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The first wave : the D-Day warriors who led the way to victory in World War II

The first wave : the D-Day warriors who led the way to victory in World War II

Kershaw, Alex, author.
Book 2019

"Beginning in the predawn darkness of June 6, 1944, The First Wave follows the remarkable men who carried out D-Day's most perilous missions. The charismatic, unforgettable cast includes the first American paratrooper to touch down on Normandy soil; the British glider pilot who braved antiaircraft fire to crash-land mere yards from the vital Pegasus Bridge; the Canadian brothers who led their troops onto Juno Beach under withering fire; as well a...

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Allied Powers (1919- ) Armed Forces Biography
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World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy
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ISBN:
9780451490056
0451490053
Description:
368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-355) and index
Contents:
June 5, 1944
Ham and jam
The cruel seas
A grade-A stinker
Bloody lucky
By dawn's faint light
An angel on each shoulder
La Belle France
All the blue bonnets
Tallyho!
The Bocage
A dirty bush war
Defeating Hitler
LCCN:
2018057388
Control Number:
2694051
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