The battle of Arnhem : the deadliest airborne operation of World War II / Antony Beevor ; [map illustrations by Jeff Edwards].
"On September 17, 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder of Nazi Germany's parachute forces, heard the groaning roar of airplane engines. He went out onto his balcony above the flat landscape of southern Holland to watch the air armada of Dakotas and gliders, carrying the legendary American 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions and the British 1st Airborne Division. Operation Market Garden, the plan to end the war by capturing the bridges leading to the Lower Rhine and beyond, was a bold concept, but could it have ever worked? The cost of failure was horrendous, above all for the Dutch who risked everything to help. German reprisals were pitiless and cruel, and lasted until the end of the war. Antony Beevor, using often overlooked sources from Dutch, American, British, Polish, and German archives, has reconstructed the terrible reality of the fighting, which General Student called "The Last German Victory." Yet The Battle of Arnhem, written with Beevor's inimitable style and gripping narrative, is about much more than a single dramatic battle--it looks into the very heart of war."--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525429821
- ISBN: 0525429824
- Physical Description: xvii, 459 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates : black and white photographs, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "First published in Great Britain as Arnhem : the Battle for the Bridges, 1944" -- title page verso.Maps on end papers.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-439) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The chase is on! -- 'Mad Tuesday' -- The first allied airborne army -- Doubts dismissed -- The day of the hatchet -- Final touches -- Eve of battle-Saturday 16 September -- Airborne invasion-Sunday morning 17 September -- The German reaction-Sunday 17 September -- The British landings-Sunday 17 September -- The American landings-Sunday 17 September -- Night and day Arnhem-17-18 September -- Arnhem-the second lift-Monday 18 September -- The American divisions and XXX corps-Monday 18 September -- Arnhem-Tuesday 19 September -- Nijmegen and Eindhoven-Tuesday 19 September -- Nijmegen-crossing the Waal-Wednesday 20 September -- Arnhem Bridge and Oosterbeek-Wednesday 20 September -- Nijmegen and Hell's Highway-Thursday 21 September -- Oosterbeek-Thursday 21 September -- Black Friday-22 September -- Saturday 23 September -- Sunday 24 September -- Operation Berlin-Monday 25 September -- Oosterbeek, Arnhem, Nijmegen-Tuesday 26 September -- The evacuation and looting of Arnhem-23 September to November 1944 -- The island of men-September to November 1944 -- The hunger winter-November 1944 to May 1945.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Swansboro Branch Library | 940.5421 BEE (Text) | 36015001104286 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"On September 17, 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder of Nazi Germany's parachute forces, heard the groaning roar of airplane engines. He went out onto his balcony above the flat landscape of southern Holland to watch the air armada of Dakotas and gliders, carrying the legendary American 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions and the British 1st Airborne Division. Operation Market Garden, the plan to end the war by capturing the bridges leading to the Lower Rhine and beyond, was a bold concept, but could it have ever worked? The cost of failure was horrendous, above all for the Dutch who risked everything to help. German reprisals were pitiless and cruel, and lasted until the end of the war. Antony Beevor, using often overlooked sources from Dutch, American, British, Polish, and German archives, has reconstructed the terrible reality of the fighting, which General Student called "The Last German Victory." Yet The Battle of Arnhem, written with Beevor's inimitable style and gripping narrative, is about much more than a single dramatic battle--it looks into the very heart of war."--Provided by publisher.
