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Pegasus Bridge: Bénouville D-Day 1944
By Will Fowler, Johnny Shumate and Mariusz Kozik
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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.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5As a one time visitor to Normandy, Pegasus Bridge and the cemetery at Ranville, I found this short book to be inspiring and helpful. It captures this important moment in modern history in a gripping narrative.