Pegasus Bridge et la batterie de Merville

Pegasus Bridge et la batterie de Merville

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Pegasus Bridge et la batterie de Merville




Author:Helmut Konrad von Keusgen
Language:French
Format:Hardcover
Dimensions:8.3" x 11.7"
Pages:248
Publisher:Heimdal
ISBN:9782840484820
Item No. 9782840484820



French Text:The action of John Howard is without doubt one the most spectacular commando action of D-Day and WWII. Ten minutes after midnight on June 6th 1944, after an audacious glider landing, airborne troops of the 6th Airborne Division arrived at the bridge at Bénouville which became known as Pegasus Bridge and entered the annals of history. Six kilometers from there, towards the coast, at Melville was installed a German artillery battery which was in turn attacked by British paras a few hours later .