Pegasus Bridge
Campaigns Europe European history France General Germany History History: World Land forces & warfare Military Military History Normandy Second World War War & defence operations World War II World War; 1939-1945
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: Nov 15, 1988
Description:
SUMMARY: 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.