The Battle Of The Bridges

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Arnhem

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Author : Antony Beevor
language : en
Publisher: Viking
Release Date : 2018-05-28

Arnhem written by Antony Beevor and has been published by Viking this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-28 with categories.

In September 1944, having sped through France and Belgium, Montgomery sought to race into Germany and to end the war by Christmas. It wasn't, of course, that simple. Operation Market Garden would drop Allied troops into The Netherlands, held by Nazi Germany, to secure key bridges across the Rhine along the path of advance. But it was folly - in the Dutch staff college exams, any candidate who adopted this plan had been failed on the spot. Indeed, the campaign ended in a glorious defeat, and half of the 12,000 Allied troops taken prisoner. With his typical authority and skill in bringing a campaign to life, Britain's bestselling historian creates a gripping, vivid narrative that shows why the battle was fought, and lost. With masterful command of material from a vast range of sources, he also paints the human side of war, and its heroes and villains - "more like a prosperous dentist than the head of the Waffen-SS" - and moments of glory and humour too. This is classic Antony Beevor - on an iconic campaign.

The Battle Of The Bridges

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Author : Frank van Lunteren
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2014-06-19

The Battle Of The Bridges written by Frank van Lunteren and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-19 with History categories.

Operation Market Garden has been recorded as a complete Allied failure in World War II, an overreach that resulted in an entire airborne division being destroyed at its apex. However, within that operation were episodes of heroism that still remain unsung. On September, 17, 1944, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, floated down across the Dutch countryside, in the midst of German forces, and proceeded to fight their way to vital bridges to enable the Allied offensive to go forward. The 101st Airborne was behind them; the British 1st Airbourne was far advanced. In the 82ndÕs sector the crucial conduits needed to be seized. The Germans knew the importance of the bridge over the Waal River at Nijmegen as well as James Gavin and his 82nd troopers did. Thus began a desperate fight for the Americans to seize it, no matter what the cost. The Germans would not give, however, and fought tenaciously in the town and fortified the bridge. On September 20 Gavin turned his paratroopers into sailors and conducted a deadly daylight amphibious assault in small plywood and canvas craft across the Waal River to secure the north end of the highway bridge in Nijmegen. German machine guns and mortars boiled the water on the crossing, but somehow a number of paratroopers made it to the far bank. Their ferocity thence rolled up the German defenses, and by the end of day the bridge had fallen. This book draws on a plethora of previously unpublished sources to shed new light on the exploits of the ÒDevils in Baggy PantsÓ by Dutch author and historian Frank van Lunteren. A native of ArnhemÑthe site of ÒThe Bridge too FarÓÑthe author draws on nearly 130 interviews he personally conducted with veterans of the 504th, plus Dutch civilians and British and German soldiers, who here tell their story for the first time.

Arnhem

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Author : Antony Beevor
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2018-05-17

Arnhem written by Antony Beevor and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-17 with History categories.

The Sunday Times #1 Bestseller The great airborne battle for the bridges in 1944 by Britain's Number One bestselling historian and author of the classic Stalingrad 'Our greatest chronicler of the Second World War . . . his fans will love it' - Robert Fox, Evening Standard 'The eye for telling detail which we have come to expect from Antony Beevor. . . this time, though, he turns his brilliance as a military historian to a subject not just of defeat, but dunderhead stupidity' Daily Mail On 17 September 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder of Nazi Germany's parachute forces, heard the growing roar of aeroplane engines. He went out on to his balcony above the flat landscape of southern Holland to watch the air armada of Dakotas and gliders carrying the British 1st Airborne and the American 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions. He gazed up in envy at this massive demonstration of paratroop power. Operation Market Garden, the plan to end the war by capturing the bridges leading to the Lower Rhine and beyond, was a bold concept: the Americans thought it unusually bold for Field Marshal Montgomery. But could it ever have worked? The cost of failure was horrendous, above all for the Dutch, who risked everything to help. German reprisals were pitiless and cruel, and lasted until the end of the war. The British fascination with heroic failure has clouded the story of Arnhem in myths. Antony Beevor, using often overlooked sources from Dutch, British, American, Polish and German archives, has reconstructed the terrible reality of the fighting, which General Student himself called 'The Last German Victory'. Yet this book, written in Beevor's inimitable and gripping narrative style, is about much more than a single, dramatic battle. It looks into the very heart of war. 'In Beevor's hands, Arnhem becomes a study of national character' - Ben Macintyre, The Times 'Superb book, tirelessly researched and beautifully written' - Saul David, Daily Telegraph 'Complete mastery of both the story and the sources' - Keith Lowe, Literary Review 'Another masterwork from the most feted military historian of our time' - Jay Elwes, Prospect Magazine 'The analysis he has produced of the disaster is forensic' - Giles Milton, Sunday Times 'He is a master of his craft . . . we have here a definitive account' - Piers Paul Read, The Tablet

Battle Of The Bulge Vol 2

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Author : Hans J. Wijers
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2009

Battle Of The Bulge Vol 2 written by Hans J. Wijers and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.

