Cole C Kingseed – författare

On D-Day, Dick Winters took off with 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment and prepared to parachute into German-held north France. Ground troops landing on Utah beach were relying on Easy Company to secure one of the causeways that were vital if the troops were to get off the beaches and reach the solid ground of Normandy. The plane carrying many of the commanding officers was shot down, leaving Dick Winters suddenly in command of his company. But during the drop he, and many of his men, had been separated from his equipment and was unarmed except for a trench knife.In this remarkable World War 2 memoir, Dick Winters tells the tales left untold by Stephen Ambrose in his 1992 epic Band of Brothers. Starting with an account of the gruelling training designed to make the 506th the most elite unit in the US Army, Beyond Band of Brothers is fascinating account of one man's experience of commanding Easy Company from D-Day, to the Battle of the Bulge and into Germany. Dick Winters gives real insight into leadership under the most difficult conditions - every man in the company had been injured by the time they reached Germany - and tells the real story of the Allies' final defeat of Hitler, from the point of view of someone who was really there.

On the hellish battlefields of World War II Europe, Major Dick Winters led his Easy Company—the now-legendary Band of Brothers—from the confusion and chaos of the D-Day invasion to the final capture of Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest.But Winters’s story didn’t end there. It was only the beginning. He was a quiet, reluctant hero whose modesty and strength drew the admiration of not only his men, but millions worldwide. Now comes the story of Dick Winters in his last years as witnessed and experienced by his good friend, Cole C. Kingseed.Kingseed shares the formative experiences that made Winters such an effective leader. He addresses Winters’s experiences and leadership during the war, his intense, unbreakable devotion to his men, his search for peace both without and within after the war, and how fame forced him to make adjustments to an international audience of well-wishers and admirers, even as he attempted to leave a lasting legacy before joining his fallen comrades. Following Winters’s death on January 2, 2011, the outpouring of grief and adulation for one of this nation’s preeminent leaders of character, courage, and competence shows just how much of an impact Dick Winters left on the world.This is a story of leadership, fame, and friendship, and the journey of one man’s struggle to find the peace that he promised himself if he survived World War II.

In these colorful, insightful profiles, Col. Cole Kingseed former chief of military history at West Point and former collaborator with Maj. Dick Winters of Band of Brothers tells the stirring history of the U.S. Army through the soldiers, from boots to brass, who have fought, led, bled, and died for their country since 1775.Highlights includeWashington and the strategy that won the Revolutionary WarAlexander Hamiltons indispensable role as aide to WashingtonGrants against-the-odds emergence as Union general-in-chiefPershing and the Doughboys in France during World War IPattons three-year tour in HawaiiEisenhower and MacArthur in the PhilippinesEisenhowers greatest decisions of World War IIGeorge Marshall and his knack for finding leadersThe 2nd Ranger Battalion on D-DayVernon J. Baker, among the first African-Americans awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II heroismHal Moore and the Battle of Ia Drang of We Were Soldiers Once fameLeadership and character are at the heart of Brotherhood of the Brave, which spotlights the warriors and the wars that have defined the U.S. Army for 250 years. These stories and lessons, told and distilled by one of the armys great historians, will resonate with soldiers and civilians alike.

They were called Easy Company—but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150% casualties while liberating Europe—an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Dick Winters was their commander—"the best combat leader in World War II" to his men. This is his story—told in his own words for the first time. On D-Day, Dick Winters parachuted into France and assumed leadership of the Band of Brothers when their commander was killed. He led them through the Battle of the Bulge and into Germany, by which time each member had been wounded. They liberated an S.S. death camp from the horrors of the Holocaust and captured Berchtesgaden, Hitler''s alpine retreat. After briefly serving during the Korean War, Winters was a highly successful businessman. Made famous by Stephen Ambrose''s book Band of Brothers—and the subsequent award-winning HBO miniseries—he is the object of worldwide adulation. Beyond Band of Brothers is Winters''s memoir—based on his wartime diary—but it also includes his comrades'' untold stories. Virtually all this material is being released for the first time. Only Winters was present from the activation of Easy Company until the war''s end. Winner of the Distinguished Service Cross, only he could pen this moving tribute to the human spirit.