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We Fought at Arnhem

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

We Fought at Arnhem

Contributors:

By (Author) Mike Rossiter

ISBN:

9780552162333

Publisher:

Transworld Publishers Ltd

Imprint:

Corgi Books

Publication Date:

15th May 2012

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

True war and combat stories
Second World War
Modern warfare

Dewey:

940.54219218

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

480

Dimensions:

Width 127mm, Height 198mm, Spine 31mm

Weight:

348g

Description

Three soldiers tell the true story of the mission that became known as 'a bridge too far'. Operation Market Garden- a plan to capture the bridge over the Rhine at Arnhem and outflank the German front. In all twelve thousand airborne troops were to land, either by parachute or glider, at three drop zones and move towards their objective. As the world now knows the mission was to be 'a bridge too far' for the British forces. Mike Rossiter has interviewed three of the survivors of those fateful days, each involved in a different flank of the British attack, and in vivid detail reconstructs the events that lead up to this most famous of glorious defeats. It is at once a story of hubris and bad planning, but also of valiant sacrifice and inspirational courage.

Author Bio

Mike Rossiter is the author of a number of bestselling books on military history - Ark Royal, Sink the Belgrano, Target Basra, I Sank the Bismarck (which he co-authored with John Moffat) and Bomber Flight Berlin.

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