Martin Middlebrook

Arnhem 1944

The Airborne Battle

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Produktbeschreibung

An 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, one of the war's most controversial battles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 857g
• ISBN-13: 9780811708265
• ISBN-10: 0811708268
• Artikelnr.: 31894344

Autorenporträt

Martin 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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The Path to Arnhem
'First Airborne' and Friends
The Arnhem Area
Preparations for Battle
The Air Armada
The Morning in Holland
The Landings
The Vital Hours
The Battle in the Town
Monday
The Battle in the Town
Tuesday
Waiting for the Second Lift
The Second Lift
The Battle in the Woods
The Battle at the Bridge
The Formation of the Oosterbeek Perimeter
The Battle at Oosterbeek
The Resupply Flights
The Polish Brigade
The Sacrifice of the Dorsets
Evacuation
The Reckoning
The Years That Followed
Order of Battle and Operational Details, 1st British Airborne Division and Attached Units
Order of Battle, Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Group
Order of Battle, 38 and 46 Groups RAF and RASC Air Despatch Units
Arnhem Today