Stephen E. Ambrose From D-Day to Victory E-Book Box Set
- Authors
- Ambrose, Stephen E.
- Publisher
- Simon Schuster
- Tags
- history , war
- ISBN
- 9781439126677
- Date
- 1984-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 64.37 MB
- Lang
- en
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.