The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II

The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II

The New York Times bestselling author of The Liberator and Avenue of Spies returns with an utterly immersive, adrenaline-driven account of D-Day combat.

"Meet the assaulters: Pathfinders plunging from…

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