Название: The Pegasus and Orne Bridges: Their Capture, Defence and Relief on D-DayАвтор: Barber Neil
Издательство: Pen and Sword Military
Год: 2014
Формат: epub
Страниц: 336
Размер: 32,96 Мб
Язык: английский
The glider-borne operation to capture Pegasus Bridge has an established place in the annals of warfare. Conducted by Major John Howard and his company of Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry it was a superbly daring, brilliantly executed 'coup de main' assault. Equally brave was the seizure of the Orne bridges by airborne forces and the defence against ferocious German counter attacks over a prolonged period...