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 Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Military history Ancient warfare Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare) Modern warfare Medieval warfare (predating gunpowder warfare) |