Pegasus Bridge : D-Day - The Daring British Airborne Raid - Softcover

Stephen E Ambrose

Softcover

ISBN 10: 074345068X ISBN 13: 9780743450683

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2002

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 074345068X
• ISBN 13: 9780743450683
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256