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D-Day - June 6, 1944: The Battle For The Normandy Beaches (Paperback, Reissue): Stephen E. Ambrose D-Day - June 6, 1944: The Battle For The Normandy Beaches (Paperback, Reissue)
Stephen E. Ambrose
R328 R229 Discovery Miles 2 290 Save R99 (30%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

On the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, bestselling author and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the first time anywhere that the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944 had to be abandoned before the first shot was fired. The true story of D-Day, as Ambrose relates it, is about the citizen soldiers - junior officers and enlisted men - taking the initiative to act on their own to break through Hitler's Atlantic Wall when they realised that nothing was as they had been told it would be. D-DAY is the brilliant, no holds barred, telling of the battles of Omaha and Utah beaches. Ambrose relives the epic victory of democracy on the most important day of the twentieth century.

Battle of Britain The Movie - The Men and Machines of one of the Greatest War Films Ever Made (Hardcover): Dilip Sarkar Mbe,... Battle of Britain The Movie - The Men and Machines of one of the Greatest War Films Ever Made (Hardcover)
Dilip Sarkar Mbe, Robert J. Rudhall
R749 R606 Discovery Miles 6 060 Save R143 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Released in 1969, the film _Battle of Britain_ went on to become one of the most iconic war movies ever produced. The film drew many respected British actors to accept roles as key figures of the battle, including Sir Laurence Olivier as Hugh Dowding and Trevor Howard as Keith Park. It also starred Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer and Robert Shaw as squadron leaders. As well as its large all-star international cast, the film was notable for its spectacular flying sequences which were on a far grander scale than anything that had been seen on film before. At the time of its release, Battle of Britain was singled out for its efforts to portray the events of the summer of 1940 in great accuracy. To achieve this, Battle of Britain veterans such as Group Captain Tom Gleave, Wing Commander Robert Stanford Tuck, Wing Commander Douglas Bader, Squadron Leader Boles?aw Drobi?ski and Luftwaffe General Adolf Galland were all involved as consultants. This detailed description of the making of the film is supported by a mouth-watering selection of pictures that were taken during the production stages. The images cover not only the many vintage aircraft used in the film, but also the airfields, the actors, and even the merchandise which accompanied the film's release in 1969 - plus a whole lot more. There are numerous air-to-air shots of the Spitfires, Messerschmitts, Hurricanes and Heinkels that were brought together for the film. There are also images that capture the moment that Battle of Britain veterans, some of whom were acting as consultants, visited the sets. Interviews with people who worked on the film, such as Hamish Mahaddie, John Blake and Ron Goodwin, among others, bring the story to life.

An Army at Dawn - The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (Hardcover, 1st ed): Rick Atkinson An Army at Dawn - The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (Hardcover, 1st ed)
Rick Atkinson
R1,119 R921 Discovery Miles 9 210 Save R198 (18%) In Stock

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER In the first volume of his monumental trilogy about the liberation of Europe in WW II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the riveting story of the war in North Africa
The liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is a story of courage and enduring triumph, of calamity and miscalculation. In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson shows why no modern reader can understand the ultimate victory of the Allied powers without a grasp of the great drama that unfolded in North Africa in 1942 and 1943. That first year of the Allied war was a pivotal point in American history, the moment when the United States began to act like a great power.
Beginning with the daring amphibious invasion in November 1942, An Army at Dawn follows the American and British armies as they fight the French in Morocco and Algeria, and then take on the Germans and Italians in Tunisia. Battle by battle, an inexperienced and sometimes poorly led army gradually becomes a superb fighting force. Central to the tale are the extraordinary but fallible commanders who come to dominate the battlefield: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, and Rommel.
Brilliantly researched, rich with new material and vivid insights, Atkinson's narrative provides the definitive history of the war in North Africa.

Routledge Library Editions: Cold War Security Studies (Hardcover): Various Routledge Library Editions: Cold War Security Studies (Hardcover)
Various
R168,684 Discovery Miles 1 686 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This 60-volume collection is an in-depth analysis of many areas of Cold War Security Studies. Individual titles examine the origins and early years of the Cold War, all the way up to the early 1990s and the collapse of the Soviet Union. The military and political strategies of both NATO and the Soviet Union are analysed, as are discussions around the difficulties of arms control and chemical weapons. Individual countries are also examined, and taken together these books offer a wide-ranging review of all aspects of the Cold War.

