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    <body><![CDATA[Stephen Ambrose is my favorite historian of World War II and his Pegasus Bridge does not disappoint.  This book tells the story of the first engagement of D-Day and of the men on both sides who participated in it.  Ambrose is wonderfully able to make history come to life.  Reading Pegasus Bridge mad...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51047191">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is shorter, written earlier, and lesser known than Band of Brothers, but it is a very similar read. Pegasus Bridge is the story of the British glider company that was the very first to see action in the invasion of France. They had to capture Pegasus Bridge for it to be a success. Great read if...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50582237">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not really sure why I picked up one of my husband's books when I have plenty of my own sitting about waiting to be read.  But, I'm glad I did.  This was the very interesting story of British troops who landed in huge gliders in France on D-day to secure a bridge.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This short volume packs a wallop!  Describing the initial events of D-Day, it is a tribute to the few, brave men that went into the unknown, willingly.  I feel an intense debt of gratitude for ALL of the men who fight for our freedom.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great read for any WWII enthusiast.  Non-Americancentric view of Normandy invasion. Great photographic support to text.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Beginner in the whole WWII thing, but really enjoyed the breakdown in this book and will go back to Ambrose for more...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good information of the British p-troopers during D-Day.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great view of the war from the British perspective.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting account of the British Airborne raid on D-Day]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good book.  Not too short...not too long.  Enough to keep you interested and an easy read]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There is to much talking about different wars and different people. Like the book was talking about one thing and then it talks about one thing with out warning. I would be reading about a bridge then it would talk about a river. Really?]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is not Ambrose's best book but it is a really good book about the very first troops on D-Day and the mission to hold the Pegasus Bridge for invading ground troops. It is not as well constructed and fascinating as Band of Brothers but in the Ambrose style the men and mission are brought to life ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12569578">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm a glider pilot and fascinated at how precisely the Glider Pilot Regiment was able to land the troops at the target. Especially considering what  ungainly monsters these WWII gliders were.  The stories here cover both sides of the battle and are standard Ambrose, humorous, poignant, interesting. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9202762">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had the priviledge to walk the ground shortly after reading this.  It was ahumbling experience.  The area around the bridge is largely the same as it was then. (I even met the daughter of innkeeper from the inn across from the bridge - which is still there).  Ambrose's story captures location perf...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32405918">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This story is about an English glider-borne infantry company that was charged with capturing a key bridge on D-Day.  It talks about how they planned and trained for their mission.  It was very exciting, I can't believe this book hasn't been made into a movie yet.]]></body>
    
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