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Bridge Too Far, A - The Classic History of the Greatest Battle of World War II

By: Simon & Schuster

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical & Reference Books (Simon & Schuster)

Last Stocked on 6/30/2024

Product Info

Title
Bridge Too Far, A - The Classic History of the Greatest Battle of World War II
Publisher
Category
Author
Cornelius Ryan
Publish Year
1974
Pages
670
Dimensions
6.25x9.25x1.75"
NKG Part #
2147843839
Type
Hardcover

Description

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.