Wartime Scrapbook: the Home Front 1939-1945 (Hardcover): Robert Opie Wartime Scrapbook: the Home Front 1939-1945 (Hardcover)
Robert Opie
R516 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R94 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War looming, this new edition of the Wartime Scrapbook revives memories of this evocative time in Britain's history. Life on the home front revolved around rationing, blackouts, and air raid precautions, bringing out that British spirit - humour coupled with making-do and determination. Poster propaganda kept the population digging for victory during the years of the Home Guard, Women's Land Army and austerity with dried eggs. Drawn from Robert Opie's unrivalled collection, this new edition of The Wartime Scrapbook profusely illustrates a unique period in history - the song sheets, magazine covers, comic postcards, fashion and food, games, propaganda posters and a wealth of wartime ephemera whose very survival is remarkable.

Military Experience in the Age of Reason (Paperback): Christopher Duffy Military Experience in the Age of Reason (Paperback)
Christopher Duffy
R1,448 Discovery Miles 14 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

My Life in France - The Life Story of Julia Child - 'exuberant, affectionate and boundlessly charming' New York Times... My Life in France - The Life Story of Julia Child - 'exuberant, affectionate and boundlessly charming' New York Times (Paperback)
Julia Child; Introduction by Olivia Potts
R307 R267 Discovery Miles 2 670 Save R40 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When Julia Child arrived in Paris in 1948, 'a six-foot-two-inch, thirty-six-year-old, rather loud and unserious Californian', she barely spoke a word of French and didn't know the first thing about cooking. As she fell in love with French culture - buying food at local markets, sampling the local bistros, and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu - her life began to change forever. We follow her extraordinary transformation from kitchen ingenue to internationally renowned (and internationally loved) expert in French cuisine. Bursting with Child's adventurous and humorous spirit, My Life in France captures post-war Paris with wonderful vividness and charm.

The Greatest Raid - St. Nazaire, 1942 (Hardcover): Giles Whittell The Greatest Raid - St. Nazaire, 1942 (Hardcover)
Giles Whittell
R854 R707 Discovery Miles 7 070 Save R147 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Assad - The Triumph of Tyranny (Hardcover): Con Coughlin Assad - The Triumph of Tyranny (Hardcover)
Con Coughlin
R764 R623 Discovery Miles 6 230 Save R141 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
The Fifth Act - America'S End in Afghanistan (Hardcover): Elliot Ackerman The Fifth Act - America'S End in Afghanistan (Hardcover)
Elliot Ackerman
R387 Discovery Miles 3 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A Times Political Book of the Year 2022 A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the war's echoing legacy. Elliot Ackerman left the American military ten years ago, but his time in Afghanistan and Iraq with the Marines and, later, as a CIA paramilitary officer marked him indelibly. When the Taliban began to close in on Kabul in August of 2021 and the Afghan regime began its death spiral, he found himself pulled back into the conflict. The official evacuation process was a bureaucratic failure that led to a humanitarian catastrophe. Ackerman was drawn into an impromptu effort to arrange flights and negotiate with both Taliban and American forces to secure the safe evacuation of hundreds. These were desperate measures taken during a desperate end to America's longest war, but the success they achieved afforded a degree of redemption: and, for Ackerman, a chance to reconcile his past with his present. The Fifth Act is an astonishing human document that brings the weight of twenty years of war to bear on a single week at its bitter end. Using the dramatic rescue efforts in Kabul as his lattice, Ackerman weaves in a personal history of the war's long progress, beginning with the initial invasion in the months after 9/11. It is a play in five acts with a tragic denouement. Any reader who wants to understand what went wrong with the war's trajectory will find a trenchant accounting here. And yet The Fifth Act is not an exercise in finger-pointing: it brings readers into close contact with a remarkable group of characters, who fought the war with courage and dedication, in good faith and at great personal cost. Understanding combatants' experiences and sacrifices demands reservoirs of wisdom and the gifts of an extraordinary storyteller. In Elliot Ackerman, this story has found that author.The Fifth Act is a first draft of history that feels like a timeless classic.

Darwin 1942 - Australia's Darkest Hour (Hardcover): Timothy Hall Darwin 1942 - Australia's Darkest Hour (Hardcover)
Timothy Hall
R3,763 Discovery Miles 37 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

On 19 February 1942 the Japanese air force bombed Darwin. Whilst this fact is well known, very few people know exactly what happened. Timothy Hall was the first writer to be given acess to all the official reports of the time and as a result he has been able to reveal exactly what happened on that dreadful day - a day which Sir Paul Hasluck (17th Governor-General of Australia) later described as 'a day of national shame'. The sequence of events in Darwin that day certainly did not reflect the military honour that the War Cabinet wanted people to believe. On the contrary, for what really happened was a combination of chaos, panic and, in many cases, cowardice on an unprecented scale.

