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Pegasus Bridge: D-Day: The Daring British Airborne Raid
Stephen E. Ambrose
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Description for Pegasus Bridge: D-Day: The Daring British Airborne Raid
paperback. From the #1 bestselling author of BAND OF BROTHERS comes a breathtaking minute-by-minute account of the first engagement of D-Day, a British operation that was crucial to the ultimate success of the Normandy invasion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8 b-w plate section. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 194.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471158315
SKU
9781471158315
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Ref
99-1
About Stephen E. Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose, leading World War II historian, was the author of numerous books on history including the Number 1 bestselling BAND OF BROTHERS, D-DAY (on which SAVING PRIVATE RYAN was based) PEGASUS BRIDGE and WILD BLUE. He is founder of the Eisenhower Center and the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. He died in 2002.
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