![]() History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II.“Shifty Powers’ life was momentous, and Marcus Brotherton flawlessly captures every detail.”-Robyn Post, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends Product Details As I jumped out the door, I could see that the left motor was on fire. 'I could hear bullets and shrapnel hitting the plane. For Twitterers, at the WLF Twitter (warriororg), were using shiftypowers to raise awareness. Please blog, FaceBook and Twitter about Shifty. His words keep these men’s honorable legacy alive and well.”-Bob Welch, author of Easy Company Soldier Update July 20th, 2009: Today were doing a Virtual Memorial for Shifty Powers. “Brotherton refuses to let the Band of Brothers go gentle into that good night. “A beautifully-crafted insight into the life of a national treasure and backbone of 3rd Platoon, E Company, whose words are honestly conveyed through this tender and moving narrative.”-Ian Gardner, coauthor of Tonight We Die as Men Shifty’s War is a tale of heroism and adventure, of a soldier’s blood-filled days fighting his way fromthe shores of France to the heartland of Germany, and the epic story of how one man’s skills as a sharpshooter and engagingly unassuming personality propelled him to a life greater than he could have ever imagined. From D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and more, here is the authorized biography of one of the most celebrated paratroopers of Easy Company, Sergeant Shifty Powers, the legendary sharpshooter from the Band of Brothers.Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on NetflixAs a boy, Darrell Shifty Powers’s goal was to become the best rifle shot he could be. He parachuted into France on D-day and fought for a month in Normandy eighty days in Holland thirty-nine in the harshly cold winter of Bastogne and for nearly thirty more near Haguenau, France, and the Ruhr pocket in Germany. Little did Shifty know his finely-tuned skills would one day save his life-and the lives of his fellow paratroopers.Īs one of the original men who trained at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, Shifty was one out of only two soldiers in Easy Company to initially earn the coveted expert marksman designation. His father trained him to listen to the woods, to “see” without his eyes. Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix!Īs a boy, Darrell “Shifty” Powers’s goal was to become the best rifle shot he could be. ![]() People gather from all around, and some would mark their calendars for the special event and travel many. From D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and more, here is the authorized biography of one of the most celebrated paratroopers of Easy Company, Sergeant Shifty Powers, the legendary sharpshooter from the Band of Brothers. Clinchco Days/Shifty Powers Days began in 1994. ![]()
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