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Pegasus Bridge and Merville Battery, Paperback / softback Book

Pegasus Bridge and Merville Battery Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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This battlefield guide is the companion work to Merville Battery & The Dives Bridges.

Together, these two books form the fully revised and updated edition of the previous best selling Battleground Europe Series book Pegasus Bridge & Merville Battery.This book examines, in great detail, the attack by 2 Oxf Bucks and engineers of the British 6th Airborne Division, in six gliders, on the Caen Canal and River Orne bridges in the early hours of D-Day, 6 June 1944.

It also describes part of the battle for the village of Benouville by 7 Para and Ranville by 13 Para.

It was the combination of these actions that allowed the link-up between the commandos and airborne troops on D-Day.

Thereby, forming a bridgehead to help secure the eastern flank of the greatest combined military operation in history; Operation OVERLORD.In addition to explaining how these objectives were achieved, this battlefield guide relates the battles to the area as it is today.

The book contains details of the museums, memorials, cemeteries and associated organizations.

All of which will unravel the history of the area to the visitor and armchair traveler alike.To further aid the battlefield tourist, GPS data is also provided for either satellite navigation by vehicle or for viewing on Google Earth.

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