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Arnhem: Jumping the Rhine 1944 & 1945
Lloyd Clark
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Description for Arnhem: Jumping the Rhine 1944 & 1945
Paperback. A riveting account of the Allies' victory at Arnhem by an expert in World War Two battle tactics and history Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp b/w photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
An insightful and gripping account of the largest airborne operation in history.
In September 1944, the river Rhine was a serious barrier to the advancing Allied armies in the West who were intent on charging Berlin and ending the war. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery decided to utilise the First Allied Airborne Army consisting of British, American and Polish troops. Codenamed Operation Market Garden, 40,000 paratroopers were dropped behind enemy lines while ground forces linked to relieve them. But, due to bad weather and German resistance, the operation failed. In March 1945, asecond attempt was planned: Operation Varsity Plunder. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755336371
SKU
V9780755336371
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Ref
99-10
About Lloyd Clark
Senior Lecturer at the Dept of War Studies, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Lloyd Clark is one of the UK's leading military historians. He has written several books, has lectured all over the world, is a frequent guide to battlefields on four continents and has worked extensively on radio and TV as both historical adviser and interviewee.
Reviews for Arnhem: Jumping the Rhine 1944 & 1945
'Among the thousands of books devoted to Second World War history only a small minority can claim to appeal to a wide audience. But through Lloyd Clark's narrative skill, ARNHEM is surely one of them'
Daily Telegraph
'Well stocked with dramatic personal accounts and much military detail'
Edinburgh Evening News
'This is an insightful and ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
'Well stocked with dramatic personal accounts and much military detail'
Edinburgh Evening News
'This is an insightful and ... Read more