Pegasus Bridge
6 June, 1944
by Stephen E. Ambrose
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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.
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Eroberung, Geschichte 1944, Brücke, Campaigns, Great Britain. Army. Airborne Division, 6th, Great Britain, World War, 1939-1945, History, Regimental histories, Tweede Wereldoorlog, Britten, Invasion (1944), Luftwaffe, Luchtlandingen, Invasie (1944), Military campaigns, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, france, normandy, Normandy (france), historyPlaces
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Pegasus Bridge: 6 June, 1944
2009, Hinkler Book Distributors, [distributor] HarperCollins Distribution Services
in English
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El puente Pegasus: El primer combate del día D
2006, Inédita
Paperback
in Spanish
- 1st ed.
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El puente Pegasus: El primer combate del Día D
April 15, 2006, Inedita
Paperback
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Pegasus Bridge: D-Day : the daring British airborne raid
2003, Windsor, Thorndike Press
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0786256656 9780786256655
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Pegasus Bridge: D-Day, the daring British Airborne raid
2003, Thorndike Press
in English
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Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944
1988, Simon and Schuster
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0671671561 9780671671563
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Pegasus Bridge: 6 June 1944
1984, G. Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin
in English
004923076X 9780049230767
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