The limited edition book features a 20,000-word original text from 23 Veterans alongside a Foreword by Tom Hanks and Afterword by Steven Spielberg.

Accompanying the photographs are the personal recollections of the men of Easy Company gathered from interviews with surviving veterans conducted exclusively for this edition. Each copy in this extremely limited edition is signed by at least six veterans.

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.

With contributions from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg who pay tribute to the heroism of the men of Easy Company; and from Damian Lewis & James Madio – the actors who played the parts of Richard Winters and Frank Perconte in the Band of Brothers mini-series, emphasise the importance of keeping the memory of these remarkable men alive for generations to come.

'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. These men seemed to have been campaigning for the label of "hero".'

From Tom Hanks' Foreword

'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. And I thank you for taking the time to appreciate what they went through during World War II. Those of us who enjoy freedom around the world stand humbly in their giant shadow.'

From Steven Spielbergs' Afterword

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