Category: Benouville
6th Airborne Division Battlefield Tours
During May and September, I will be acting as a guide for two battlefield tours to the area of the
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A Short Film Describing the actions around the Church at Le Port (the Northern end of Benouville, the village at the western end of Pegasus Bridge).
Following on from the first film, this next one describes the D-Day events in Le Port, the northern end of
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Short Battlefield Tour Videos
Last year, Paul Woodadge launched WW2TV and invited me to go over to Normandy and record various short videos for
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The Pegasus and Orne Bridges – D-Day Veterans Signed Edition
I have a limited number of paperback copies of The Pegasus and Orne Bridges that are bookplated, signed editions by
Continue readingThe Pegasus Diaries – The Biography of Major John Howard DSO
Many people ask what I think of Stephen Ambrose’s 1984 book, ‘Pegasus Bridge‘ and I will certainly deal with that
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‘A’ Company, 7th Parachute Battalion’s Heroic Defence of Benouville (and therefore Pegasus Bridge) on D-Day
Benouville was the village at the western end of Pegasus Bridge. It’s defence on D-Day was absolutely crucial because if
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The Forgotten Defenders of Pegasus Bridge
The 7th Parachute Battalion Memorial at the Benouville T-Junction. (Which has recently been replaced).
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