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Arnhem

Author : Antony Beevor
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141941294
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Arnhem written by Antony Beevor and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2018-05-17 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER The great airborne battle for the bridges in 1944 by Britain's Number One bestselling historian and author of the classic Stalingrad 'Our greatest chronicler of the Second World War' - Robert Fox, Evening Standard ______________ On 17 September 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder of Nazi Germany's parachute forces, heard the growing roar of aeroplane engines. He went out on to his balcony above the flat landscape of southern Holland to watch the air armada of Dakotas and gliders carrying the British 1st Airborne and the American 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions. He gazed up in envy at this massive demonstration of paratroop power. Operation Market Garden, the plan to end the war by capturing the bridges leading to the Lower Rhine and beyond, was a bold concept: the Americans thought it unusually bold for Field Marshal Montgomery. But could it ever have worked? The cost of failure was horrendous, above all for the Dutch, who risked everything to help. German reprisals were pitiless and cruel, and lasted until the end of the war. The British fascination with heroic failure has clouded the story of Arnhem in myths. Antony Beevor, using often overlooked sources from Dutch, British, American, Polish and German archives, has reconstructed the terrible reality of the fighting, which General Student himself called 'The Last German Victory'. Yet this book, written in Beevor's inimitable and gripping narrative style, is about much more than a single, dramatic battle. It looks into the very heart of war. ______________ 'In Beevor's hands, Arnhem becomes a study of national character' - Ben Macintyre, The Times 'Superb book, tirelessly researched and beautifully written' - Saul David, Daily Telegraph 'Complete mastery of both the story and the sources' - Keith Lowe, Literary Review

Arnhem 1944

Author : Martin Middlebrook
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811708268
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Arnhem 1944 written by Martin Middlebrook and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Exciting overview of the World War II battle made famous by the classic movie and book A Bridge Too Far * Boots-on-the-ground story of British paratroopers fighting off Germans in Holland during Operation Market Garden * Masterly analysis of why the operation failed * Draws from the personal experiences of more than 500 participants * Written by an accomplished military historianMartin Middlebrook has written numerous works of military history, including the classic The First Day on the Somme (978-1-84415-465-4). He lives in England

Arnhem

Author : William F. Buckingham
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445637162
Total Pages : 891 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Arnhem written by William F. Buckingham and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 891 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore this gripping day-by-day combat narrative of the infamous battle for a bridgehead over the Rhine.

Arnhem

Author : Iain Ballantyne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781914904738
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Arnhem written by Iain Ballantyne and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on first-hand interviews, records, and diaries, the heart of Arnhem's story is in the selflessness and bravery of the troops that fought, the courage of the civilians caught up in confrontation, and the pure determination to fight for their lives and their freedom. This is the story of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events.

A Magnificent Disaster

Author : David Bennett
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1935149970
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book A Magnificent Disaster written by David Bennett and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2008-07-08 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Reveals much of what history has tended to gloss over . . . should be a must read for all who have an interest in this operation” (Airborne Quarterly). After Normandy, the most spectacular Allied offensive of World War II was Operation Market Garden, which planned to join three divisions of paratroopers dropped behind German lines with massive armored columns breaking through the front. The object was to seize a crossing over the Rhine to outflank the heartland of the Third Reich and force a quick end to the war. The operation utterly failed, of course, as the 1st British Airborne was practically wiped out, the American 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions became tied down in vicious combat for months, and the vaunted armored columns were foiled at every turn by improvisational German defenses. Some have called the battle “Hitler’s last victory.” In this work, many years in the making, David Bennett puts forward a balanced and comprehensive account of the British, American, Polish, Canadian, and German actions, as well as the strategic background of the operation, in a way not yet done. He shows, for example, that rather than a bridgehead over the Rhine, Montgomery’s ultimate aim was to flank the Ruhr industrial area from the north. The book also deals as never before with the key role of all three Corps of British Second Army, not just Brian Horrocks’ central XXX Corps. For the first time, we learn the dramatic untold story of how a single company of Canadian engineers achieved the evacuation of 1st Airborne’s survivors back across the Rhine when all other efforts had failed. Also revealed is the scandal of how Polish Gen. Sosabowski was treated by the British military authorities, and how the operation would have failed at the outset but for the brilliant soldiery of the two American airborne divisions. Respectfully nodding to A Bridge Too Far and other excellent works on Market Garden, the author has interviewed survivors, walked the ground, and performed prodigious archival research to increase our understanding of the battle, from the actions of the lowliest soldier to the highest commander, Allied and German.

