Description
| Product ID: | 9781844158829 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Pegasus Diaries: The Private Papers of Major John Horward DSO |
| Authors: | Author: John Howard, Penny Bates |
| Page Count: | 206 |
| Subjects: | Diaries, letters and journals, Diaries, letters & journals, Second World War, Second World War, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating John Howard's name will forever be linked to the highly successful Pegasus Bridge assault by his glider-born company of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. His men regarded him with awe and his courage and toughness were bye-words. However this book reveals the human side of the man as well as providing a graphic account of the preparation, actual operation and aftermath of this iconic raid.The Pegasus Diaries is a book that will be enjoyed by men and women alike, presenting as it does a complex man often torn between his high sense of loyalty to his men and devotion to duty. |
| Imprint Name: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Publisher Name: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-09-20 |