Pegasus Bridge

Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439126677

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Pegasus Bridge by Stephen E. Ambrose Pdf

The acclaimed WWII historian’s “illuminating account of . . . an operation as strategically important as any fought on D-Day” (The New York Times Book Review). 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. It was a mission so crucial that, had it been unsuccessful, the entire Normandy invasion might have failed. In Pegasus Bridge, Stephen Ambrose draws on original interviews with British, German, and French survivors to present a thrilling, ground-level view of the battle. 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.

Author : Neil Barber
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473830097

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The Pegasus and Orne Bridges by Neil Barber Pdf

This WWII history chronicles a daring airborne mission that was vital to the success of Operation Tonga, D-Day, and the liberation of France. When the British Army landed on Sword Beach in Normandy, their only exit eastward required passage across the River Orne and the Caen Canal. But the two bridges fording these waterways—the Pegasus and Orne Bridges—were heavily guarded and wired for demolition in case of a Germans retreat. Capturing these bridges would be next to impossible. Operation Deadstick, conducted by Major John Howard and his company of Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, was a superbly daring, brilliantly executed 'coup de main' assault. The glider-borne troops not only seized both bridges but faced a ferocious and prolonged German counterattack. Neil Barber, a military historian and expert in British airborne operations, uses extensive personal accounts to tell this incredible story of Allied victory. Covering events and operations from Ranville in the East to Benouville in the West, Pegasus and Orne Bridges chronicles the combat of the 7th, 12th and 13th Parachute Battalions and reinforcements such as the Commandos, seaborne engineers and the Warwicks.

Author : Will Fowler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849082877

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Pegasus Bridge by Will Fowler Pdf

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.

Author : Michael Bawtree
Publisher : Mereo Books
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1861510527

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The Pegasus Bridge Show by Michael Bawtree Pdf

This dramatic story by famous actor and producer Michael Bawtree is told in 'free-cantering' verse, and tells of the capture of Pegasus and Horsa Bridges during the opening minutes of D-Day, 1944. This book is a dramatized account of the critical operation to capture Pegasus Bridge by Allied forces in 1944, in the opening stages of D-Day. It is based on an earlier show and DVD presentation by the same author, with original words and music that set the event within the history of previous cross-Channel campaigns. This account draws on the memories of some of those involved and the author's own experience of serving in the same regiment. As with the show, all profits from sales of the book will be donated to The Veterans' Charity, set up to provide assistance to ex-servicemen and women in time of need.

Author : Carl Shilleto
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783830206

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Pegasus Bridge & Horsa Bridge by Carl Shilleto Pdf

This battlefield guide is the companion work to Merville Battery & The Dives Bridges. Together, these two books form the fully revised and updated edition of the previous best selling Battleground Europe Series book Pegasus Bridge & Merville Battery.This book examines, in great detail, the attack by 2 Oxf Bucks and engineers of the British 6th Airborne Division, in six gliders, on the Caen Canal and River Orne bridges in the early hours of D-Day, 6 June 1944. It also describes part of the battle for the village of Bnouville by 7 Para and Ranville by 13 Para. It was the combination of these actions that allowed the link-up between the commandos and airborne troops on D-Day. Thereby, forming a bridgehead to help secure the eastern flank of the greatest combined military operation in history; Operation OVERLORD.In addition to explaining how these objectives were achieved, this battlefield guide relates the battles to the area as it is today. The book contains details of the museums, memorials, cemeteries and associated organizations. All of which will unravel the history of the area to the visitor and armchair traveler alike.To further aid the battlefield tourist, GPS data is also provided for either satellite navigation by vehicle or for viewing on Google Earth.

Author : Will Fowler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472806352

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Pegasus Bridge by Will Fowler Pdf

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.

Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1988-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780671671563

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Pegasus Bridge by Stephen E. Ambrose Pdf

Recounts the initial airborne mission that paved the way for the Normandy landings, detailing the mission's preparations, hand-to-hand fighting, heroics, and importance

Author : Denis Edwards
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780850528695

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Devil's Own Luck by Denis Edwards Pdf

Although strictly forbidden to keep diaries, Denis Edwards managed to record his experiences throughout nearly all his time in Europe in 1944-45. He brilliantly conveys what it was like to be facing death, day after day, night after night, with never a bed to sleep in nor a hot meal to go home to. This is warfare in the raw ' brutal, yet humorous, immensely tragic, but sadly, all true.

