A review by wolfspirit292
We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers by Marcus Brotherton

3.5

Another great book by Brotherton - ie, properly researched by a real historian. I liked the other one better though. It wasn't the content, just the format.  A Company of Heroes tells each individual's story completely, then moves to the next person. Rather, in We Who Are Alive, we go through each leg of Easy's journey and hear from each of the guys in turn, then jump into the next section of time. To me, it just got overwhelming sometimes to be in so many different POV's. I can see the appeal of getting everyone's views on an event or time period at once, but it wasn't for me. This is purely a personal preference, mind you, and doesn't reflect on the content. As I said, this was beautifully researched and I applaud Brotherton's efforts (with both books) to do Easy Company justice and tell the actual stories (as they should have been done from the start).