Pegasus Bridge (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780671671563)

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.

Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
ISBN-10: 0671671561
ISBN-13: 9780671671563
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Published: 11/15/1988
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.09w x 0.58d