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Hell's Highway
Tim Saunders
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Description for Hell's Highway
Paperback. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 146 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 356.
Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of road that the British 3rd Guards Armoured Division had to advance down rapidly on their route to relieve the American Paras (83rd Airborne) at Nijmegen and the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. It should have been easy as The Screaming Eagles (101st Airborne) had been dropped to hold it. The reasons for the ensuing delay which led to disaster at Arnhem remain controversial and make for gripping reading. Adopting the clear and successful style of Battleground works this book relies on personal accounts to embellish this dramatic ... Read more
Hell's Highway is the dramatic name given to the vital stretch of road that the British 3rd Guards Armoured Division had to advance down rapidly on their route to relieve the American Paras (83rd Airborne) at Nijmegen and the British 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. It should have been easy as The Screaming Eagles (101st Airborne) had been dropped to hold it. The reasons for the ensuing delay which led to disaster at Arnhem remain controversial and make for gripping reading. Adopting the clear and successful style of Battleground works this book relies on personal accounts to embellish this dramatic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
146
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Battleground Europe
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
146
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780850528374
SKU
V9780850528374
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Tim Saunders
Major Tim Saunders is a serving Army officer and experienced tour guide and military historian. This is his third book in the Battleground Series, following on from Hill 112 and Nijmegen - Grave and Groesbeck.
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