The Silent Child - Haunting and thought-provoking historical fiction set during WWII (Hardcover): J. G Kelly The Silent Child - Haunting and thought-provoking historical fiction set during WWII (Hardcover)
J. G Kelly
R628 R517 Discovery Miles 5 170 Save R111 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Outstanding. Heartstopping. Brilliant. A story that scorches the page, searing in its honesty and profoundly moving in its emotional impact. The characters reach out to you and challenge your preconceptions in this testament to a tragic chapter of history that moved me to tears. It holds up a dark and shocking mirror to our world, yet ultimately it is a triumphant tale of light within darkness. This is an important, powerful novel that everyone should read' KATE FURNIVALL SHE CAN'T HAVE A FUTURE UNTIL SHE HAS A PAST. 1944 LEO STERN arrives at the Nazi camp at Borek with his wife Irena and his two daughters. The Sterns are spared from the gas chamber when they witness a murder. But in a place that humanity has deserted, Leo is forced to make unimaginable choices to try to keep his family alive. 1961 For seventeen years, Hanna has been unable to remember her identity and how she was separated from her family at the end of the war, until the discovery of a letter among her late uncle's possessions reveals her real name - HANNA STERN - and leads her to Berlin in search of her lost past. Helped by former lover Peter, Hanna begins to piece together the shocking final days of Borek. But Hanna isn't the only one with an interest in the camp, and lurking in the shadows is someone who would prefer Hanna's history to remain silent. Based on in-depth research and beautifully written, this a novel of memory and identity, and the long shadow of war. 'Taking the reader from the atmospheric Fenlands of Cambridgeshire to the ghost-filled forests of wartime Poland and finally into Cold War-era Berlin, The Silent Child is a thought-provoking and compelling novel about the long-lasting aftershocks of war. This is great storytelling, full of mysteries and twists, epic in its sweep, but precise and respectful in its historical details. J. G. Kelly's vividly evoked scenes will stay with me for a long time' CAROLINE SCOTT 'This book was such a beautifully written book that will stay with me for a long time. The storyline was emotive and heart wrenching and the characters were well developed and have a special place in my heart. I didn't want this book to end. Nothing I could say would do this book justice, I cannot recommend this book enough' Reader review 'It's beautifully written with a story that draws you in so quickly, it's very well researched and heartbreakingly realistic. A book I wanted and needed to finish. The sort of book everyone should read. The most compelling book I've read this year' Reader review 'Utterly impossible for me to put down. A heartbreaking story... I found I had devoured the entire book in just one sitting... I have loved this book so much, I wish I could give it five hundred stars. All I can say is "WOW - read it. You won't be disappointed' Reader review 'I was engrossed in the story. The author has done tremendous research about the war and did a good job of drawing the reader into the story' Reader review

The Third Reich - A History of Nazi Germany (Paperback): Thomas Childers The Third Reich - A History of Nazi Germany (Paperback)
Thomas Childers 1
R592 R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Save R83 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The War of American Independence, 1763-1783 - Falling Dominoes (Paperback): Stanley D. M Carpenter, Kevin J. Delamer, James R... The War of American Independence, 1763-1783 - Falling Dominoes (Paperback)
Stanley D. M Carpenter, Kevin J. Delamer, James R McIntyre, Andrew T. Zwilling
R1,135 Discovery Miles 11 350 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Focuses on the military, political, diplomatic, and economic aspects of the War or Revolution - allowing the reader to grasp the complex web of interactions that occurred at different times throughout the war. This is a key topic in American history and on American history courses. Other books don't focus so clearly on the military aspects, in totality from a practical viewpoint.

Why We Fight (Paperback, Revised edition): Mike Martin Why We Fight (Paperback, Revised edition)
Mike Martin
R451 R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Save R61 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The world of the 2020s is one where instability, war and societal breakup seem close. But, surely, we have learnt the lessons of the past? Surely, peace will continue? Are you sure? Do you even know what causes wars? Mike Martin argues that we don't understand what causes violence and conflict, let alone how to go about solving these problems. But there is a way to make sense of war and society: linking the evolution of our brains with our history of social development, 'Why We Fight' shows how political dynamics, violence between individuals and, above all, war between groups are all caused by deep-seated, unconscious urges to seek status and belonging. Weaving together evolution, personal experiences of war, and more than a decade of studying conflicts around the world, 'Why We Fight' will change the way you think about society, about war, and about yourself. It is a blueprint for the turbulent 2020s.

