The Battle of the Bridges: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden

About Frank Van Lunteren

Frank van Lunteren was born and raised in Arnhem the Netherlands. While studying history in Nijmegen in the spring of 2001 he established contact with a WWII veteran of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Shortly after he graduated as a historian Van Lunteren was guest speaker at the August 2007 Convention of the 504th PIR Association. There veteran Francis Keefe (19242021) asked him to write a book on the entire regiment. The research process of over twenty years culminated in five volumes: Birth of a Regiment (May 1942September 1943) Spearhead of the Fifth Army (September 1943April 1944) The Battle of the Bridges (April 1944November 1944) Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper (November 1944February 1945) End of an Odyssey (February 1945January 1946). From activation to the New York Victory Parade Colonel Reuben Tuckers troopers are followed throughout World War II.