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037			_bPenguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 _nSAN 201-3975
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100	1		_aKershaw, Alex, _eauthor. _988980
245	1	4	_aThe first wave : the D-Day warriors who led the way to victory in World War II
264		1	_aNew York : _bDutton Caliber, _c[2019]
264		4	_c�2019
300			_a368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aJune 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"--
610	2	0	_aAllied Powers (1919- ) _xArmed Forces _vBiography. _95638
648		7	_a1939-1945 _2fast _950729
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCampaigns _zFrance _zNormandy. _988981
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCommando operations. _988982
650		0	_aSoldiers _vBiography. _988983
650		0	_aCommando troops _vBiography. _988984
655		7	_aBiography. _2fast _988985
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aKershaw, Alex, author. _tFirst wave _dNew York : Dutton Caliber, [2019] _z9780451490063 _w(DLC) 2019002021
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