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Book purchase
“Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers"
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-10-13.
Atrue story of the ordeals faced by the Heroes of World War 2. Purchased at Amazon.com.” -
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A patriotic female review
“I suppose the whole Band of Brothers legacy has made me a little bias. I have watched (own) the series and read the book countless times. I seem to learn something new or develop a new insight each time.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-09-24.
I felt now it was time to learn even more about these amazing men, this Band of Brothers.
This book gave me chills. I felt truly as if i was in the foxhole with them in Bagstone. I could see my father in these men, their accounts. I could see my brothers, my friends.
Don Malarky wrote that he feared for meeting his deceased best friend's girl for fear that he would fall in love with her after all he heard about her and all the pictures he saw; After reading this book, i couldnt help but fall in love with him.
I strongly suggest it to those who want a front row seat into the mind of a true american patriot. ” -
Powerful social history
“Any book written or authored with assistance by Bob Welch is going to be a gem. He is a superb writer. Here he joins a WWII vet to share stories of heroism and daily life amid a terrible time in history.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-08-29. -
Well written.
“The Author has a/(that) certain view on life, filtered via combat, that only his brothers in arms can understand,and share. And we can try to understand. It has made him hard, yet soft, kind,yet mean, and he aeems to be a master of thought.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-08-09. -
2 of 3 members found this review helpful.
A Sometimes Interesting War Memoir
“What Sergeant Malarkey has compiled here is a sometimes interesting, sometimes trite memoir of his experiences in what has now become the most famous company of soldiers to serve in WWII. Though eminently more readable than Dick Winters's own memoir, Easy Company Soldier is still marred by some of the same flaws that plagued the Major's book. Notably, Malarkey veers at times towards a flat, almost cliched laundry-list recounting of events that lacks a cohesive narrative flow.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-07-31.
There's much to like about Easy Company Soldier. For one, the author manages to be very candid about his experiences without descending into petty recriminations and score-settling against those with whom he didn't necessarily consider his 'brothers.' Though he does seem to harbor a certain disdain for the Ivy Leaguers--David Webster, Norman Dike--who served in E Company, Malarkey reveals his thoughts with a humanity and sense of forthrightness that is refreshing. He has mostly glowing things to say about his brothers-in-arms and reflects on his very difficult time in combat without bitterness or maudlin dramatics. Make no mistake, though, this tome is more about the people who shaped the author's life during the war than about the war itself. This contributes in no small part to the personal feel of this memoir. One gets a touching insight into the truly human costs of the war in comrades lost and family missed back home.
On the downside, Easy Company Soldier really should have been longer. It almost feels at times like the author is rushing through material that would greatly augment the book if given more elaboration. What's more, the book is sorely lacking in a narrative thread to tie it all together. Too many times the story jumps abruptly from event to event without sufficient explanation or background. It's often the little things that really make a book, and I'm sure there are a dozen small anecdotes and tidbits that the author omitted which would have really served to lend color and depth to the story. What's here seems very good as a draft, but it needs a little more flesh on its bones to be a truly top-flight account.
Overall, though, Easy Company Soldier is worth reading. There's nothing in it that will wow anyone, but it does provide another perspective on a soldier's life during an era of inestimable historical importance.”
