Alex Kershaw: First Wave

by Kershaw, Alex

ISBN: 9781471185922

Published: 2019-05-21

'History's greatest story reinvigorated as only Alex Kershaw can' --Adam Makos, New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Call 'An absolute triumph' --James M. Scott, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and national bestselling author of Target Tokyo and Rampage 'The unforgettable human drama of history's most consequential invasion' --John C. McManus, author of The Dead and Those About to Die: D-Day--The Big Red One at Omaha Beach Beginning in the pre-dawn darkness of June 6, 1944, The First Wave follows ten men attempting to carry out D-Day's most critical missions. Their actions would determine the fate of the invasion of Hitler's Fortress Europe. The ten make a charismatic, unforgettable cast. They include the first American paratrooper to touch down on Normandy soil; the only British soldier that day to earn a Victoria's Cross; the Canadian brothers who led their decimated troops onto Juno Beach under withering fire; the colonel who faced the powerful 150mm guns of the Merville...