Images Of War: The Real Story Of World War Ii - Arnhem 17-25 Sept 1944
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included.
Few battles of the Second World War have captured the imagination quite like Arnhem — a desperate, audacious gamble that placed thousands of Allied paratroopers behind enemy lines in a race against time and overwhelming German firepower. Issue 37 of Images of War: The Real Story of World War II chronicles the harrowing nine days of the Battle of Arnhem (17–25 September 1944), presenting a richly detailed account of Operation Market Garden through the lens of Monty's bold strategic plan and the brutal, bridge-by-bridge struggle that followed. Produced in association with the Imperial War Museum, this collector's edition includes a contemporary newspaper reprint and an original campaign map, bringing an unparalleled sense of authenticity and immediacy to the historical record. Marshall Cavendish's Images of War series is celebrated for its meticulous use of archival photography, primary source documents, and authoritative military analysis, making complex campaigns accessible to both the serious historian and the general reader. This issue stands as a particularly powerful instalment — Arnhem remains a byword for heroic sacrifice and the tragic cost of an ambitious plan that fell just short of success, leaving readers to wonder how differently the war's final chapter might have been written.
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included.
Few battles of the Second World War have captured the imagination quite like Arnhem — a desperate, audacious gamble that placed thousands of Allied paratroopers behind enemy lines in a race against time and overwhelming German firepower. Issue 37 of Images of War: The Real Story of World War II chronicles the harrowing nine days of the Battle of Arnhem (17–25 September 1944), presenting a richly detailed account of Operation Market Garden through the lens of Monty's bold strategic plan and the brutal, bridge-by-bridge struggle that followed. Produced in association with the Imperial War Museum, this collector's edition includes a contemporary newspaper reprint and an original campaign map, bringing an unparalleled sense of authenticity and immediacy to the historical record. Marshall Cavendish's Images of War series is celebrated for its meticulous use of archival photography, primary source documents, and authoritative military analysis, making complex campaigns accessible to both the serious historian and the general reader. This issue stands as a particularly powerful instalment — Arnhem remains a byword for heroic sacrifice and the tragic cost of an ambitious plan that fell just short of success, leaving readers to wonder how differently the war's final chapter might have been written.