Bridge Too Far The Classic History of the Greatest Airborne Battle of World War II

Name: Bridge Too Far The Classic History of the Greatest Airborne Battle of World War II
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ISBN: 9780684803302

ISBN-10: 0684803305

ISBN-13: 9780684803302

Edition: 1995 (Reprint)

Authors: Cornelius Ryan

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THE CLASSIC ACCOUNT OF ONE OF THE MOST DRAMATIC BATTLES OF WORLD WAR II A Bridge Too Faris Cornelius Ryan's masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshalled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day. In this compelling work of history, Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in Europe in 1944 by dropping the combined airborne forces of the American and British armies behind German lines to capture the crucial bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem. Focusing on a vast cast of characters -- from Dutch civilians to British and American strategists to common soldiers and commanders -- Ryan…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 5/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 672
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



Foreword


Operation Market-Garden, September 17-24, 1944



The RetreatPhotographs



The Plan



The AttackPhotographs



The Siege



Der Hexenkessel


A Note on Casualties


The Soldiers and Civilians ofA Bridge Too Far


What They Do Today


Acknowledgements


Bibliography


Index