The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice by Kershaw, Alex

Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

MJF Books. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Tight, clean. DJ shows minor rubbing.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: MJF Books, 2003 MJF Books, New York. 2003. Hardcover. 2nd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; bumping to top of cover near spine. Tan boards with matching overlay on spine with bright copper lettering on spine. 275 pp. The story of the small town of Bedford, Virginia that gave up 35 of its youth to fight on the invasion of Europe; 22 of them died on Omaha Beach that first day of Operation Overlord. There unfolds in the book the personal stories and American history on which the movie Saving Private Ryan is based. The book tells of their lives before the war, during training, and finally to Normandy. A clean pristine copy.

Da Capo Press, May 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Good/Good. First edition by number code.

New York: MJF Books, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First printing. Gilt on tan covers in a brown & pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 287pp. Address label on the first free end paper.

New York, NY: MJF BOOKS, 2003. Reprint Edition, Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is approximately 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches. xii, [2], 274 pages. Includes Acknowledgments, The Bedford Boys; and Maps. Also contains D-Day, H-360; Going to War; Moving Out; Cruel Seas; England's Own; "29, Let's Go!"; Slapton Sands; the Sausages; The Empire Javelin; The First Wave; Dog Beach; "Medic!"; Every Man Was a Hero; Bedford's Longest Day; Bocage; The Longest Wait; His Deep Regret; Coming Home; Memorial; The Bedford Boys and D-Day; Bibliography, Notes, and Index. Interweaving historical fact with firsthand accounts of survivors, vividly illustrated with portraits of the soldiers and scenes of Bedford, The Bedford Boys tells the compelling story of twenty-two young men living their prewar lives in a small, close-knit American town. Interweaving historical fact with firsthand accounts of survivors, vividly illustrated with portraits of the soldiers and scenes of Bedford, the Bedford… Read More