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Lingvo: English
Eldonita je 31-a de marto 2003 de Thorndike Press.
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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.
Temoj
- Great Britain. -- Army. -- Airborne Division, 6th -- History.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain.