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A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

The Classic History of the Greatest Airborne Battle of World War II

by Cornelius Ryan
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/05/1995

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The classic account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II. A Bridge Too Far is Cornelius Ryan's masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshalled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day. In this compelling work of history, Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in Europe in 1944 by dropping the combined airborne forces of the American and British armies behind German lines to capture the crucial bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem. Focusing on a vast cast of characters--from Dutch civilians to British and American strategists to common soldiers and commanders--Ryan brings to life one of the most daring and ill-fated operations of the war. A Bridge Too Far superbly recreates the terror and suspense, the heroism and tragedy of this epic operation, which ended in bitter defeat for the Allies.
ISBN:
9780684803302
9780684803302
Category:
General & world history
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-05-1995
Language:
English
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
672
Dimensions (mm):
178x111x46mm
Weight:
0kg

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