The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice

About this book

The story of nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia—population just 3,000 in 1944—who died in the first bloody minutes of D-Day. Now with a new introduction from Alex Kershaw.   They were part of Company A of the 116th Regiment of the 29th Division, and the first wave of American soldiers to hit the beaches in Normandy. Later in the campaign, three more boys from this small Virginia town died of gunshot wounds. Twenty-two sons of Bedford lost—it is a story one cannot easily forget and one that the families of Bedford will never forget.   The Bedford Boys is the true and intimate story of these men and the friends and families they left behind. Based on extensive interviews with survivors and relatives, as well as diaries and letters, Kershaw's book focuses on several remarkable individuals and families to tell one of the most poignant stories of World War II—the story of one small American town that went to war and died on Omaha Beach.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780306813559

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Published

May 12, 2004

Pages

279

Weight

14.1 oz

Subject

History