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 Battery; as well as a French commando who helped destroy German strongholds on Sword Beach.
- ISBN10 0451490053
- ISBN13 9780451490056
- Publish Date 14 May 2019
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Dutton / Signet
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 464
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780451490056