![]() ![]() ![]() This 20,000-word original text is accompanied by a Foreword by Tom Hanks and Afterword by Steven Spielberg.ĭamian Lewis and James Madio - actors who played Richard Winters and Frank Perconte in the Band of Brothers mini-series - also pay tribute to the heroism of the men of Easy Company, emphasising the importance of keeping the memory of these remarkable men alive. The Contributors Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment - In PhotographsĪccompanying the photographs are personal recollections of the men of Easy Company, gathered from veterans exclusively for this edition. 'You gotta jump and they don't have time for people who hesitate.' - Roy Gates They volunteered on the basis that they were prepared to jump from an airplane into a combat situation they volunteered to take a greater risk of becoming a casualty and they volunteered to fight with the most proficient outfit in the Allied army. Hundreds of volunteers from all walks of life were to make up the initial 'Easy' Company at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, USA, with seven officers under the battalion command of Major Robert Strayer, and the regimental command of Colonel Robert Sink. The extensive text contains many previously untold stories and follows the men from their gruelling training in Georgia, North Carolina, and in England, through the physical and mental onslaught of D-Day, to Operation Market Garden in Holland, the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, and the victorious capture of Hitler's alpine fortress, 'The Eagles Nest', in Germany. It features a Foreword by Tom Hanks and an Afterword by Stephen Spielberg. Clifford Ishigaki.The Manuscript Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment - In PhotographsĮasy Company contains an original 20,000-word text from company veterans. ![]() ĭue to his role in "Band of Brothers" his interests and personal life became focused on 'the recovery from war' which led to a 12-year mentorship with Vietnam Veteran, Sensei and Interfaith Rev. It focused on the conservation and preservation of Life. Leonardo DiCaprio asked him to do the stylized cinematography for his environmental documentary The 11th Hour. Hills had a brief cameo in The Wolf of Wall Street. In 2006, he starred in the Foyle's War Series 4 episode titled "Invasion". In 2003, he starred as Steve Warson in Michel Vaillant. He also appeared in a 2002 film, AKA with his Band of Brothers co-star Matthew Leitch. His big break was when he appeared in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg’s Band of Brothers. He has appeared in various films like The Beach and The Last of the Blonde Bombshells. He started off his career in acting with various music videos, TV commercials and theater before beginning a career in film. Peter Youngblood Hills has been a professional actor since 1996. He lived most of his early life between America and the United Kingdom and at age 13 attended Mill Hill School, a boarding school in Mill Hill, North London and completed his education to sixth form in 1996. He has three half siblings from his mothers previous marriage. His parents separated when he was a child and his father remarried his step mother a lifetime choir master and music teacher. Both Parents were trained as classical singers. He was born in Johannesburg, to an American mother (raised in North East Tennessee, USA) and English father (who was raised in Lusaka, Zambia). Darrell "Shifty" Powers in HBO’s World War II mini-series, Band of Brothers. He is perhaps best known for his supporting role of Sgt. Peter Youngblood Hills (born 28 January 1978) is an Anglo-American actor. ![]()
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