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PEGASUS BRIDGE
BENOUVILLE D-DAY 1944 |
| By: |
Will Fowler, Johnny Shumate (Illus), Alan Gilliland (Illus) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1849082871 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781849082877 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
20 September, 2013 |
| Series: |
Raid |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
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 detailed blow-by-blow account of this classic wartime raid. |
| Illustrations: |
30 b/w; 21 col |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |