WALK IN
THEIR
FOOTSTEPS
Follow Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, from the night drop into Normandy to the end of the war in the Alps. A free field guide for your phone: plan the route, stand on the spot, hear the story.
THREE CAMPAIGNS.
ONE RIFLE COMPANY.
Each guide stands on its own. Pick where you are travelling and the app gives you the route, the maps and the story of every stop.
NORMANDY
The night drop behind Utah Beach, Brécourt Manor, Carentan and Bloody Gulch — and the whole invasion around it, from Utah to Sword.
A GUIDE IN
YOUR POCKET
DRAWN FROM THE ORIGINAL ARMY MANUALS
Every weapon the men carried, from the M1 Garand to the Gammon bomb: what it did well, where it let them down, and the original 1940s manual pages to read for yourself.
DOWNLOADS
Every guide as a printable PDF, to read on the plane or print for the car. Or put the whole app on your phone.
The night drop, Brécourt Manor, Carentan and the whole invasion.
2Holland & BastogneMarket Garden, the Island, the frozen woods and Haguenau.
3Germany & AustriaThe Rhine, Landsberg, the Eagle's Nest and the end of the war.
Common ReferenceOrigins, The Men, the weapons, words to know. Shared by all three guides.
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Open this website on your phone in Safari or Chrome.
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Tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.
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On Wi-Fi, open a guide and tap More › Save for offline.
MORE FIELD GUIDES
Each guide follows the same idea: the real places, the real story, and a route you can drive.
Three campaigns with the 506th Parachute Infantry: Normandy, Holland & Bastogne, Germany & Austria.
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Coming soonNew guides are added to the collection as they are finished.
Many fields are private: view them from the road. Cemeteries and memorials are places of remembrance first. Every position is rated for how sure we are of the spot.