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Hang Tough

The WWII Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters

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Hang Tough

By: Jared Frederick, Erik Dorr, Bradford Freeman - foreword
Narrated by: Roger Wayne
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The compelling WWII correspondence of Major Dick Winters, commander of the Band of Brothers.

Major Dick Winters of the 101st Airborne gained international acclaim when the tale of he and his men were depicted in the celebrated book and miniseries Band of Brothers. Hoisted as a modest hero who spurned adulation, Winters epitomized the notion of dignified leadership. His iconic World War II exploits have since been depicted in art and commemorated with monuments.

Beneath this marble image of a reserved officer is the story of a common Pennsylvanian tested by the daily trials and tribulations of military duty. His wartime correspondence with pen pal and naval reservist DeEtta Almon paints an endearing portrait of life on both the home front and battlefront - capturing the humor, horror, and humility that defined a generation. Interwoven with postwar reminiscences and rich historical context, Winters' letters offer compelling insights on the individual costs and motivations of World War II service members.

©2020 Erik Dorr and Jared Frederick (P)2020 Tantor Military Military & War World War II War Witty Winter

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I’ve always been keen to learn more about those exceptional ‘Band of Brothers’. I wasn’t sure I’d like a book based on personal letters. How wrong I was. Once started I couldn’t stop listening. The story is fascinating and gives an insight into those true heroes. The narration was equally good. Can thoroughly recommend this to any with an interest in the subject.

Magnificent

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Was just an amazing insight into the characters and time period. When listened to in conjunction with Band of Brothers it’s time we’ll spent

Amazing

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I very much enjoyed this audio book, It's always great discovering new sources and to recover Winters' wartime letters was a gem of a find. It was very interesting to hear his inner thoughts at the time. The narration, on the whole, was great. Roger Wayne had a great voice sounded a lot like Major Winters. However, it was very off putting when the narrator mispronounces very well known and names, usually of people and or places. Overall though this is well worth a 'read'.

Very Enjoyable but Narration Wasn't Perfect

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I wasn't too sure what I'd think about this audiobook. as it's just the letters of Dick Winters, but, I found myself captivated with his look on life and management styles. constantly changing and adapting his views and decisions made. As the war waged on, you can hear the difference in words written to D. The things he witnessed and did, really changed him as the years went on. what a great story of a hero's life and struggles.

what a great story of a hero's life and struggles.

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A much more intimate and close look at the man who would be universally beloved for generations to come. It shows a man who was truly a hero - and also shows many of his somewhat flaws.
I was expecting more of his actual actions, but these intimate letters and elaborated explanations of their context gives you a whole different admiration of the man and men of the time.

Wasn’t what I expected, but wasn’t disappointed either.

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The story of Dick Winters is very interesting. Knowing him from Band of Brothers it was great to hear him via his letters and see him as a more real person.
The narrator was so irritating. No effort was made to try and pronounce place names correctly to the point that I wasn't sure where he meant. A few minutes homework on his part to do this correctly wouldn't have gone amiss! He even managed to mispronounce English words. Flagrant is said flaygrant not flag grant...plus others. Shame.

Extremely interesting

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