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02789aam a2200361 i 4500 001 CBA53946B7FE11EDADDC84BB34ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230301010037 008 191012t20202019||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 045149007X 020 $a 9780451490070 035 $a (OCoLC)1122800616 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Kershaw, Alex, $e author. 245 14 $a The first wave : $b the D-Day warriors who led the way to victory in World War II / $c Alex Kershaw. 246 3 $a 1st wave. 246 3 $a D-Day warriors who led the way to victory in World War II. 264 1 $a [New York] : $b Dutton Caliber, $c 2020. 300 $a 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm. 500 $a "Previously published as a Dutton Caliber hardcover edition in 2019"--Title page verso. 500 $a Publication date from publisher's Web site. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-355) and index. 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 glider pilot who braved antiaircraft fire to crash-land mere yards from the vital Pegasus Bridge; the 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 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."--Publisher's website. 541 $d 20220822. 610 2 $a Allied Powers (1919- ) $x Armed Forces $v Biography. 650 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Normandy. $z Normandy. 650 7 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Commando operations. 650 7 $a Soldiers $v Biography. 650 7 $a Commando troops $v Biography. 941 $a 2 952 $l PWAX296 $d 20231005110719.0 $m 940.54214 K41f 952 $l WHPE115 $d 20230301010804.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CBA53946B7FE11EDADDC84BB34ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search