Pegasus and Orne Bridges (ePub)
Their Capture, Defences and Relief on D-Day
(Sprache: Englisch)
This WWII history chronicles a daring airborne mission that was vital to the success of Operation Tonga, D-Day, and the liberation of France.
When the British Army landed on Sword Beach in Normandy, their only exit eastward required passage across the...
When the British Army landed on Sword Beach in Normandy, their only exit eastward required passage across the...
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This WWII history chronicles a daring airborne mission that was vital to the success of Operation Tonga, D-Day, and the liberation of France.
When the British Army landed on Sword Beach in Normandy, their only exit eastward required passage across the River Orne and the Caen Canal. But the two bridges fording these waterways-the Pegasus and Orne Bridges-were heavily guarded and wired for demolition in case of a Germans retreat. Capturing these bridges would be next to impossible.
Operation Deadstick, conducted by Major John Howard and his company of Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, was a superbly daring, brilliantly executed 'coup de main' assault. The glider-borne troops not only seized both bridges but faced a ferocious and prolonged German counterattack.
Neil Barber, a military historian and expert in British airborne operations, uses extensive personal accounts to tell this incredible story of Allied victory. Covering events and operations from Ranville in the East to Benouville in the West, Pegasus and Orne Bridges chronicles the combat of the 7th, 12th and 13th Parachute Battalions and reinforcements such as the Commandos, seaborne engineers and the Warwicks.
When the British Army landed on Sword Beach in Normandy, their only exit eastward required passage across the River Orne and the Caen Canal. But the two bridges fording these waterways-the Pegasus and Orne Bridges-were heavily guarded and wired for demolition in case of a Germans retreat. Capturing these bridges would be next to impossible.
Operation Deadstick, conducted by Major John Howard and his company of Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, was a superbly daring, brilliantly executed 'coup de main' assault. The glider-borne troops not only seized both bridges but faced a ferocious and prolonged German counterattack.
Neil Barber, a military historian and expert in British airborne operations, uses extensive personal accounts to tell this incredible story of Allied victory. Covering events and operations from Ranville in the East to Benouville in the West, Pegasus and Orne Bridges chronicles the combat of the 7th, 12th and 13th Parachute Battalions and reinforcements such as the Commandos, seaborne engineers and the Warwicks.
Autoren-Porträt von Neil Barber
Neil Barber is the author of two of the most detailed books on their subjects; The Day the Devils Dropped In, relates the 9th Parachute Battalions D-Day assault on the Merville Battery and the vital battle at the Chateau St Come; and The Pegasus and Orne Bridges, which details the D-Day capture, defense and relief of Pegasus Bridge and its sister bridge across the river Orne. He has also edited two biographies; Stan Scotts Fighting with the Commandos and Captain David Tibbs Parachute Doctor.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Neil Barber
- 2014, 324 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Pen and Sword
- ISBN-10: 1473830095
- ISBN-13: 9781473830097
- Erscheinungsdatum: 31.05.2014
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