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2nd second world war two 2
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Allied Forces
Allies
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British 1st Airborne Division
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Gelderland
Major-General Roy Urquhart
modern warfare
Netherlands
Polish Independent Parachute Brigade
Rhine
SS Panzer
strategy
tactic
technology
two-pronged attack
ww2
wwii
Product details
- ISBN 9781855323025
- Weight: 340g
- Dimensions: 182 x 248mm
- Publication Date: 27 May 1993
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A compact, illustrated exploration of one of the most audacious, and ultimately controversial, operations of the Second World War.
'Market Garden' was a joint penetration, by an armoured column and a large-scale airborne drop, to punch a decisive hole in the German defences. If it had succeeded, the war could have ended in 1944. Yet the two-pronged attack failed in its objectives.
This book details how, instead of being relieved after 48 hours as expected, British paratroopers were cut off for nine days. Facing two unexpected SS Panzer divisions the Allies were eventually evacuated across the Rhine after putting up an incredible fight: of the 10,000 men involved less than 2,000 survived.
Stephen Badsey is a lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst who is highly respected in his field. He has written about subjects as diverse as Hitler, war correspondents in the Crimea and modern fighter aircraft. His expert knowledge and passion for his subject are clearly demonstrated in this fascinating look at the failed attack at Arnhem.
