Pegasus Bridge
June 6, 1944
Edición de la obra Pegasus Bridge
| Autor | Stephen E. Ambrose |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Simon and Schuster |
| Fecha de publicación | 1988 |
| Lugar | New York, USA |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 199 |
| ISBN-10 | 0671671561 |
| Número de Cutter | A496p |
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.