The story of two inseparable friends and soldiers portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron were among the first paratroopers of the U.S. Army--members of an elite unit of the 101st Airborne Division called Easy Company. Arguably the bravest, most efficient, physically fit, and tight-knit group of soldiers the Army has ever produced, the unit was called upon for every high-risk operation of the war, including D-Day, Operation Market Garden in Holland, the Battle of the Bulge, and the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden. They fought side by side, until Guarnere lost his leg in the Battle of the Bulge. The two reconnected at the war's end and have been the best of friends ever since. Their story is a tribute to the lasting bond forged between comrades in arms.--From publisher description.

Includes index.

1Groomed for War on the Streets of South Philly -- 1 -- 2 Earning Those Coveted Jump Wings -- 15 -- 3 D-Day: Wild Bill's Revenge -- 58 -- 4 England: Garrison Duty and Piccadilly Lilies -- 83 -- 5 Holland: Parades, Grenades, and Hell's Highway -- 103 -- 6 Mourmelon-Le-Grand: R & R Interrupted -- 149 -- 7 Bastogne: Code Word for Hell -- 156 -- 8 Germany: Now I Know Why We're Here -- 199 -- 9 Back Home in South Philly -- 217 -- 10 Back to the Places We Fought -- 250 -- 11 "Babe, Meet Babe": Band of Brothers Goes to Hollywood -- 262.