Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
(out of 5 stars)
Major Dick Winters, now infamously-known thanks to the character portrayal of his experiences in World War II with the 506th Parachute Regiment, 101st Airborne Division as depicted in the Stephen Ambrose book and HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers", has collected his thoughts and memories of those experience and written his own book about his role in winning the war in Europe.
For readers familiar with the Band of Brothers tales, Winters' stories will echo many of those same events, with the unique views that are belong to Winters himself. A relatively unassuming but sharp man, Winters portrays his role with humility and explains the war as it looked through his eyes and the eyes of his men.
From Toccoa to Normandy, and Holland to Belgium to Germany, Winters' role in the war was important and inspiring, especially to those who served under him. His frank descriptions of events provide a very nice compliment to the Ambrose versions of Easy Company, much of which relied heavily on Winters himself. Solid writing, engaging storytelling, and crucial events in a major war, Beyond is a strong but breezy read for any military reader. Four stars.
