Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 | Stephen E. Ambrose

Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 | Stephen E. Ambrose | Hold Until Relieved!

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Pegasus Bridge: Ju...

	Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 Stephen E. Ambrose Simon & Schuster, 1988 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 46 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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.

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The British Band of Brothers

This is a book about glider troops from the UK. I wondered if I would be able to be engrossed in this book to the same degree I was engrossed with the story of E company in Band of Brothers.

I was.

This is a fascinating story about our allies and their preparations for D-Day. Great stuff. If you like Band of Brothers, you'll like this one as well.

Hold Until Relieved!

The late Steven Ambrose made his mark as an historian by bringing the citizen soldiers of the mid-20th century United States to the forefront of American consciousness. With Pegasus Bridge he does justice to our British allies, relating the absolutely critical roles played by British paratroops and glider infantry in securing the eastern flank of the Normandy beachhead; a feat comparable, but with different objectives, to what the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions did at the west of the beachhead. Ambrose has the knack for portraying events in an artistic fashion while maintaining a scholar's worth of history. A worthwhile read for those with an interest in the Normandy invasion, airborne operations, or even history in general.

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As good as Band of Brothers

I have been an Ambrose fan for many years and this book, while not as well known as "Band of Brothers" is equally compelling. This is an impeccably detailed account of one of the most daring feats of the Normandy invasion, written in the author's typical easy to read style. We are rivited in place on a glider drifting in through the flack as the pilot frantically searches for a landing. Then we are clawing our way through the night and charging onto a bridge deep in enemy territory. I visited Pegasus bridge a few years ago and had chills running down my spine reading the account of the action at the memorial. I had equal chills reading this book. A must read for anyone in interested in WW2 and, specifically, the many acts of heroism surrounding the Normandy invasion.

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Engaging and Informative Read

I found this to be an excellent book. It was both informative and engaging; something we've come to expect from Stephen Ambrose. I am not an historian, but I have seen and read many interviews with the principle figures in the book. I believe their personal stories agree - even in the smallest detail - with the story told in this book. In short, if you like history, France, England, Ambrose, or engaging stories you will like this book.

good history on D-Day

exciting and interesting story though some parts about the preparation and training for the mission a bit teidous at times. This book sparked me into purchasing a Dvd copy of the "longest Day".

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