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Operation Market-Garden 1944 (2): The British Airborne Missions
Contributor(s): Ford, Ken (Author), Turner, Graham (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1472814304     ISBN-13: 9781472814302
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
OUR PRICE:   $22.50  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Western Europe - General
- History | Europe - Great Britain - General
- History | Modern - 20th Century
Series: Campaign
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7" W x 9.7" (0.65 lbs) 96 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Cultural Region - Benelux
 
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With Germany being pushed back across Europe, the Allied forces looked to press their advantage with Operation Market-Garden, a massive airborne assault that, if successful, could have shortened the war in the West considerably. The ground advance consisted of an armored thrust by the British XXX Corps, while the US 82nd and 101st US Airborne Divisions secured the bridges at Eindhoven and Nijmegen, and the British 1st Airborne Division and Polish 1st Airborne Brigade were tasked with seizing the final bridge at Arnhem to secure the route. What they did not realize was that the 9. SS and 10. SS-Panzer Divisions were nearby, ready to reinforce the local garrison and fend off the Allied assault.

Focusing on the role played by these British and Polish troops, Ken Ford examines Operation Market-Garden in its entirety, from the early planning through to the early setbacks and eventual catastrophic conclusion.

Contributor Bio(s): Turner, Graham: - Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects from the dress of the 10th-century armies of the Caliphates, through the action of bloody medieval battles, to the daily life of the British Redcoat of the late 18th century. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.