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02943aim a2200457Ki 4500 001 E0F862F88F3211E9BDA5283B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190615010020 007 sd fungnn|||uu 008 190218s2019 mdunnnn hb n eng d 020 $a 1984841394 020 $a 9781984841391 028 02 $a PRHA8298 $b Books on Tape 035 $a (OCoLC)1086266011 040 $a TEFBT $b eng $e rda $c TEFBT $d TEFBT $d OCLCF $d TEFBT $d SILO 043 $a e-uk--- $a n-us--- $a e-uk--- 050 14 $a D756.5.N6 $b K47 2019ab 082 04 $a 940.54/21421 $2 23 100 1 $a Kershaw, Alex, $e author. 245 14 $a The first wave $h [sound recording] : $b the D-Day warriors who led the way to victory in World War II / $c Alex Kershaw. 250 $a Unabridged. 264 1 $a [Westminster, MD] : $b Books on Tape, $c [2019] 300 $a 7 audio discs (8 hr., 30 min.) : $b CD audio, digital ; $c 4 3/4 in. 306 $a 083000 500 $a Title from web page. 511 0 $a Read by Paul Michael. 500 $a Compact discs. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 20 $a Allied Powers (1919- ) $x Armed Forces $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Normandy. $z Normandy. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Commando operations. 650 0 $a Soldiers $v Biography. 650 0 $a Commando troops $v Biography. 655 7 $a Audiobooks. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Michael, Paul $c (Actor), $e narrator. 941 $a 2 945 $a cdab 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305015432.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909054119.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E0F862F88F3211E9BDA5283B97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IW3Initiate Another SILO Locator Search