Author : Tim Saunders,Mike Peters
Publisher : Pen & Sword
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1848843380

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Assault on Normandy by Tim Saunders,Mike Peters Pdf

Pegasus Bridge charts the mounting of the operation that sent the 6th Airborne Division behind enemy lines to take and preserve the Caen Canal Bridge, cutting German reinforcements off from the upcoming fighting on Normandy's beaches, and to create and maintain supply lines from Sword Beach to the 6th Airborne. The deployment of the 6th Airborne Division, including D Co., 2nd Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was made in the Horsa Gliders : wooden gliders that could land in virtual silence. Café Gondrée reveals the history of those who lived at the Café during the German occupation, and how they listened in on German conversations and passed along that information to the British. The Café is now a museum and shrine to the members of the 6th Airborne Division who helped liberate the town.

Author : Michael Bawtree
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0991938526

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The Pegasus Bridge Show by Michael Bawtree Pdf

Author : Cornelius Ryan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439126462

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The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan Pdf

The unparalleled, classic work of history that recreates the battle that changed World War II—the Allied invasion of Normandy. The Longest Day is Cornelius Ryan’s unsurpassed account of D-Day, a book that endures as a masterpiece of military history. In this compelling tale of courage and heroism, glory and tragedy, Ryan painstakingly recreates the fateful hours that preceded and followed the massive invasion of Normandy to retell the story of an epic battle that would turn the tide against world fascism and free Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany. This book, first published in 1959, is a must for anyone who loves history, as well as for anyone who wants to better understand how free nations prevailed at a time when darkness enshrouded the earth.

Author : Mark Saliger
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612006901

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The First Bridge Too Far by Mark Saliger Pdf

A vivid chronicle of the first battle between British and German paratroopers—the unsung battle that prefigured the Battle of Arnhem. From July 13 to 16, 1943, British paratroopers fought for control of a strategically important bridge in Sicily. Now, the Battle of Primosole Bridge is brought to life in the first narrative solely dedicated to one of the bloodiest and hardest-fought battles for British airborne troops of World War II. The British paratroopers of the famed 1st Parachute Brigade, known as the “Red Devils,” fought their equally esteemed German paratrooper opponents, known as the “Green Devils,” during the Allies’ first invasion of Hitler’s Fortress Europe. The paratroopers found themselves cut off behind enemy lines with dwindling ammunition as they faced ever-growing enemy forces. Yet they courageously maintained the fight until ground forces arrived to capture the bridge before it was destroyed. The hard-won experience of the 1st Parachute Brigade was then tested only a year later in an almost identical battle on a larger scale: The Battle of Arnhem—the battle christened “a bridge too far.” While Arnhem is well documented, the events at Primosole Bridge deserve to be told at last.

Author : Dan Van der Vat
Publisher : Raincoast Books
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Operation Neptune
ISBN : 9781551925868

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D-Day by Dan Van der Vat Pdf

With rare photographs and personal artifacts from private collections, this compelling history depicts the battle that would prove to be the turning point of World War II. The stories of the men who survived the invasion accompany those who courageously lost their lives, painting a remarkable, poignant, firsthand narrative. The author, who was a young boy living in a village near the site of the D-Day landing, includes his perspective, adding to the others' tales to offer a complete re-creation. Accurate, colorful, and authentic, this portrayal of the attack is a personal, moving account of one of the most important--yet heartbreaking--days in history.

Author : Lloyd Clark
Publisher : D-Day (History Press)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 0752476629

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Pegasus by Lloyd Clark Pdf

Packed with color photographs and detailed maps, the perfect pocket guide to the Normandy battle zone The strengths, weaknesses, and sheer drama of airborne warfare are all encapsulated in the 6th Airborne Division's attacks on Pegasus Bridge and the Merville Battery in Normandy. The lightly armed but highly trained and motivated airborne troops sought to overcome a more heavily armed enemy desperate to unhinge the D-day invasion. Starting with an examination of the 6th Airborne Division, its plan, and the German opposition, Lloyd Clark provides an overview of British operations east of the River Orne from the initial landings in the early hours of June 6, 1944, to the capture of Breville, seven days later. The battlefield tours that follow include not only the famous and dramatic assaults on Pegasus Bridge and the Merville Battery, but also the lesser-known struggles to secure the British southern flank on June 6 and 7 and the Battle of Breville on June 12. Full of color photos and detailed maps, this is the must-have guide for any armchair historian or battlefield tourist.

Author : Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1986-06-01
Category : Normandy (France)
ISBN : 0671624458

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Pegasus Bridge by Stephen E. Ambrose Pdf

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.