Pegasus Bridge
Author | : Stephen E. Ambrose |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2013-04-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781439126677 |
ISBN-13 | : 1439126674 |
Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.