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Arnhem: Defeat and Glory: A Miniaturist Persepective
G.S.W. Delillo
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Hardback. Arnhem: Defeat and Glory: A Miniaturist Persepective Num Pages: 160 pages, over 110 color photos, charts, diagrams, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1086.
In the spirit of Cornelius Ryan's epic A Bridge Too Far an American author retells the story of the ill-fated Allied operation code named Operation Market Garden. The audacious, yet multi-faceted Allied plan in September 1944 included an airborne carpet of 35,000 troops, dropped along a sixty four mile corridor reinforced by the entire British 2nd Army with the intent of seizing the Ruhr Industrial Valley and end the war before Christmas! The author uniquely combines the best works available into a superbly researched and illustrated text, suffused with a masterful articulation of the entire Allied tragedy in ... Read more
In the spirit of Cornelius Ryan's epic A Bridge Too Far an American author retells the story of the ill-fated Allied operation code named Operation Market Garden. The audacious, yet multi-faceted Allied plan in September 1944 included an airborne carpet of 35,000 troops, dropped along a sixty four mile corridor reinforced by the entire British 2nd Army with the intent of seizing the Ruhr Industrial Valley and end the war before Christmas! The author uniquely combines the best works available into a superbly researched and illustrated text, suffused with a masterful articulation of the entire Allied tragedy in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764314438
SKU
V9780764314438
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About G.S.W. Delillo
Guy S.W. Delillio has designed and exhibited small-scale military models for thirty years. The current work was inspired by the author's attendance of the 50th anniversary of Operation Market Garden in Arnhem, Holland in 1994. Many of the dioramas appearing in work will be on exhibit at the Hartenstein Museum in Oosterbeek throughout 2002. The author encourages support of the ... Read more
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