With an incredible World War II combat record that includes parachuting
into Normandy on D-Day and service during Operation Market Garden, at
Bastogne and in Germany itself, Ed Shames was involved in some of the
most important battles of the war. A member of the legendary Band of
Brothers, Shames offers his own words and recollections that fuel a
searing account, giving a soldier's glimpse into the ferocity of the
fighting on the ground and the close fellowship that developed between
the men in Easy Company. The first member of the 101st to enter Dachau
concentration camp just days after its liberation, Shames ended the war
in the bombed-out shell of Hitler's Eagle's Nest, surrounded by his
comrades in arms.
In this paperback edition by the author of Tonight We Die As Men is
the phenomenal story of a remarkable young lieutenant during World War
II, from the grueling training at Toccoa right through to the eventual
collapse of the Third Reich.