Ken Ford: Operation Market-Garden 1944 (2)

Cover: 9781472814302 | Operation Market-Garden 1944 (2) | The British Airborne Missions

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Beschreibung

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 armoured 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 realise 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.

Über den Autor

Ken Ford was born in Hampshire in 1943. He trained as an engineer and spent almost thirty years in the telecommunications industry. He now spends his time as an author and a bookseller specialising in military history. He has written a number of books on various Second World War subjects. Ken now lives in Southampton.

Zusammenfassung

The exploits of the British and Polish airborne forces during Operation Market-Garden form the cornerstone of the Parachute Regiment's reputation to the present day.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Origins of the campaign
Chronology

Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign

Aftermath
The battlefields today
Further reading
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2016
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781472814302
ISBN-10:	1472814304
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Ford, Ken
Illustrator:	Turner, Graham
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	249 x 182 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	Ken Ford
Erscheinungsdatum:	17.11.2016
Gewicht:	0,31 kg