War: What is it good for? - The role of conflict in civilisation, from primates to robots (Paperback, Main): Ian Morris War: What is it good for? - The role of conflict in civilisation, from primates to robots (Paperback, Main)
Ian Morris 1
R355 R284 Discovery Miles 2 840 Save R71 (20%) In Stock

War is one of the greatest human evils. It has ruined livelihoods, provoked unspeakable atrocities and left countless millions dead. It has caused economic chaos and widespread deprivation. And the misery it causes poisons foreign policy for future generations. But, argues bestselling historian Ian Morris, in the very long term, war has in fact been a good thing. In his trademark style combining inter-disciplinary insights, scientific methods and fascinating stories, Morris shows that, paradoxically, war is the only human invention that has allowed us to construct peaceful societies. Without war, we would never have built the huge nation-states which now keep us relatively safe from random acts of violence, and which have given us previously unimaginable wealth. It is thanks to war that we live longer and more comfortable lives than ever before. And yet, if we continue waging war with ever-more deadly weaponry, we will destroy everything we have achieved; so our struggles to manage warfare make the coming decades the most decisive in the history of our civilisation. In War: What Is It Good For? Morris brilliantly dissects humanity's history of warfare to draw startling conclusions about our future.

The League of Wives - The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home (Paperback):... The League of Wives - The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home (Paperback)
Heath Hardage Lee
R475 R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Save R80 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Franklin and Winston (Paperback): Jon Meacham Franklin and Winston (Paperback)
Jon Meacham
R909 R762 Discovery Miles 7 620 Save R147 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The most complete portrait ever drawn of the complex emotional connection between two of history’s towering leaders

Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were the greatest leaders of “the Greatest Generation.” In Franklin and Winston, Jon Meacham explores the fascinating relationship between the two men who piloted the free world to victory in World War II. It was a crucial friendship, and a unique one—a president and a prime minister spending enormous amounts of time together (113 days during the war) and exchanging nearly two thousand messages. Amid cocktails, cigarettes, and cigars, they met, often secretly, in places as far-flung as Washington, Hyde Park, Casablanca, and Teheran, talking to each other of war, politics, the burden of command, their health, their wives, and their children.

Born in the nineteenth century and molders of the twentieth and twenty-first, Roosevelt and Churchill had much in common. Sons of the elite, students of history, politicians of the first rank, they savored power. In their own time both men were underestimated, dismissed as arrogant, and faced skeptics and haters in their own nations—yet both magnificently rose to the central challenges of the twentieth century. Theirs was a kind of love story, with an emotional Churchill courting an elusive Roosevelt. The British prime minister, who rallied his nation in its darkest hour, standing alone against Adolf Hitler, was always somewhat insecure about his place in FDR’s affections—which was the way Roosevelt wanted it. A man of secrets, FDR liked to keep people off balance, including his wife, Eleanor, his White House aides—and Winston Churchill.

Confronting tyranny and terror, Roosevelt and Churchill built a victorious alliance amid cataclysmic events and occasionally conflicting interests. Franklin and Winston is also the story of their marriages and their families, two clans caught up in the most sweeping global conflict in history.

Meacham’s new sources—including unpublished letters of FDR’s great secret love, Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd, the papers of Pamela Churchill Harriman, and interviews with the few surviving people who were in FDR and Churchill’s joint company—shed fresh light on the characters of both men as he engagingly chronicles the hours in which they decided the course of the struggle.

Hitler brought them together; later in the war, they drifted apart, but even in the autumn of their alliance, the pull of affection was always there. Charting the personal drama behind the discussions of strategy and statecraft, Meacham has written the definitive account of the most remarkable friendship of the modern age.

The Origins of the First World War - Controversies and Consensus (Hardcover): Annika Mombauer The Origins of the First World War - Controversies and Consensus (Hardcover)
Annika Mombauer
R4,295 Discovery Miles 42 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The seminal event of the 20th century, the origins of the First World War have always been difficult to establish and have aroused deep controversy. Annika Mombauer tracks the impassioned debates as they developed at critical points through the twentieth century. The book focuses on the controversy itself, rather than the specific events leading up to the war. Emotive and emotional from the very beginning of the conflict, the debate and the passions aroused in response to such issues as the 'war-guilt paragraph' of the treaty of Versailles, are set in the context of the times in which they were proposed. Similarly, the argument has been fuelled by concerns over the sacrifices that were made and the casualities that were suffered. Were they really justified?

