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17 September 1944: 30000 airborne soldiers prepare to drop 64 miles behind enemy lines into German-occupied Holland; tens of thousands of ground troops race down Hells Highway in tanks and armoured cars, trucks and half-tracks to link up with them. The goal - to secure eight bridges across the Rhine and end the war by Christmas. Ten days later, over 15000 of these soldiers have died, 6000 have been taken prisoner.
Operation Market Garden was the daring plan to stage a coup de main in occupied territory, gain control of those bridges, and obtain a direct route into Hitlers Germany. But the operation failed and the allied forces suffered a brutal military defeat.
In the 75 years since, tactics have been analysed and blame has been placed, but the heart of Arnhems story lies in the selflessness and bravery of those troops that fought, the courage and resilience 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.
Operation Market Garden was the daring plan to stage a coup de main in occupied territory, gain control of those bridges, and obtain a direct route into Hitlers Germany. But the operation failed and the allied forces suffered a brutal military defeat.
In the 75 years since, tactics have been analysed and blame has been placed, but the heart of Arnhems story lies in the selflessness and bravery of those troops that fought, the courage and resilience 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.
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- Ballantyne, Iain
- Title
- Arnhem. Ten Days in the Cauldron
- Details
- English text, paperback. 312 pages.
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