Pegasus Bridge - 6 June, 1944 - Softcover

Ambrose, Stephen E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184739762X ISBN 13: 9781847397621

Publisher: Hinkler Books, 2009

Synopsis

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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.

Ideal for:
A breathtaking story of heroism and cowardice, kindness and brutality - the stuff of all great adventures.

This paperback book has 233 pages and measures: 19.7 x 12.8 x 1.8cm.

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Review:

Drew Middleton

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.

From the Back Cover:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hinkler Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 184739762X
• ISBN 13: 9781847397621
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248