Pegasus Bridge
June 6, 1944
1st Touchstone ed
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Author
Publication
1988 - Simon and Schuster, New York, USA, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
49,750 words, Guess
Page Count
199 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100671671561
- ISBN-139780671671563
- Goodreads49254
- LibraryThing65318
- Better World Books9780671671563
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL16837894M
Description
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.
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