About this title: The 82nd Airborne Division fought some of its most desperate battles in support of the British landings at Arnhem, yet these actions are little known today. The British operation pre-supposed that key bridges linking Arnhem with the advancing Allied reinforcements would be captured before they could be destroyed by the Germans. The bridge across the Waal River at Nijmegen was especially important and it was assigned to the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division.
Backed up by tanks of Britain's Grenadier Guards, the 82nd achieved its objectives, although Operation Market Garden as a whole was less than ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780850528152ISBN:0850528151
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 208 pages. (208 pages) the proven battleground format not only tells the story in words and pictures but is an invaluable guide for the visitor. illustrations (Paperback) read more
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