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Drop Too Many, A - A Paratrooper at Arnhem

By: Stackpole Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Military History Series (Stackpole Books)

MSRP old price: $16.95


Product Info

Title
Drop Too Many, A - A Paratrooper at Arnhem
Publisher
Category
Author
John D. Frost
Publish Year
2008
Pages
272
Dimensions
6x9x.75"
NKG Part #
2148201225
Type
Softcover

Description

As part of Operation Market Garden, the Allies' September 1944 attempt to secure crossings over the Rhine River in the Netherlands, the British 2nd Parachute Regiment, commanded by John Frost, landed outside Arnhem with orders to seize bridges inside the city. The paratroopers did so but were soon cut off from other Allied units. Grossly outnumbered, Frost and his men fought off German armored and infantry assaults for three days and four nights. Finally forced to surrender, Frost spent the remainder of the war in German captivity.