Tonight We Die As Men - Promo Tours/ Booksigning dates

[Linda]

Authors Ian Gardner and Roger Day along with their special guest, veteran Ed Shames (former 3/506th and 'E' Co 2/506 member), will be appearing at the following venues as part of Osprey's offical book promotional tour.

*National WWII Museum at New Orleans on Saturday April 25th from 1pm to 4pm.

*Army & Navy Club Washington DC April 30th. (by invitation only)

*Radio Americas - G Gordon Liddy show on Friday 1st May

*Fort Bragg AAFES May 6th. (Ian Gardner and Ed Shames only)

*UK War and Peace show 2009. In the Victory marquee from 22 -26th July (Ian & Roger only)

http://www.theforgottenbattalion.com/news.html

Ian Gardner, Roger Day and Ian's DVD partner John Sushams will be signing books and DVDs at the following locations in Normandy this June:

June 5th - Utah Beach Museum 10.00am to 6.00pm

June 6th and 7th - Dead Man's Corner Museum - times TBA

Their special guest also signing will be Bill Galbraith D-Day veteran of Item Company 506th

[super_rop]

Unfortunatly I will be going to Normandy in July and not in June. But looking forward to the book and the dvd. I met Ian twive, great guy.
Since this book is about training in the Us and GB and Normandy only, are there more books coming?

[Ronald]

EXPOSITION
Dead Man’s Corner Museum
Friday 5, Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 June 2009

The D-Day Paratrooper Historical Center in association with the Dead Man’s Corner Museum and the Municipality of Saint-Côme-du-Mont in Normandy is organizing a three day outdoor exhibition from Friday 5 June until Sunday 7 June 2009 at Dead Man’s Corner Museum.

D-Day, the 3rd battalion of the 506th PIR jumped over Saint-Côme-du-Mont. Their objective was to seize and take control of two small wooden bridges crossing the Douve River east of Carentan. The mission was vital. The Germans had built the bridges a few months earlier to enable them to rush reinforcements into the coastal area in the event of an Allied landing.
Rare memorabilia and photographs relating to the exploits of these elite paratroopers in Normandy are presented to the public together with a new and incredible book ‘Tonight We Die As Men’. Written by Ian Gardner and Roger Day this is a highly detailed study of one battalion's harrowing first weeks fighting in France. To accompany the book and unveiled publicly for the first time is ‘The Forgotten Battalion’ - a new film in which nine surviving third battalion veterans tell their own frank and moving story from Toccoa to D-Day. To further enhance the exhibition, a living history group will be recreating camp life to commemorate the sacrifice of the young American soldiers who went on to capture Carentan.
Bill Galbraith, Manny Barrios and Ralph Bennett, all three from the 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division will be making a special trip from the USA (two of them for the first time since the war) to participate in this event and to meet with the public.

In June 1944, The Special Motion Picture Unit operated from its base camp in Carentan - conveniently situated between Utah and Omaha beaches. To highlight the incredible work done by Hollywood filmmaker George Stevens we are showing the extraordinary color footage shot by his special unit of Army cameramen during the Allied invasion of Normandy. There will also be a display of memorabilia and equipment representing an airborne war correspondent from the Army Signal Corps portrayed by a living history group recreating George Stevens’ and his Army Signal Corps Special Motion Picture Unit - commemorating the sacrifice of the young American soldiers.

FREE ENTRANCE

Information : Carentan Historical Foundation
Email : d-day@skynet.be
Tel : +33.2.33.42.00.42

source: http://www.menofeasycompany.com/home/in ... age_id=173

[Ivan]

Something to look forward at.
I will be in Normandy from June 3rd till June 7th.

[Linda]

Attention...a new press article mentions an extra book signing session in the US on April 29th!
Also the book signing hours at the WWII museum in New Orleans have changed: only from 12 till 2 PM now!

Event #1 Saturday April 25 12-2PM National WWII Museum New Orleans, Louisiana Attending: Ian, Roger, Col. Shames
Event #2 Wednesday April 29 12-2PM Ft. Meade Main Exchange Ft. Meade, Maryland Attending: Ian, Roger, Col. Shames
Event #3 Thursday April 30th 7-9PM (By invitation) Army & Navy Club Washington, DC Attending: Ian, Roger, Col. Shames
Event #4 Wednesday May 6 4-6PM Ft. Bragg North Post Exchange Ft. Bragg North Carolina Attending: Ian & Col. Shames

see http://dmnnewswire.digitalmedianet.com/ ... ?id=724726

[Jacques Wood]

I'll be picking my copy up in Normandy. Reallty looking forward to reading the book.

[currahee18]

Due to the fact the 3rd battalion has my main intrest im really looking forward to this book.

Ronald

[mdismert]

Is there anyone who attended the New Orleans signing yesterday that could give us a report?

[Linda]

2 new book signing events coming up! (1st one is tomorrow!)

Ed Shames will be signing copies of Tonight We Die As Men on Saturday September 12th at Barnes & Noble, Virginia Beach Blvd from 2pm (tel: 757 671 2331) for more information

He will also be signing copies of the book at The Military History Weekend, Williamsburg, Virginia on 17/18th October 2009.

Osprey, Casemate and W. Britain are sponsoring the event as well as a dinner on Saturday evening at Hospitality House Hotel, 415 Richmond Road where Ed will be the keynote speaker.

The event starts at 6.30pm and finishes at 9.30pm. Tickets are $5.00 (concessions do apply) booking in advance is advised via the W. Britain hotline: (tel: 888 771 5576)