Quote Originally Posted by Hooahguy View Post
It could be possible that Ambrose only went by the regimental history, which you say has mistakes in it.
After all, it is the story of a unit within the regiment.
The regimental history is the farthest removed from Ambrose's account.

You can almost see the evolution of the story. In the interview given to Marshall directly after the battle, Winters silenced the guns with tanks and significantly more men. A month later, his Distinguished Service Cross was given for taking out two of the guns with seven men, withdrawing, and returning with tank support for the other two. By the time Ambrose tracked him down for an interview years later, the tanks had been completely scrubbed from the story and it turned into a scene from Saving Private Ryan.