Arnhem
The Complete Story of Operation Market Garden 17-25 September 1944
$57.48
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
14 December 2019
Summary
On 21 August 1944, German Army Group B was destroyed in Normandy, and Allied troops began pressing east from the beachhead they had occupied since the D-Day landings. Within days, British troops had liberated Brussels and reached the Dutch border. Encouraged by seeming total German collapse, the Allies gambled their overstretched resources on a high-risk strategy aimed at opening the way into Germany itself – crossing the Rhine.
On the afternoon of Sunday, 17 September, British tanks …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398101562 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1398101567 |
| Author: | William F. Buckingham |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing |
| Imprint: | Amberley Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 14 December 2019 |
| Weight: | 908g |
| Dimensions: | 57mm x 236mm x 160mm |
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“A book that pulls off that rare balancing act: it delivers serious academic history in an exciting and accessible manner.”
‘William Buckingham has written what may become the definitive account of the Battle of Arnhem … arguments are presented in a forensic manner, reasonable judgements being set against fully referenced source material … This is a book that pulls off that rare balancing act: it delivers serious’ * Military History Matters *‘An absorbing account, with plenty of theories for readers to consider.’ – Wg Cdr J. M. Nichols
About The Author
William F. Buckingham
William F. Buckingham was a leading expert on the First and Second World Wars. He taught history at the University of Glasgow for over a decade and became a tutor in the Widening Access Department. He is the author of half a dozen books, including Verdun 1916 and Arnhem: The Complete Story.
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