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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-320) and index

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The first wave

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1082332255

Responsibility statement

Alex Kershaw

Sub title

the D-Day warriors who led the way to victory in World War II

Summary

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 as a French commando, returning to his native land, who fought to destroy German strongholds on Sword Beach and beyond.

Table Of 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

Target audience

general

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1st wave

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