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Operation Tonga: 6th Airborne Division - June 1944 by Jon Cooksey is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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The seizure of Pegasus Bridge by six glider borne platoons of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry under Major John Howard very early 6th June 1944, is one of the better-known stories of D-Day. Landing just yards from vital bridges over the River Orne and the Caen Canal near Bnouville, Howard's men took and held the bridges in a remarkable coup de main operation with minimal casualties. The 7th Parachute Battalion dropped in soon afterwards to relieve Howard's men and the action re
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- Author
- Jon Cooksey
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781526708854
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Military History, 20th Century
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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