| Author: | Nigel Cawthorne | ISBN: | 1230000027180 |
| Publisher: | Oxford Publishing Ventures Ltd | Publication: | October 22, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nigel Cawthorne |
| ISBN: | 1230000027180 |
| Publisher: | Oxford Publishing Ventures Ltd |
| Publication: | October 22, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Just sixteen minutes into D-Day and their glider had already crash-landed onto the field. Scrambling out to storm the bridge, the young British soldiers began the fight of their lives. Five miles inside enemy territory, they ran headlong into the day that shaped the twentieth century, paving the way for the invasion of Normandy. There was no going back…
Read about the daring capture of Pegasus Bridge by British Airborne troops in the first hours of D-Day, along with the savage fighting on the Beaches of Normandy and in the allied Break Out in this 3 in 1 True Combat Compendium. Three accounts filled with the courage of war, and interwoven with first hand experiences that take you into the heart of battle.
Short, sharp, and true to life, Chronicles of War describe the battles and relate the close-up combat experiences of World War II in an exciting, quick to read format. Each title in the series provides gripping, unforgettable insights into the minute by minute confrontations, extreme heroism and terrible brutality of the greatest conflict the world has ever known.
INCLUDED: Pegasus Bridge. The Beaches of Normandy. The Break Out into France.
Just sixteen minutes into D-Day and their glider had already crash-landed onto the field. Scrambling out to storm the bridge, the young British soldiers began the fight of their lives. Five miles inside enemy territory, they ran headlong into the day that shaped the twentieth century, paving the way for the invasion of Normandy. There was no going back…
Read about the daring capture of Pegasus Bridge by British Airborne troops in the first hours of D-Day, along with the savage fighting on the Beaches of Normandy and in the allied Break Out in this 3 in 1 True Combat Compendium. Three accounts filled with the courage of war, and interwoven with first hand experiences that take you into the heart of battle.
Short, sharp, and true to life, Chronicles of War describe the battles and relate the close-up combat experiences of World War II in an exciting, quick to read format. Each title in the series provides gripping, unforgettable insights into the minute by minute confrontations, extreme heroism and terrible brutality of the greatest conflict the world has ever known.
INCLUDED: Pegasus Bridge. The Beaches of Normandy. The Break Out into France.
