Pegasus Bridge

By Stephen E. Ambrose

Subjects: Invasion (1944), Luchtlandingen, Normandy (france), history, Invasie (1944), Tweede Wereldoorlog, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, france, normandy, World War, 1939-1945, Eroberung, Luftwaffe, Regimental histories, Military campaigns, Brücke, History, Geschichte 1944, Great Britain. Army. Airborne Division, 6th, Campaigns, Great Britain, Britten

Description: 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.