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    <body><![CDATA[Major Dick Winters gives a more technical, tactical description of some of the stories Easy Company fans and followers know; the qualities that put him in charge of teaching others and leading them shine through the book, and his experience is certainly worth reading about.  I enjoyed reading this b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45882273">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent book.  This book is definitely a good addition to the Band of Brothers book.  The side of the story directly from someone who actually did it, instead of a researcher, is always going to be interesting.  A war story is still a war story though, no two people, even if they were side by side...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43175308">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Amazing book about and amazing man who led a company of heroes! If you've read this presumably you've read Band of Brothers or seen the mini-series!  It's hard not to watch and become rapt in their lives. I bought this book for my brother as a Christmas gift and read it one day.  I laughed, I cried ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66556017">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A superbly written account by one of my personal heroes. Everyone should read this book at least once if for no other reason than to truly understand the nature of war of what the American spirit was always supposed to be.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I previously enjoyed Band of Brothers and really enjoyed reading this book from Winter's perspective.  Winter's was truly a gifted leader who got the most out of his men.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If you enjoyed &quot;Band of Brothers&quot; by Stephen Ambrose, you'll like this book which is the war memoirs of Major Dick Winters, the commanding of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II.<br/> It's interesting to hear the story of Major Winters' experiences through his ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41213493">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very interesting read from the father figure of WWII's 506 PIR Company E, the Band of Brothers. In most cases I prefer to read on a subject before seeing movies about it as the movies can limit imagination. In this case it was helpful to have read afterwards, given the sheer volume of names, places ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53461945">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was written for the purpose of telling some of the great stories of members of Easy Company that couldn't be rolled into the story told in Band of Brothers.  I didn't notice any significant differences that would merit reading this book if you'd already read Band of Brothers.  Maybe if lot...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35670077">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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