress, 'The Eagles Nest', in Germany. It features a Foreword by Tom Hanks and an Afterword by Stephen Spielberg. The Manuscript Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment - In PhotographsĮasy Company contains an original 20,000-word text from company veterans. ![]()
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