The British 6th Airborne Division had a key role in the Allied invasion of Normandy, France. The main objective of the Division was to take over the bridge codenamed Pegasus, in the Caen canal, and its surrounding area (including other bridge at Ranville) to protect the eastern flank of the Allied forces. The initial assault would be carried by two platoons of "B" Company and all of "D" Company of the 2nd Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry, led by Major John Howard. They were the first allied forces to set foot on French soil on June 6th 1944.

Stephen Ambrose, writer of the renowned "Band of Brothers", tells in this book, titled "Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944", the story of this operation. Thanks to the testimonies of some of the men who took part on the events, Ambrose was able to make an accurate description of what happened, from the first engagements of D-Day (when Howard's men were waiting for reinforcements while holding the position and Von Luck's Panzers couldn't make a counter-attack because no one dared to wake Hitler up to authorize it) to the next three months, also including some chapters about the training and planning previous to the operation and a last one about the survivors and the Pegasus Bridge 40 years later.

Easy to read and full of interesting details.

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