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Pegasus Bridge

Pegasus Bridge

by Stephen E. Ambrose
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In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed the German defense forces and paved the way for the Allied invasion of Europe. Pegasus Bridge was the first engagement of D-Day, the turning point of World War II. This gripping account of it by acclaimed author Stephen Ambrose brings to life a daring mission so crucial that, had it been unsuccessful, the entire Normandy invasion might have failed. Ambrose traces each step of the preparations over many months to the minute-by-minute excitement of the hand-to-hand confrontations on the bridge. This is a story of heroism and cowardice, kindness and brutality--the stuff of all great adventures.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780671671563
ISBN10 0671671561
Series/Work OL478571W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Simon Schuster
Pages 204
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Britten Brücke Campaigns Eroberung Geschichte 1944 Great Britain Great Britain. Army. Airborne Division, 6th History Invasie (1944) Invasion (1944) Luchtlandingen Luftwaffe Military campaigns Normandy (france), history Regimental histories Tweede Wereldoorlog World War, 1939-1945 World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, france, normandy

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