Biggest Brother, Larry Alexander
Biggest Brother, Larry Alexander
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Biggest Brother
The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers

Author: Larry Alexander

Narrator: Traber Burns

Unabridged: 13 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/02/2021


Synopsis

The New York Times bestseller that tells the true story of the life of Major Dick Winters, the man who led the Band of Brothers in World War II.In every band of brothers, there is always one who looks out for the others.They were Easy Company, 101st Army Airborne—the World War II fighting unit legendary for their bravery against nearly insurmountable odds and their loyalty to one another in the face of death. Every soldier in this band of brothers looked to one man for leadership, devotion to duty, and the embodiment of courage: Major Dick Winters.This is the riveting story of an ordinary man who became an extraordinary hero. After he enlisted in the army’s arduous new Airborne division, Winters’s natural combat leadership helped him rise through the ranks, but he was never far from his men. Decades later, Stephen E. Ambrose’s Band of Brothers made him famous around the world.Full of interviews and Winters’s candid insights, Biggest Brother is the fascinating, inspirational story of a man who became a soldier, a leader, and a living testament to the valor of the human spirit—and of America.

About Larry Alexander

Larry Alexander has been a columnist for the Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., a newspaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, since 1993. He retired from the paper in 2015. While with Lancaster Newspapers, he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2005 and has won state-level journalism awards. His first book, Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers, was published in 2005 and made the New York Times bestseller list. He followed up his first success with Shadows in the Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II and In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company’s Battlefields with Sergeant Forrest Guth, both published in 2010. He then coauthored A Higher Call with journalist and historian Adam Makos, which also made the New York Times and international bestsellers lists, and Bloody Ridge and Beyond with Marlin Groft.

About Traber Burns

Traber Burns worked for thirty-five years in regional theater, including the New York, Oregon, and Alabama Shakespeare festivals. He also spent five years in Los Angeles appearing in many television productions and commercials, including Lost, Close to Home, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Grey’s Anatomy, Cold Case, Gilmore Girls, and others.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James

Biggest Brother: Major Dick Winters Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of Brothers written by Larry Alexander, '09, (hist/bio) Best read after reading "Band of Brothers" by Stephen Ambrose. Winters was an exceptional leader of Easy Company, 101st Army Airborne, fr......more

Goodreads review by John

I loved band of brothers but I think I liked this even more.......more

Goodreads review by Joanne

Like many others before me, I had read my fair share of military books surrounding Easy Company. My list so far: Beyond Band of Brothers by Dick Winters. Brothers in Battle by Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron. In the Footsteps of Band of Brothers by Larry Alexander. Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose. C......more


Quotes

“[A] straightforward study of the best sort of small-unit leader.” Publishers Weekly

“The story behind Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers.” Booklist