The Bedford boys
Subtitle: one American town's ultimate D-Day sacrifice
By: Alex Kershaw
Publisher: MJF Books; Da Capo Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781606711354
Subjects: Operation Neptune; World War, 1939-1945; American Personal narratives; Campaigns; History; Military campaigns; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 116th; United States
Description: 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.
Notes: "This editoin is published by MJF Books in arrangement with Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: D-Day, H-360 --; title: Going to War --; title: Moving Out --; title: Cruel Seas --; title: England's Own --; title: "29, Let's Go!" --; title: Slapton Sands --; title: The Sausages --; title: The Empire Javelin --; title: The First Wave --; title: Dog Beach --; title: "Medic!" --; title: Every Man Was a Hero --; title: Bedford's Longest Day --; title: Bocage --; title: The Longest Wait --; title: His Deep Regret --; title: Coming Home --; title: Memorial --; title: The Bedford Boys and D-Day.