Pegasus Bridge
BeNouville D-Day 1944
1st Edition
Published on 20. September 2013
64 pages
978-1-4728-0635-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
30 b/w; 21 col
ISBN-13
978-1-4728-0635-2 (9781472806352)
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Will Fowler has worked in journalism and publishing since 1972, reporting for European, American, Asian and Arabic magazines from Europe, the USA, the Middle East, China and SE Asia. Among his more than 30 published books is MAA 133 Battle for the Falklands: Land Forces. A TA soldier for 30 years, he was commissioned from the ranks in 4th Bn Royal Green Jackets, and volunteered for Operation 'Granby' in the Gulf, 1990-91. In 1993 he graduated from the French Army reserve staff officers course at the École Militaire, Paris. Will is married and lives in Romsey, Hampshire.
Content
Introduction
Origins
The Plan
The Raid
Aftermath
Analysis
Further Reading
Origins
The Plan
The Raid
Aftermath
Analysis
Further Reading
