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Pegasus Bridge

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.1/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 199

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Simon Schuster

Release: November 15, 1988

ISBN: 0671671561

ISBN 13: 9780671671563

Pegasus Bridge

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.1/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 199

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Simon Schuster

Release: November 15, 1988

ISBN: 0671671561

ISBN 13: 9780671671563

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