Pegasus Bridge : Benouville D-Day 1944
by
Will Fowler
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Raid
ISBN-10
1846038480
ISBN-13
9781846038488
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Osprey Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 20th, 2010
Print length
64 Pages
Weight
216 grams
Dimensions
24.70 x 18.50 x 0.60 cms
Ksh 2,900.00
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The night before D-Day, light infantry and a detachment of Royal Engineers landed by gliders at Pegasus Bridge, which spanned the Caen Canal. Quickly overwhelming the guards, they managed to hold the bridge and help prevent German reinforcements from reaching the British landing beaches. This book provides an account of this wartime raid.
A detailed, step-by-step account of one of the greatest war-time raids that helped to ensure the Allied success on D-Day.
The night before D-Day, light infantry and a detachment of Royal Engineers landed by gliders at Pegasus Bridge, which spanned the Caen Canal. Quickly overwhelming the guards, they managed to hold the bridge and help prevent German reinforcements from reaching the British landing beaches.
Will Fowler provides a thorough account of this classic wartime raid.
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