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Special Issue:
101st AIRBORNE in WWII
WWII HISTORY PRESENTS:
EASY COMPANY’S
SOLDIERS REMEMBER:
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Dick Winters
Buck Compton
Ed Mauser
Dick Winters’
D-Day Fight
for Brécourt Manor
MARKET GARDEN
Easy Company’s
UNPARALLELED
COURAGE
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
Desperate
Defense of
Bastogne
AIRBORNE VS. FALLSCHIRMJÄGER
Battle for Carentan
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The BAND OF BROTHERS
Features
18
Screaming Eagles at Brécourt Manor
The “Band of Brothers” faced off against German artillerymen in a
fight for a crucial battery on D-Day.
KEVIN M. HYMEL
26
One Man’s Call of Duty
Buck Compton, the storied “Band of Brothers” platoon leader, tells of
his wartime and postwar exploits.
FLINT WHITLOCK
38
Drama at the Klondike Aid Station
52
Easy Company’s Silent Brother
60
Paratroop Brawl at Carentan
Father Francis L. Sampson risked his life to save others in Normandy
and was recommended for the Medal of Honor.
BILL WARNOCK
Ed Mauser, who fought as a member of the celebrated Band of Brothers,
hadn’t talked about his odyssey—until now.
KEVIN M. HYMEL
The objective for the 101st Airborne Division after D-Day was the
capture of a German-held town between the Utah and Omaha sectors.
The gutsy paratroopers proved equal to the task.
WILLIAM F. FLOYD, JR.
70
Capturing the Band of Brothers on Canvas
74
The Island
Departments
Artists commissioned by Valor Studios keep the memory of Easy
Company alive for generations to come.
KEVIN M. HYMEL
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Editorial
Facing more than two companies of Hitler’s elite SS men at the
“Island,” Dick Winters and the men of Easy Company demonstrated
unparalleled courage under fire.
MAJOR DICK WINTERS, WITH
COLONEL COLE C. KINGSEED
A company to remember.
KEVIN M. HYMEL
82
A Bridge So Close
Dropping into Normandy
Although almost everything went wrong during the
American D-Day airnorne jump, the paratroopers man-
aged to pull victory from the jaws of defeat. These are
their personal stories.
KEVIN M. HYMEL
WWII HISTORY PRESENTS:
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Paratroopers of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division encountered surprising
resistance at the Dutch town of Best during Operation Market Garden.
RICHARD A. BERANTY
90
Seven Days Surrounded at Bastogne
Special Issue:
101st AIRBORNE in WWII
EASY COMPANY’S
SOLDIERS REMEMBER:
Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment helped defend the
besieged Belgian town from the attacking German Army.
KEVIN M. HYMEL
Dick Winters
Buck Compton
Ed Mauser
Dick Winters’
D-Day Fight
for Brecourt Manor
MARKET GARDEN
COVER: A U.S. paratrooper
Easy Company’s
prepares to exit his transport
UNPARALLELED
plane in the World War II publicity
COURAGE
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
photo for the U.S. Army.
Desperate
Defense of
Bastogne
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AIRBORNE VS. FALLSCHIRNJÄGER
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Battle for Carentan
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