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Britain's other glider brigade took heavy losses at Arnhem, so Edwards' brigade was assigned the air landing role in Britain's last major offensive of the war, the crossing of the Rhine. While German resistance was crumbling, the Rhine crossing involved flying over a major water obstacle and making rough landings in difficult terrain. Edwards provides a well-written account of his adventures, including many previously unknown incidents.
The Devil's Own Luck: From Pegasus Bridge to the Baltic
by Edwards, DenisFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-07-01
Publisher(s): Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
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Summary
The film The Longest Day brought international fame to the D-Day capture of the "Pegasus" bridge by British glider troops.' The Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry were one of six infantry regiments selected to serve as glider units with Britain's two airborne divisions in World War II. Denys Edwards was part of the Oxford and Bucks company that captured Pegasus Bridge and served with the regiment to the end of the war.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | vii | ||||
| Part 1 The Hand of Destiny | 1 | (36) | |||
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3 | (13) | |||
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16 | (10) | |||
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26 | (11) | |||
| Part 2 A Normandy Diary | 37 | (128) | |||
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39 | (21) | |||
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60 | (20) | |||
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80 | (47) | |||
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127 | (13) | |||
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140 | (25) | |||
| Part 3 Belgium and Germany | 165 | (31) | |||
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167 | (9) | |||
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176 | (20) | |||
| Endnote | 196 | (2) | |||
| Appendix 1 Bob Ambrose's account of captivity following his capture outside Escoville on June 7th 1944 | 198 | (13) | |||
| Appendix 2 The load and crews of the six gliders in the `Coup de main' force, 5 June, 1944 | 211 | (7) | |||
| Appendix 3 Harry Clarke's story of the landing at Hamminkeln railway station | 218 | (8) | |||
| Appendix 4 Some speculation about the Author's observations at the Chateau St. Come | 226 | (8) | |||
| Notes | 234 | (7) | |||
| Index | 241 |
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