num_pages: 172
description: 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.
language: English
title: Pegasus Bridge: 6 June 1944
titlecomplete: Pegasus Bridge: 6 June 1944
genres: Historical, France, War, Science, Nonfiction, Military History, The World, Military Fiction, History, World War II
ratings_count: 9994
publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.