![]() ![]() ![]() But even as the story was being assembled, Winters coordinated the surviving members, keeping them on schedule on topic with an occasional “boot in the pants, just as he’d done half a century earlier: Seeking a writer for their story, Winters interviewed writers, rejecting those who didn’t share his enthusiasm, and especially one who asked, “Well, how much money do you have.” Winters booted him out and eventually found his way to Stephen Ambrose. After the war and despite age and failing health, Major Winters kept in touch with surviving members of the 506th and eventually decided that they had a story worth telling. However, it was the last quarter of the book detailing Winters's post-war life and his eventual drive to tell the 506th's story that revealed the toughness of character and core beliefs that made Major Winters the combat leader he was. In short, most of the book was akin to reading Stephen Ambrose's "Band of Brothers" but from the Major Winters's perspective. A good read, particularly for those who've read "Band of Brothers" and want to know more about the leader of the 506 PIR, Major Dick Winters. ![]()
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