Presents the story of the 1st Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge, offering firsthand accounts from American and German soldiers.

The Race For The Rhine Bridges

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Author : Alexander McKee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

The Race For The Rhine Bridges written by Alexander McKee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.

Few World War II actions rival the dramatic battles for the bridges crossing the Rhine and its branches. In 1940, capture of the Arnhem, Nijmegen, and Maas-Waal crossings was the key to Germany's lightning conquest of the Netherlands; in 1944, the Allies' recapture of those bridges was vital to the planned invasion of north-western Germany and thrust into the Ruhr Valley industrial heartland. The strategy and execution of the Allies' airborne strikes are still debated because of their mixed results and high human costs. A participant in the 1945 battle for the Emmerich bridge, Alexander McKee provides an enthralling account of the 1940, 1944, and 1945 operations, all ambitious and innovative in their combinations of airpower and paratroop units with ground forces. He tellingly contrasts Germany's brilliant 1940 success at Arnhem, carried off with bravura against determined Dutch resistance, with the Allies' strategically costly failures in 1944 and their hard-won success in 1945, including the Remagen coup -the capture of an intact bridge that carried the Allied forces deep into Germany. McKee's account covers not only the foresights and flaws in planning and the successes and setbacks of execution, but also the intensity and horrors of battle.

The Battle Of The Bulge

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Author : Hans Wijers
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2010-01-20

The Battle Of The Bulge written by Hans Wijers and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-20 with History categories.

Against-all-odds actions by the 1st Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge. Firsthand accounts from American and German soldiers. Details on Jochen Peiper and the notorious Malmedy Massacre.

A Bridge Too Far

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Author : Cornelius Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-06-18

A Bridge Too Far written by Cornelius Ryan and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-18 with History categories.

Arnhem 1944: the airborne strike for the bridges over the Rhine. The true story of the greatest battle of World War II and the basis of the 1977 film of the same name, directed by Richard Attenborough. The Battle of Arnhem, one of the most dramatic battles of World War II, was as daring as it was ill-fated. It cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day. This is the whole compelling story, told through the vast cast of characters involved. From Dutch civilians to British and American strategists, its scope and ambition is unparalleled, superbly recreating the terror and suspense, the heroism and tragedy of this epic operation. 'I know of no other work of literature of World War II as moving, as awesome and as accurate in its portrayal of human courage.' - General James A Gavin

The Devil S Birthday

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Author : Geoffrey Powell
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2009-04-03

The Devil S Birthday written by Geoffrey Powell and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-03 with History categories.

A WWII veteran combines firsthand immediacy with perceptive analysis in this vividly detailed history of the Battle of Arnhem. The Allied effort the liberate the Netherlands faced a brutal setback at the Battle of Arnham, where the men of the 1st British Airborne Division showed unsurpassed valor in the face of overwhelming opposition. The dramatic defeat, immortalized in the famous film A Bridge Too Far, is recounted here by Major Geoffrey Powell, who commanded C Company of the 156th Battalion, and who valorously led the entire battalion through—and out of—the onslaught. In The Devil’s Birthday, Powell draws on his own experience of the fighting while offring a deeply researched assessment of the operation and its execution. Casualties during the battle were appalling. The brave and enduring Dutch people suffered catastrophically while German morale was strengthened at a time of otherwise ebbing fortunes. But the hard lessons of Arnham will not be forgotten.

The Tale Of Two Bridges And The Battle For The Skies Over North Vietnam

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Author : Arthur J. C. Lavalle
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1976

The Tale Of Two Bridges And The Battle For The Skies Over North Vietnam written by Arthur J. C. Lavalle and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Vietnam War, 1961-1975 categories.

The Battle Of Arnhem September 1944 The Bridge

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Author : Hennie Vaessen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011

The Battle Of Arnhem September 1944 The Bridge written by Hennie Vaessen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944 categories.

In June 1944 the Allies invaded Normandy and advanced in a broad front as far as Antwerp. The rapid advance came to a halt when supplies became overstretched and it faced newly regrouped German lines. British Field Marshal Montgomery devised a plan to invade Germany north of these lines: Operation Market Garden. The plan consisted of two parts. Operation Market: airborne troops capturing the river crossings along the route. Operation Garden: ground troops advancing northwards. The First British Airborne Division was ordered to take the bridges at Arnhem. They then had to hold the bridges for two days until the tanks of the XXX Corps (30th Corps) arrived heading north. Have they been sent on a risky mission or is it plain suicide? No other WW2 battle catches the imagination more than the valiant effort of the British forces dropped at Arnhem. Montgomery's brilliant and daring plan leads the Airbornes to a nine day struggle against Hitler's elite forces. This classic tale of epic proportions is now told in the form of a graphic novel mixing drama and true events into one compelling story. SELLING POINTS: * Stunning graphic novel depicting the nine day battle at Arnhem Colour throughout