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

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자료유형 :	단행본
ISBN :	9780451490056 (hardcover)
ISBN :	9780451490070 (paperback)
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분류기호 :	355.922
개인저자 :	Kershaw, Alex, author.
서명/저자사항 :	The first wave : the D-Day warriors who led the way to victory in World War II /: Alex Kershaw.
발행사항 :	[New York] : Caliber, [2019].
형태사항 :	368 p., 16 unnubered pages of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
서지주기 :	Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-355) and index.
내용주기 :	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.
요약 :	"Beginning in the predawn darkness of June 6, 1944, The First Wave 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. Readers will experience the sheer grit of the Rangers who scaled Pointe du Hoc and the astonishing courage of the British airborne soldiers who captured the Merville Gun Battery in the face of devastating enemy counterattacks. The first to fight when the stakes were highest and the odds longest, these men would determine the fate of the invasion of Hitler's Fortress Europe--and the very history of the twentieth century. The result is an epic of close combat and extraordinary heroism. It is the capstone Alex Kershaw's remarkable career, built on his close friendships with D-Day survivors and his intimate understanding of the Normandy battlefield. For the seventy-fifth anniversary, here is a fresh take on World War II's longest day"-- Provided by publisher.
주제명(단체명) :	Allied Powers (1919- ) -- Armed Forces --
일반주제명 :	World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy. --
일반주제명 :	World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations. --
일반주제명 :	Soldiers -- Biography. --
일반주제명 :	Commando troops -- Biography. --
기타형태 저록 :	Online version: Kershaw, Alex, author. First wave. New York : Dutton Caliber, [2019], 9780451490063
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