Arnhem the Fight to Sustain

Author : Frank Steer
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473811937
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book Arnhem the Fight to Sustain written by Frank Steer and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2000-10-21 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the ground the airborne logisticians at the battle of Arnhem fought to the bitter end, indistinguishable from their paratroop comrades. In the air, their deeds and sacrifice were shining examples of duty done under the most desperate circumstances. Witness the account of Flight Lieutenant H J King, navigator of Dakota KG 374 of 271 squadron RAF, Down Ampney:These men were not volunteers like aircrew. They received no flyingpay, yet were, without doubt, superb in their fulfilment of duty even though KG 374 was burning for the whole period over the dropping zone. Arnhem—The Fight To Sustain tells the stirring story of the men and the methods employed in sustaining 1st Airborne Division. It is the first account of forming corps of today's Royal Logistic Corps in action together.Following extensive research the story draws heavily on contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts and is lavishly illustrated.

The Devil's Birthday

Author : Geoffrey Powell
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844681440
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book The Devil's Birthday written by Geoffrey Powell and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-04-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A WWII veteran combines firsthand immediacy with perceptive analysis in this vividly detailed history of the Battle of Arnhem. The Allied effort the liberate the Netherlands faced a brutal setback at the Battle of Arnham, where the men of the 1st British Airborne Division showed unsurpassed valor in the face of overwhelming opposition. The dramatic defeat, immortalized in the famous film A Bridge Too Far, is recounted here by Major Geoffrey Powell, who commanded C Company of the 156th Battalion, and who valorously led the entire battalion through—and out of—the onslaught. In The Devil’s Birthday, Powell draws on his own experience of the fighting while offring a deeply researched assessment of the operation and its execution. Casualties during the battle were appalling. The brave and enduring Dutch people suffered catastrophically while German morale was strengthened at a time of otherwise ebbing fortunes. But the hard lessons of Arnham will not be forgotten.

It Never Snows in September

Author : Robert J. Kershaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910809617
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book It Never Snows in September written by Robert J. Kershaw and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Street in Arnhem

Author : Robert Kershaw
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 9781612002644
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book A Street in Arnhem written by Robert Kershaw and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this long-awaited book, Robert Kershaw follows up his best-selling account of Operation Market Garden--It Never Snows in September--to focus on the experiences of Dutch civilians and British and German soldiers in one street while fighting to survive at the heart of one of the most intense battles of World War II. He tells the story from the perspective of what could be seen or heard from the Utrechtseweg, a road that runs seven kilometers from the Arnhem railway station west to Oosterbeek. This stretch of road saw virtually every major event during the fighting for Arnhem--the legendary "Bridge Too Far"--during September 1944. The story is about the disintegration of a wealthy Dutch suburb caught unexpectedly in the war it had escaped for so long. The book charts the steady destruction of an exclusive rural community, where wealthy Dutch holiday-makers had relaxed before the war. The destruction of this pretty village is charted through the eyes of British, Polish and German soldiers fighting amid its confused and horrified inhabitants. It portrays a collage of human experiences, sights, sounds, visceral fears and emotion as ordinary people seek to cope when their street is so suddenly and unexpectedly overwhelmed in a savage battle using the most deadly weapons of the day. Kershaw's new research reveals the extent to which most people in this battle, whether soldiers or civilians, saw only what was immediately happening to them, with no idea of the larger picture. Many original Dutch, German and English accounts have been unearthed through interviews, diary accounts and letters, as well as post-combat reports charting the same incidents from both sides. The story is told as a docudrama following the fortunes of participants within a gripping narrative format. Holland had not witnessed conflict since the Napoleonic wars. What happens when your street, where you have lived for generations, is suddenly overwhelmed by conflict? A Street in Arnhem--with its alternating revelations of horror and courage--tells that story and provides some of the answers.

Arnhem

Author : John Nichol
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0670918881
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Arnhem written by John Nichol and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-09-21 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1944, a mighty shock force of battle hardened Allied troops dropped from the skies into enemy-occupied Holland in what was hoped would be the decisive final battle of World War II.Landing miles behind the German lines, their daring mission was to secure bridges across the Rhine so that ground forces could make a rapid dash into Nazi Germany. If all went well, the war could be over by Christmas. But what many trusted would be a simple operation turned into a brutal losing battle. Of 12,000 British airborne soldiers, 1,500 died and 6,000 were taken prisoner. The vital bridge at Arnhem they had come to capture stayed resolutely in German hands. But though this was a bitter military defeat for the Allies, beneath the humiliation was another story - of heroism and self-sacrifice, gallantry and survival, guts and determination unbroken in the face of impossible odds. In the two-thirds of a century that have passed since then, historians have endlessly analysed what went wrong and squabbled over who was to blame. Lost in the process was that other Arnhem story - the triumph of the human spirit, as seen through the dramatic first-hand accounts of those who were there, in the cauldron, fighting for their lives, fighting for their comrades, fighting for their honour, a battle they won hands down.

The Battle of Arnhem

Author : Cornelis Bauer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781551264
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Arnhem written by Cornelis Bauer and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden, with the intention to bypass the Siegfried Line and attack the Ruhr. Paratroopers were dropped in the Netherlands to secure bridges and towns along the Allied axis of advance. They landed at Arnhem to secure the Nederrijn. The British forces faced unexpected resistance from elements of the 9th SS and 10th SS Panzer Divisions. This is a detailed account of Operation Market Garden and its unexpected consequences in Arnhem.

