"Searching for Augusta: The Forgotten Angel of Bastogne by Martin King --a gripping human interest story about war, love, and race --companion to the forthcoming PBS documentary Searching for Augusta, which will air for three years reaching 280 million households Untold millions who saw and read Band of Brothers can finally know the whole story of what really occurred to other American soldiers and civilians in Bastogne during that arduous Winter of 1944/45. In the television version of Band of Brothers, a passing reference is made to an African nurse assisting in an aid station in Bastogne. When military historian Martin King watched the episode, he had to know who that woman was, and thus began a multi-year odyssey that revealed the horror of a town under siege as well as an improbable love story between a white Army medic, Jack Prior, and his black nurse, Augusta Chiwy, as they saved countless lives while under constant bombardment. Based on the recent discovery of Prior's diary as well as an exhaustive and occasionally futile search for Augusta herself, King was at last able to bring belated recognition of Augusta's incredible story by both the U.S. Army and Belgian government shortly before she died. This is not only a little-known story of the Battle of the Bulge, but also the author's own relentless mission to locate Augusta and bestow upon her the honors she so richly deserved."-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction: the spark -- Who were these people? -- Going home for Christmas -- All quiet in Bastogne -- The fog was so thick -- Cafes and cellars -- No way out -- Welcome to Hell -- Whose nuts? -- Blue skies smiling at me -- What's merry about all this? -- The ghost town -- The African angel -- Speechless -- A great leveler -- The last dying gasps -- Broken town, broken heart -- Searching for Augusta -- Epilogue.