Woodrow Wilson - The First World War and Modern Internationalism (Paperback): Michael R. Cude Woodrow Wilson - The First World War and Modern Internationalism (Paperback)
Michael R. Cude
R1,087 Discovery Miles 10 870 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

• Designed to be concise yet comprehensive with the undergraduate student in mind • Will serve as a companion to many secondary and primary sources on Wilson • Contains primary source documents to help bring the subject to life

The Commanders - The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel (Hardcover): Lloyd Clark The Commanders - The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel (Hardcover)
Lloyd Clark
R816 R682 Discovery Miles 6 820 Save R134 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From an acclaimed military historian, the interlocking lives of three of the most important and consequential generals in World War II Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the 20th century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives, they charted very different, often interrupted, paths to their ultimate leadership positions commanding hundreds of thousands of troops during World War II and celebrated as heroes in the United States, Britain, and Germany.Patton was born into a military family and from an early age felt he was destined for glory; following a disjointed childhood, Montgomery found purpose and direction in a military academy; Rommel's father was a former officer, so his pursuit of a military career was logical. Having ascended to the middle ranks, each faced battle for the first time in World War I, a searing experience that greatly influenced their future approach to war and leadership. When war broke out again in 1939, Montgomery and Rommel were immediately engaged, while Patton chafed until the U.S. joined the Allies in 1942 and the three men, by then generals, collided in North Africa in 1943, and then again, climactically, in France after D-Day in 1944.Weaving letters, diary extracts, official reports, and other documents into his original narrative, recounting dramatic battles as they developed on the ground and at headquarters, Clark also explores the controversies that swirled around Patton, Montgomery, and Rommel throughout their careers, sometimes threatening to derail them. Ultimately, however, their unique abilities to bridge the space between leader and led cemented their legendary reputations.

Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes - Animals in the Roman World (Hardcover): Caroline Freeman-Cuerden Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes - Animals in the Roman World (Hardcover)
Caroline Freeman-Cuerden
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the hooves of chariot horses pounding the dust of the racetrack to the cries of elephants charging the battlefields, animals were a key part of Roman life. On memorials left to beloved dogs or in images of arena animals hammered onto coins, their stories and roles in Roman history are there for us to find. Why did the emperor Augustus always have a seal skin nearby? What was the most dangerous part of a chariot race? How could a wolf help with toothache? Take a gallop into the Roman world of chariot horses, battle elephants and rampaging rhinos. In the ancient world a bear could be weaponised and venomous snakes could change the course of a battle at sea. If you want to know exactly how to boil a crane (and who doesn't?) or how to use eels to commit murder, the Romans have the answer. They wove animals into poetry, sacrificed them and slaughtered thousands in their arenas, while animal skins reinforced shields and ivory decorated the hilts of their swords. From much-loved dogs to talking ravens, Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes discovers who the Romans really were through the fascinating relationships they had with the creatures they lived and died alongside.

Throwing Thunderbolts - A Wargamer's Guide to the War of the First Coalition, 1792-7 (Paperback): Garry David Wills Throwing Thunderbolts - A Wargamer's Guide to the War of the First Coalition, 1792-7 (Paperback)
Garry David Wills
R1,045 R828 Discovery Miles 8 280 Save R217 (21%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Waterloo - The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles (Paperback): Bernard Cornwell Waterloo - The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles (Paperback)
Bernard Cornwell 1
R366 R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Save R63 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller 'A fabulous story, superbly told ... cannot be bettered' Max Hastings 'Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.' On the 18th June 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre-Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat. The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landmark in European history, to be examined over and again, not least because until the evening of the 18th, the French army was close to prevailing on the battlefield. Now, brought to life by the celebrated novelist Bernard Cornwell, this is the chronicle of the four days leading up to the actual battle and a thrilling hour-by-hour account of that fateful day. In his first work of non-fiction, Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting account of every dramatic moment, from Napoleon's escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the battlefields. Through letters and diaries he also sheds new light on the private thoughts of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, as well as the ordinary officers and soldiers. Published to coincide with the bicentenary in 2015, Waterloo is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy - and of the final battle that determined the fate of Europe.

Pegasus Bridge - D-day: The Daring British Airborne Raid (Paperback, Reissue): Stephen E. Ambrose Pegasus Bridge - D-day: The Daring British Airborne Raid (Paperback, Reissue)
Stephen E. Ambrose
R279 R225 Discovery Miles 2 250 Save R54 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

D-Day before dawn. Minute by minute, hour by hour the danger grows... In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, a small detachment of British airborne troops stormed the German defence 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 by acclaimed author Stephen E. 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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