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Arnhem Lift
Louis Hagen
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Description for Arnhem Lift
Paperback. First published by Pilot Press, London, 1945. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 252.
Of the 10,000 men who landed at Arnhem, over nine days 1,400 were killed and more than 6,000 – about a third of them wounded – were captured. It was a bloody disaster. The remarkable Louis Hagen, an ‘enemy alien’ who had escaped to England having been imprisoned and tortured in a Nazi concentration camp as a boy just a few years earlier, was one of the minority who made it back. What makes this book so unforgettable is not only the breathtaking drama of the story itself, it is the unmistakable talent of the writer. The narrative was first ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752468686
SKU
V9780752468686
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99-50
About Louis Hagen
LOUIS HAGEN (1916-2000), born into a Jewish banking family, was sent to a concentration camp for writing an anti-Nazi joke on a postcard. A high-ranking Nazi judge and friend of the family got him out and he escaped to England, where he became a glider pilot, fighting for the British at Arnhem. He was the author of several books, including ... Read more
Reviews for Arnhem Lift
'One of the most moving pages yet written about the conflict … tells its story with modern simplicity and unaffectedness.'
The Sunday Times
'As a chronicle of action Arnhem Lift is the best of its kind. It has integrity as well as drama.'
The Listener
'He tells the story of his part in that heroic struggle ... Read more
The Sunday Times
'As a chronicle of action Arnhem Lift is the best of its kind. It has integrity as well as drama.'
The Listener
'He tells the story of his part in that heroic struggle ... Read more