‘Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment – In Photographs’, Genesis Publications signed deluxe limited edition

On offer ‘Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment – In Photographs‘, published in the UK by Genesis Publications in 2008. This is the deluxe edition bound in full gotaskin leather, limited to 350 copies only of which this is no. 87. Signed by seven veterans from the 506th Prachute Infantry Regiment; and signed by Damian Lewis, actor who played Major Richard D. Winters in the TV-series ‘Band of Brothers‘. Introduced by Tom Hanks with an afterword by Steven Spielberg. Contributions by Damian Lewis and James Madio, and the veterans. Over 400 images and 20,000 words. Condition: fine and with all extras as published. Production details according to the publisher: Signed by: Damian Lewis and seven veterans including: Bill Guarnere, Bill Maynard, Bill Wingett, Buck Compton, Buck Taylor, Clancy Lyall, Don Bond, Don Malarkey, Earl McClung, Ed Joint, Ed Shames, Ed Tipper, Forrest Guth, Frank Soboleski, Henry Zimmerman, Herb Suerth, Jack Foley, Joe Lesniewski, Paul Rogers, Rod Bain, Rod Strohl, Roy Gates, Shifty Powers Contributors: The veterans of Easy Company, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Damian Lewis, James Madio, Jake Powers Paper: Heavyweight 200gsm matt art paper Binding: Full black goatskin leather, gilded page edging, gilded embossed 506th Insignia and detailing. Box: M1942 green cloth slipcase with tray, black silkscreened with parachutists Extras: DVD ‘In Good Company’, Facsimile Hagenau town map, Facsimile ‘Jump Into The Fight’ 1942 recruitment leaflet, V-Mail letter from Bill Lauer, sent January 1945, Major Richard D Winters’ military ID card and his original jump certificate, General McAuliffe’s Christmas letter to the troops holed up in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, The 506 PIR Second Battalion’s 1942 Christmas menu and company roster. The Men of Easy Company The ‘Band of Brothers’ that comprised Easy Company (as immortalised in Stephen Ambrose’s bestselling book and the celebrated mini-series co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks) will forever be remembered for their audacious acts of bravery throughout World War II. For the first time, through an archive of over 400 rare photographs and items of memorabilia – including maps, rosters and diary extracts – together with a 20,000-word original text from company veterans, Genesis Publications presents the history of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne, in an unparalleled signed limited edition book. ‘The story of Easy Company has been told before… but never so personally as it is here.’ – The Independent The Contributors Accompanying the photographs are personal recollections of the men of Easy Company, gathered from veterans exclusively for this edition. This 20,000-word original text is accompanied by a Foreword by Tom Hanks and Afterword by Steven Spielberg. ‘What can we make of the men who made up the parachute infantry regiments? Take a company of that or any of the airborne units and you have not just a group of volunteers, but a collection of men who had to train, test, and earn the right to jump out of airplanes in the dark of night, land behind enemy lines, and begin their part of the war in battle and surrounded. These men seemed to have been campaigning for the label of “hero”.’ – From Tom Hanks’ Foreword ‘With sincere hopes that you experience similar personal insights, with confidence that you’ll find one of these ageing heroes, say thanks and elicit a story of greatness or two before they all disappear from among us, I thank you for reading this book. And I thank you for taking the time to appreciate what they went through during World War II. Those of us who enjoy freedom around the world stand humbly in their giant shadow.’ – From Steven Spielbergs’ Afterword. First and Fine.…