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03201aam a2200433Ii 4500 001 E2F596528F3211E9BDA5283B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190615010020 008 190218s2019 nyuabf d 001 0deng d 020 $a 1984882864 020 $a 9781984882868 035 $a (OCoLC)1086268132 040 $a TEFBT $b eng $e rda $c TEFBT $d BDX $d OCLCF $d ZVR $d TEFBT $d XK4 $d ZGW $d TCH $d CLE $d BUP $d SILO 100 1 $a Kershaw, Alex. 245 14 $a The first wave : $b the D-Day warriors who led the way to victory in World War II $h [Large type] / $c Alex Kershaw. 250 $a First large print edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Random House Large Print, $c [2019] 300 $a 497 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm 340 $n large print $2 rda 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 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 Biography. $x Biography. 650 4 $a Large type books. 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 $x Biography. 650 0 $a Commando troops $x Biography. 941 $a 7 945 $a lpt 952 $l GYPE631 $d 20240626020342.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909053950.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728021313.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220317010936.0 952 $l YUPD232 $d 20190912032459.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20190810012351.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20190615010936.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E2F596528F3211E9BDA5283B97128E48 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search