Pegasus Bridge

Stephen E. Ambrose

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781439126677
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: 20th Century History
• Index: History

From the bestselling author of Band of Brothers, a detailed and captivating account of the critical fight for Pegasus Bridge that shaped the outcome of the Normandy landings.

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 that day brings to life a daring mission so crucial that, had it been unsuccessful, the entire Normandy invasion might have failed. Acclaimed author Stephen 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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Preface
• Chapter 1: D-Day: 0000 to 0015 Hours
• Chapter 2: D-Day Minus Two Years
• Chapter 3: D-Day Minus One Year to D-Day Minus One Month
• Chapter 4: D-Day Minus One Month to D-Day
• Chapter 5: D-Day: 0016 to 0026 Hours
• Chapter 6: D-Day: 0026 to 0600 Hours
• Chapter 7: D-Day: 0600 to 1200 Hours
• Chapter 8: D-Day: 1200 to 2400 Hours
• Chapter 9: D-Day Plus One to D-Day Plus Ninety
• Chapter 10: D-Day Plus Three Months to D-Day Plus Fifty Years
• Chapter 11: D-Day Plus Forty Years to D-Day Plus Fifty Years
• Epilogue: The Significance of Pegasus Bridge
• Photographs
• Appendix: Poett’s Orders to Howard
• Acknowledgments
• Sources
• Index
• Copyright