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"You have a rendezvous with destiny!"
promised Major Gen William Lee to his men as the 101st Airborne
Division was activated at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, 15 August
1942. And the first place they kept that rendezvous was Normandy.
This dramatic new limited edition by Chris Collingwood, one of
Britains foremost figure artists, portrays the men of Easy
Company as they fight their way through the bullet-swept streets
of Carentan. Facing the enemy in close combat house-to-house
street fighting, the paratroopers relentlessly pounded the enemy
until the last vestiges of German resistance were overwhelmed
and the objective taken. But for the men of Easy Company and
the 101st Airborne, this action is just the beginning of their
distinguished but savage war. Others will follow: the liberation
of the first Dutch city, Eindhoven; the siege of Bastogne during
the Battle of the Bulge; and ultimately, the capture of Hitlers
Eagles Nest at Berchtesgaden.
Published in tribute to the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division who spearheaded the D-Day invasion in June 1944, five
distinguished Easy Company veterans who fought with this courageous
outfit in World War II have personally hand-signed each print.
Cpl. Herb Suerth - PFC Bill Wingett - 1Sgt. Frank Soboleski -
Col. Ed Shames - Cpl. Bill Maynard |