An account based on interviews, letters, and diaries traces the stories of twenty-one young men from Bedford, Virginia, who died on D-Day, noting how their lives and deaths continue to impact their families and their community.
On Omaha Beach on D-Day--the sixth of June, 1944--and in the campaign that followed, a total of 22 soldiers who had all come from the same small Virginia hamlet of Bedford (population 3,000) lost their lives. Based on diaries, letters, official reports, and interviews, journalist Kershaw tells the story of the men of Company A and their experiences in battle. He describes the impact of this grievous loss on their families--and on one American town.
- Genre: History
- Subgenre: Military / World War II
- Publisher: Da Capo Pr
- Pages: 288
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: May 11, 2004
- Date Published: May 11, 2004
- Author: Alex Kershaw