D-Day before dawn. Minute by minute, hour by hour the danger grows...
In the early morning hours of June 6, 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 II. This gripping account by acclaimed author Stephen E. 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.
ISBN: | 9781471158315 |
Publication date: | 5th May 2016 |
Author: | Stephen E Ambrose |
Publisher: | Simon & Schuster UK Ltd. an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 256 pages |
Genres: |
Ancient warfare Medieval warfare (predating gunpowder warfare) Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare) Modern warfare Military history |