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(same size as Hang Tough)
by John D. Shaw
the last designed by Dick Winters!
Included with all EP, PP, AP, and VE editions!
Contact us for secondary market availability
550 prints, each autographed by 10
of the paratroopers & pilots listed below!
Also
includes B&W
P-51 print by John D. Shaw
Our exclusive "Eagle's Nest" DVD
Informative Certificate of Authenticity
SOLD
OUT
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250 prints, each signed
by at least 18 of the paratroopers & pilots listed below,
including first-time signer Frank Perconte and both
P-51 pilots depicted in the painting!
Also
includes B&W
P-51 print by John D. Shaw
Our
exclusive "Eagle's Nest" DVD
Curahee pin & jump wings for framing
Informative Certificate of Authenticity
SOLD
OUT
Contact us for secondary market availability
101 prints,
signed and numbered
Bearing at least 19 of the below signatures. 45 include a Dick Winters
signature card (shown at left). 56 include Ron Speirs signature on the print.
Also
includes B&W
P-51 print by John D. Shaw
Our
exclusive "Eagle's Nest" DVD
Curahee pin & jump wings for framing
Informative Certificate of Authenticity
SOLD
OUT
Contact us for secondary market availability
THE MOST EXCLUSIVE PRINT EDITION EVER RELEASED BY VALOR STUDIOS!
25 prints for sale worldwide (out of 50 in existence) autographed
by at least 20 paratroopers & pilots, including Dick Winters,
who signed each print, and wrote a personal inscription on each: "Hang
Tough."
Also
includes B&W
P-51 print by John D. Shaw
Our
exclusive "Eagle's Nest" DVD
Curahee pin & jump wings for framing
Informative Certificate of Authenticity
Phil Perugini
Shifty Powers
Ed Shames
Ron Speirs*
( * PP prints only)
Buck Taylor
Ed Tipper
Dick Winters*
( * EP & PP prints only)
Buck Compton
Jack Foley
Bradford Freeman
Wild Bill Guarnere
Forrest Guth
"Babe" Heffron
Ed Joint
Joe Lesniewski
Clancy Lyall
Don Malarkey
Earl McClung
"Filthy 13" Pathfinder at Bastogne
Tom Bellitto - C-47 crew chief
87th Troop Carrier Squadron
Bud Berry (shown flying at left)
C-47 pilot 91st Troop Carrier Sq.
325th FG (Checkertail Clan)
Gerald Edwards - pilot "Alp Scalper"
325th FG (Checkertail Clan)
John Gonda - pilot
325th FG (Checkertail Clan)
Easy Company veterans Don Malarkey and Earl McClung will be your guides as they travel to the Alpine town of Berchtesgaden, Germany in our exclusive DVD production “Return to the Eagle's Nest.”
Filmed during their recent 2008 odyssey, Don and Earl revisit 3rd Reich sites and stories from the war’s final days, perhaps for the last time.
See where Talbert discovered Hitler’s Mercedes, how McClung became the first American to reach the Eagle’s Nest, and visit the train tunnel where Malarkey’s friend found Goring’s jeweled sword.
This special, bonus DVD is only available by purchasing a Eagle Proof, Publisher Proof, Artist Proof, or Victory Edition print of “The Eagles Nest.”
Who has his photo album?
What’s the nose art on the lead Mustang?
What's the story behind McClung's luger?
Which men captured German generals?
Who “liberated” $1 million from Goring’s garage?
These answers to these questions and more can be found in the image and on the Certificate of Authenticity (left) that accompanies each print!
Artist John D. Shaw has painted this hidden war loot, WWII-era details, and clues to little-known stories into “The Eagle’s Nest,” to deliver years of viewing pleasure and “insider” stories that you can relate to family and friends!
For those of you who can't wait for your print with its COA to arrive, in the meantime, to learn the answers to the above question, check out the answer key below:
1. The “Eagle’s Nest” atop Kehlstein Mountain was the Nazi Party’s 50th birthday present to Hitler and a favorite haunt of Eva Braun.
2. T/4 Frank Perconte was wounded at Foy but rejoined E- Company in Haguenau for the push into Germany.
3. PFC Clancy Lyall wears a captured German General’s cap from a full uniform he liberated.
4. Mercedes 540K once used by Hitler for a parade in Berlin. The men of E-Co captured (and destroyed) several of his cars.
5. Lt. Jack Foley, 1st Platoon CO, saw with astonishment how German civilians were eager to rebuild and “sweep out the ruins of war.”
6. Capt. Ron Speirs, then CO of E-Co, enjoyed the spoils of war and even drove Goring’s sports car before handing it over.
7. E-Company’s “master scrounger” Alton More has Hitler’s photo album safe under arm, a relic he found in the ruins of Hitler’s home.
8. Major Dick Winters occupied the Berchtesgaden Hof hotel where he nabbed Hitler’s silverware, but his home was with the men.
9. Sgt. Rod Strohl allowed German Field Marshall Kesselring to briefly visit his wife as he escorted him to surrender in Berchtesgaden.
10. PFC Ed “Babe” Heffron took German General Tolsdorf prisoner and “liberated” his briefcase only to find pornographic photos.
11. Lt. Ed Shames was the 3rd Platoon CO. He “liberated” Field Marshall Kesselring’s pistol at a checkpoint, prior to his surrender.
12. Sgt. Darrel “Shifty” Powers was arguably the company’s best marksmen but was glad to never fire his weapon in Berchtesgaden.
14. Holding the Luger that McClung picked up in St. Mere Eglise, Clancy Lyall says, “This is my buddy, Bull Randleman!”
15. One of 10,000 bottles found in Goring’s O-club, this pre-war French vintage was stolen by the Germans and enjoyed by the Americans.
16. British currency counterfeited by the Germans and “liberated” by Earl McClung from Goring’s garage and a cuff band of the 17th SS Division “Gotz von Berlichingen,” which opposed E-Company at Carentan’s “Bloody Gulch.”
17. British-style
carpet bag from the ‘30s; the Germans intended to transport counterfeit
currency and destabilize the British economy.
18. Pennant that would identify a German staff vehicle;
it flew from behind the running light, atop the fender.
19. The pilot of “Alp Scalper,” Gerald “GB” Edwards, downed 10 German planes and was the Ops officer for the 325th Fighter Group. The pilot of “King Richard VI,” Ron Dove, often navigated the entire 325th Fighter Group on missions.
John D. Shaw has pursued
his art and graphics career since 1985. Born in 1961, this native of Carson
City, Nevada is a veteran of both the fine art and commercial art fields.
As an illustrator, Shaw created artwork for clients such as Lucas Films Ltd.,
Kellogg's, and Major League Baseball.
Shaw's work took a new emphasis in 1993, when he began creating paintings
with a historical theme. With special attention to the World War-II era, his
depictions of these aircraft, people, and their missions have become celebrated,
worldwide.
Shaw’s artwork hangs in the collection of President Bush ’41, President Bush ’43, the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, and private collections worldwide. His art has adorned the covers of magazines like Private Pilot's Aviation Art Gallery, World War II, World War II History, Aviation History, and Valor Magazine.
With the November 2008 completion of "The Eagle's Nest," Shaw has contributed three out of the five paintings in Valor Studios’ art print series depicting the Band of Brothers.
Valor
Studios and John D. Shaw wish to thank the following for their assistance
with this project:
Marv Bethea, Bob Hoffman, Wayne Powers, Rich Riley, Crystal Tedesco, Tom Thomas,
Steve Wallace, Ed Zavarille, and the veterans of Easy Company, Troop Carrier
Command, and the 325th Fighter Group who made this print possible.
