Sword

From Pegasus Bridge to Caen

Yann Magdelaine

33 pages, parution le 04/04/2012

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Résumé

At 00:16, Major John Howard landed with his company just a few yards from Bénouville bridge. In the early hours of D-Day, his British paratroopers were the first Allies to set foot on French soil. They were the vanguard of the 6th Airborne Division whose mission was to secure the east flank of the landing zone, a few hours before the amphibious operation.

At dawn, the British 3rd Division, backed by commando units, including Commandant Kieffer's 177 French troops, landed on Sword Beach. At 13:00 hours, Lord Lovat's men joined forces with the paratroopers at Bénouville, forging a vital link between the liberators from the skies and those from the seas.

L'auteur - Yann Magdelaine

Yann Magdelaine a élaboré la cartographie du Larousse de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et a participé à sa relecture. Journaliste à Caen, à France Télévisions Basse-Normandie, Pascal Vannier a réalisé de nombreux films documentaires consacrés au Jour j et à la Bataille de Normandie pour France 3.

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	OREP
Auteur(s)	Yann Magdelaine
Parution	04/04/2012
Nb. de pages	33
Format	17 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Poids	140g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9782815101066
ISBN13	978-2-8151-0106-6