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    Pegasus Bridge
    Pegasus Bridge
    Pegasus Bridge
    Audiobook5 hours

    Pegasus Bridge

    Written by Stephen E. Ambrose

    Narrated by Arthur Morey

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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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateJul 18, 2017
    ISBN9781508244134
    Author

    Stephen E. Ambrose

    Stephen E. Ambrose, leading World War II historian, was the author of numerous books on history including the Number 1 bestselling BAND OF BROTHERS, D-DAY (on which SAVING PRIVATE RYAN was based) PEGASUS BRIDGE and WILD BLUE. He is founder of the Eisenhower Center and the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. He died in 2002.

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      what a nice book. love the stories and small stories. read some books about easy company and this one stands on its own in interest and different part of D-Day.