The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice

Amazing historical story, covers the story and history of a small town National Gaurd unit in ww2. Goes to show you the real sacrifices made by real heroes. Definitely recommend reading!

The town of Bedford says it is "the best little town in America," but there are surely other little towns that have the same boast. It is in southwestern Virginia near the Blue Ridge Mountains, and has one anomalous aspect that makes it different from all those other best towns. It is the site of the National D-Day Memorial. The memorial does not sit on the Mall in Washington, nor on the shores of Normandy. It is in this... Read Full Review

June 6, 1944 has been written about extensively by American authors almost from the moment it happened. The invasion to free western Europe has filled perhaps more pages than any other event in history. Beyond books, D-Day has been the subject of more movies than one can count. Among the most famous films about D-Day was The Longest Day and a generation later Saving Private Ryan. What else can be said about the invasion... Read Full Review

This is an utterly engrossing chronicle of one Virgina town's supreme sacrifice during the Normandy invasion. Bedford, VA lost 19 sons within minutes of their landing at Omaha Beach. Three more died later in the campaign. Among those to perish were two pairs of brothers. Five Bedford Boys --including one whose twin brother was among those cut down on the beach -- were spared when their landing craft sank on the approach... Read Full Review

June 6, 1944. Many books have appeared about this famous date in history. However, none quite like this one. It details the town of Bedford Virginia and the lose of 22 of its young men in Normandy. No other town in America gave as much as Bedford.The book starts in pre-war Bedford and follows the yong men from training through battle to coming home. Sadly, most never saw Bedford again. The research that went into the battle... Read Full Review