Pegasus Diaries: The Private Papers of Major John Horward DSO

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.

• | Author: John Howard, Penny Bates
• | Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Sep 20, 2009
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781844158829
• | ISBN-10: 1844158829