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In the early hours of 6th June 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed the German defence 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 Il. This gripping account of it brings to life a daring mission so crucial that, had it been unsuccessful, the entire Normandy invasion might have failed. The author of this book traces each step of the preparations over many months to the minute-by-minute excitement of the hand-to-hand confrontations on the bridge, a story of heroism and cowardice, kindness and brutality.
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Drew Middleton
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The New York Times Book Review
An illuminating account of an operation as strategically important as any fought on D-Day.
Noland Norgaard
The Denver Post
The best war story this reviewer has ever read.
James Pitts
New Orleans Times
A little gem. One that will be drawn from by historians of the future.
"Los Angeles Herald Examiner"
All the vividness of a movie, and all the intelligence -- in every sense -- of fine military history.
Drew Middleton The New York Times Book Review An illuminating account of an operation as strategically important as any fought on D-Day.
"Los Angeles Herald Examiner" All the vividness of a movie, and all the intelligence -- in every sense -- of fine military history.
James Pitts New Orleans Times A little gem. One that will be drawn from by historians of the future.
Noland Norgaard The Denver Post The best war story this reviewer has ever read.
Los Angeles Herald Examiner All the vividness of a movie, and all the intelligence -- in every sense -- of fine military history.
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.
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- PublisherChivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0745101925
- ISBN 13 9780745101927
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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