Aldbourne's Awakening: A Memoir of Aldbourne in 1944 by DAVID KENYON WEBSTER, author of PARACHUTE INFANTRY and one of the "Band of Brothers"($16.00Value)

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A never previously published account of a US paratrooper’s time stationed in what was once a sleepy English village in WW II during preparations for D-Day and after. Beautifully written by one of the “Band of Brothers”, and in the same engaging style as his bestseller “Parachute Infantry”, David Kenyon Webster paints an enchanting picture of the bucolic Wiltshire village of Aldbourne during 1943/1944, with vivid accounts of events as recalled by this former member of the 506th PIR stationed there. From the relative luxury of a former stable block billet to the squalor of the latrines; from sipping English ale in a warm and cozy pub to breakfasts of powdered eggs in the freezing darkness of a mess hut. All this and more is captivatingly described in this unique insight into Webster’s contribution to Aldbourne’s awakening.