Arnhem 1944

Author : William F. Buckingham
Publisher : Battles & Campaigns
ISBN 13 : 9780752431871
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Arnhem 1944 written by William F. Buckingham and published by Battles & Campaigns. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle of Arnhem was a major turning point in World War II. It was a gamble by Montgomery, using three airborne divisions, to capture a series of bridges across the wide rivers which separated a powerful army from the plains of northern Germany.

Arnhem 1944

Author : Chris Brown
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459734106
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Arnhem 1944 written by Chris Brown and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2016-04-23 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Arnhem is one of the most iconic Western front battles of the Second World War. When we think of Arnhem, we think of a bridge too far and a sky full of parachutes dropping the Allies into the Netherlands. It was one of the most complex and strategically important operations of the war. Operation Market Garden was devised to give the Allies the opportunity to bypass the German Siegfried Line and attack the Ruhr. Paratroopers were dropped into the Netherlands to secure all the bridgeheads and major routes along the proposed Allied axis advance. Simultaneously, the 1st Airborne Division, supported by the Glider Pilot Regiment and Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, landed at Arnhem. The British expected to sweep through and connect with the Arnhem force within a matter of days. However, things on the ground proved very different. The troops met resistance from pockets of SS soldiers and soon were overwhelmed. The Arnhem contingent was cut off from reinforcement and eventually forced to withdraw. The 1st Airborne Division lost three-quarters of its strength in the operation and did not see battle again. Through quotes and maps, the text explores the unfolding action of the battle and puts the reader on the frontline. If you truly want to understand what happened and why — read the Battle Story.

Arnhem 1944

Author : Martin Middlebrook
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429720769
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Arnhem 1944 written by Martin Middlebrook and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arnhem - it was the last major battle lost by the British Army, lost not by the men who fought there but by the overconfidence of generals, faulty planning and the failure of a relieving force given too great a task. If the operation of which Arnhem formed a part had been successful, the outcome of the war and the history of post-war Europe would have been greatly altered. Yet is it worth another book? I had fulfilled all my literary ambitions by researching and writing thirteen full-length books and was ready to retire from that laborious craft when Peter van Gorsel, head of Penguin's Dutch office, asked me to write a book on Arnhem for the fiftieth anniversary in 1994. It was the first time that my publishers had requested a book; all previous subjects had been my choice. I eventually agreed for several reasons. I had not previously researched and written about the British Army in the Second World War and had not previously done any work in Holland; so two fresh fields were opened up to me. I also felt that the fighting in and around Arnhem had still not been described in the detail that it merited.

Arnhem

Author : Chris Brown
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750957697
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Arnhem written by Chris Brown and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest airborne operation in history commenced on 17 September 1944. Nine days later nearly four out five of the British 1st Airborne Division and their Polish comrades would be killed, wounded or captured as Germany secured her last great battlefield victory of the war. The ferocious and gallant actions in Arnhem and Oosterbeek have fascinated historians and students ever since. Drawing extensively on eye-witness experience and unit diaries, and providing a detailed tactical and technical analysis of the arms, equipment and practices of the day, Arnhem: Nine Days of Battle provides a fascinating day-on-day account of one of the most iconic actions of the Second World War. Supported by battle maps, timelines, troop diagrams as well as touring guides – this is the perfect companion for the armchair historian or the intrepid battlefield traveller.

Battle Stories — The WWII 3-Book Bundle

Author :
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 145973615X
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Battle Stories — The WWII 3-Book Bundle written by and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2016-05-07 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three battles that changed the course of WWII and echo through world history to the present day. Three renowned experts each take up one of these crucial engagements. Iwo Jima 1945 Operation Detachment, the invasion of Iwo Jima, on February 19, 1945, was the first campaign on Japanese soil, and it resulted in some of the fiercest fighting of the Pacific campaign. El Alamein 1942 El Alamein saw two of the greatest generals of the war pitted against each other: Rommel and Montgomery. Arnhem 1944 When we think of Arnhem, we think of a bridge too far and a sky full of parachutes dropping the Allies into the Netherlands. It was one of the most complex and strategically important operations of the war.

Arnhem 1944

Author : Dr Chris Brown
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752468448
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Arnhem 1944 written by Dr Chris Brown and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Arnhem has acquired a near-legendary status in British military history as an audacious plan to land paratroopers into the Netherlands and spearhead an attack against the German-held Ruhr. Beyond images of brave paratroopers and scenes from A Bridge Too Far, this was in fact one of the most complex and strategically important operations of the war. It was expected that the British would sweep through and connect with the Arnhem force within a matter of days. But things on the ground proved very different. The Allied forces were isolated, without reinforcements and unable to advance. The operation ended in disaster. Using first-hand accounts, maps and detailed timelines, historian Chris Brown explores the unfolding action of the battle and puts the reader on the front line. If you truly want to understand what happened and why – read on.