Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment The Men of Easy Company Book Signed By 6 Members Of Easy Company RARE OUT OF PRINT CERTIFIED

Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment The Men of Easy Company Book Signed By 6 Members Of Easy Company RARE OUT OF PRINT CERTIFIED. The ‘Band of Brothers’ that comprised Easy Company (as immortalized in Stephen Ambrose’s bestselling book and the celebrated mini-series co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks) will forever be remembered for their audacious acts of bravery throughout World War II.For the first time, through an archive of over 400 rare photographs and items of memorabilia – including maps, rosters and diary extracts – together with a 20,000-word original text from company veterans, Genesis Publications presents the history of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne, in an unparalleled signed limited edition book. This book providing an outstanding insight into Easy Company, its training and campaigns, the majority of the photographs, maps and artifacts in this edition come from the private collection of Major Richard D Winters.These include a set of photographs Winters acquired from regimental photographer Al Krochka, in return for a German Luger pistol, at the end of the war.
Other photographs were taken by Easy Company soldiers: Amos ‘Buck’ Taylor used colour Kodachrome film during training at Toccoa and Camp Mackall; Forrest Guth carried Rod Strohl’s folding camera into combat on D-Day using a specially sewn-on pocket on his jump suit; Robert ‘Burr’ Smith captured Easy Company in training using an Eastman Retina 35mm; and Herb Suerth left the line during the Battle of the Bulge to capture his comrades with a 1939 Falcon. Easy Company contains an original 20,000-word text from company veterans. It features a Foreword by Tom Hanks and an Afterword by Stephen Spielberg. The extensive text contains many previously untold stories and follows the men from their grueling 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.
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. 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. ‘You gotta jump and they don’t have time for people who hesitate.’ – Roy Gates ‘Bastogne was the lowest point in the war for a lot of us. We had no defences, and they began shelling us for days. This was the point of the war when I thought it might be lost, I thought to myself, ‘We are going to have to fight a little harder to win this.” – Forrest Guth. The Collector binding is inspired by the paratroopers’ uniform. Each copy is hand-bound by master craftsmen using leather and M1942 jumpsuit material and features a sewn replica ‘Screaming Eagle’ patch. 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. 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. 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.   Reproduced exclusively to accompany every copy in the edition are two rare items:
1. ‘Jump Into The Fight!’ – A facsimile reproduction of the 1942 US Army recruitment leaflet.
2. An unseen town plan of Haguenau – a map belonging to Major Richard Winters from January 1945, with hand-marked annotations outlining the positions and movements of his men along the Rhine river.
Limited to just 1,000 copies, every book is numbered and personally signed by at least six of the twenty-three Easy Company veterans involved, including: Rod Bain, Don Bond, Lynn ‘Buck’ Compton, Jack Foley, Roy Gates, William ‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere, Forrest Guth, Ed Joint, Joe Lesniewski, Clancy Lyall, Don Malarkey, Bill Maynard, Earl McClung, Darrell ‘Shifty’ Powers, Paul Rogers, Ed Shames, Frank Soboleski, Rod Strohl, Herb Suerth, Buck Taylor, Ed Tipper, Bill Wingett and Henry Zimmerman. (see photos to see who signed this one! This book is LONG OUT OF PRINT! It is a must for a Band Of Brothers fan! One of the best books ever compiled with the highest quality of Genesis publishing.  The book is in excellent condition. We received this book directly from the original owner and we 100% guarantee the authenticity of the signatures. Some are very rare! A Gettysburg Museum Of History COA (Certificate of Authenticity) will come with the book. If you ever wanted a truly authentic certified signed 6 member Easy Company  autographed Easy Company book, here is your chance! Don’t miss this! These rarely make it the secondary market and sometimes sell for thousands!