I didn't get to barbecue today.  I had forgotten that the kids were invited to a mid-day birthday party at the city park, so I sat there in the shade, smoked a couple of pipes, drank some Mountain Dew, and read the new book for a couple of hours.

This book was written by Dick Winters.  Most readers of this blog have probably already read Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose--or at least seen the miniseries.  Winters is one of the men written about in that book.  Whereas Band of Brothers was written by someone who did extensive research and interviews,  Beyond Band of Brothers was written by the man who was really there.  His chapter about the D-Day landing is spellbinding.

Winters is an exceptional man.  I think there are few like him on the face of the earth.