Pegasus Diaries : The Private Papers of Major John Howard DSO

By Penny Bates and John Howard

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844154467
• ISBN13: 9781844154463
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"