Ebook: Pegasus Bridge: Bénouville, D-Day 1944
- Tags: Military campaigns, Military operations Aerial--British, World War 1939-1945--Aerial operations British, World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy, Great Britain. -- Army. -- Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, World War 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy, World War 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations British, Military operations Aerial -- British, France -- Normandy
- Series: Raid 11
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Osprey Publishing
- City: France;Normandy
- Language: English
- epub
"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"--Publisher's website.;Origins -- Initial strategy -- The plan -- The raid -- Analysis -- Conclusions.
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