A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan, Simon & Schuster, 1974

Cornelius Ryan's masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshalled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day. An account of Operation Market Garden, a failed Allied attempt to break through German lines at Arnhem by taking a series of bridges in the occupied Netherlands during World War II. Irish-American journalist and author known mainly for writing popular military history. He was known for his histories of World War II events: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), A Bridge Too Far (1974).

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