{"product_id":"the-bedford-boys-one-american-towns-ultimate-d-day-sacrifice","title":"The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-day Sacrifice","description":"The story of nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia—population just 3,000 in 1944—who died in the first bloody minutes of D-Day. Now with a new introduction from Alex Kershaw.\n\nThey were part of Company A of the 116th Regiment of the 29th Division, and the first wave of American soldiers to hit the beaches in Normandy. Later in the campaign, three more boys from this small Virginia town died of gunshot wounds. Twenty-two sons of Bedford lost—it is a story one cannot easily forget and one that the families of Bedford will never forget.\n\nThe Bedford Boys is the true and intimate story of these men and the friends and families they left behind. Based on extensive interviews with survivors and relatives, as well as diaries and letters, Kershaw's book focuses on several remarkable individuals and families to tell one of the most poignant stories of World War II—the story of one small American town that went to war and died on Omaha Beach.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0306813556\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0306813556.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kershaw, Alex\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43335519961149,"sku":"BVV.0306813556.A","price":5.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0306813556-0.jpg?v=1783731236","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-bedford-boys-one-american-towns-ultimate-d-day-sacrifice","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}