![]() Webster (played by Eion Bailey in the Band of Brothers mini-series) tells of the hours of boredom interspersed with the sheer terror of combat in a very readable style. įor the reader looking for the tactics and sweeping strategy, this book isn’t for you, but if you want a genuine story of the experiences of an individual trooper, this is a good choice. Written in the years following the war, but wasn’t published until after his death in 1961. Parachute Infantry by David Kenyon Webster is the story of that individual. Many tell of the rough training, the harsh realities of war and the camaraderie that can grow between men in combat, but few do so with the language skills of a Harvard educated English major. ![]() There are many memoirs of the Band of Brothers, Easy Company of the 506th, 101st Airborne. Parachute Infantry – Book Review By Jeff Cherpeskiīook Review: Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper’s Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich by David Kenyon Webster. ![]()
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