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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Kershaw, Alex, author.     Subjects     Allied Powers (1919- ) -- Armed Forces -- Biography.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations.     Soldiers -- Biography.     Commando troops -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kershaw, Alex, author.       by title:      The first wave : the...         MARC Display

The first wave : the D-Day warriors who led the way to victory in World War II / Alex Kershaw. by Kershaw, Alex, author. [New York] : Dutton Caliber, [2019] Subjects Allied Powers (1919- ) -- Armed Forces -- Biography.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations.   Soldiers -- Biography.   Commando troops -- Biography. ISBN:  9780451490056 (hardcover) : 0451490053 (hardcover) : Description:  368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm 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. Requests:  0 Summary:  "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"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 940.54214 Ke   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.54124 Kershaw 2019 Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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