The greatest airborne operation in history commenced on 17 September 1944. Nine days later nearly four out five of the British 1st Airborne Division & their Polish comrades would be killed, wounded or captured as Germany secured her last great battlefield victory of the war. The ferocious & gallant actions in Arnhem & Oosterbeek have fascinated historians & students ever since. Drawing extensively on eye-witness experience & unit diaries, & providing a detailed tactical & technical analysis of the arms, equipment & practices of the day, Arnhem: Nine Days of Battle provides a fascinating day-on-day account of one of the most iconic actions of the Second World War. Supported by battle maps, timelines, troop diagrams as well as touring guides
- this is the perfect companion for the armchair historian or the intrepid battlefield traveller.