World War II

Pegasus Bridge was the first engagement of D-Day. The allies knew that the bridges over the Orne River and the adjacent canal were the key to D-Day and so did the Germans. This is the story of Major John Howard and the 181 troops under his command. It was their task to seize Pegasus Bridge.

Details problems that the Allied troops encountered, particularly the inexperienced American units, and the key role played by British commanders. Describes battles that played out immediately following D-Day. The author also interviewed German soldiers to get their perspective on the fighting.

These accounts by German commanders were written shortly after the end of the war for American intelligence. Includes the planning stages, reactions to reports of troops landing, and a blow-by-blow account of the fighting.

This compilation of in-depth accounts by German commanders gives a fuller understanding of the battle for Normandy.

"A splendid and unsparing review of the Normandy campaign from the planning stages to the break out at the Falaise Gap."

Analyses and descriptions of the Allied actions on the French beaches. Includes maps, charts, illustrations of equipment and documents as well as a forward by Winston Churchill.

From the author of Band of Brothers comes the chronicle of the Allied invasion of Normandy, published on the 50th anniversary of the historic event. Eminent military historian Ambrose draws on previously unavailable government documents and more than 1,200 new interviews to tell the tale.