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Pegasus Bridge

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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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  • ISBN-13: 9780671671563
  • ISBN-10: 0671671561
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publish Date: November 1988
  • Dimensions: 9.27 x 6.09 x 0.58 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.52 pounds
  • Page Count: 208

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