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Battle of the Bridges, The - The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden

By: Casemate Publishing

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Casemate Publishing)

Last Stocked on 4/21/2024

Product Info

Title
Battle of the Bridges, The - The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden
Category
Author
Frank Van Lunteren
Publish Year
2014
Pages
334
Dimensions
6.25x9.5x1.25"
NKG Part #
2147868808
Type
Hardcover

Description

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.

This book draws on a plethora of previously unpublished sources to shed new light on the exploits of the"Devils in Baggy Pants" by Dutch author and historian Frank van Lunteren. A native of Arnhem-the site of "The Bridge too Far"-the 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.