A Bridge Too Far
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In September 1944, Allied commanders launched Operation Market Garden — the largest airborne assault in history — with bold ambitions to end World War II before Christmas, and Cornelius Ryan's A Bridge Too Far chronicles every agonising moment of its catastrophic failure. Drawing on interviews with over a thousand survivors — soldiers and civilians alike — Ryan reconstructs the audacious plan conceived by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery to seize key bridges across the Netherlands and thrust deep into Germany, culminating in the doomed stand at Arnhem. Ryan's signature method of oral history transformed war writing, and this masterwork stands as the definitive account of a battle where courage and catastrophe were inseparable. Written with novelistic precision and relentless momentum, the narrative forces the reader to confront the tragic gap between military ambition and human cost. For those who wish to understand the true weight of command decisions made under fire, this is a book that refuses to let the dead be forgotten.
Author: Cornelius Ryan
Format: Hardback
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In September 1944, Allied commanders launched Operation Market Garden — the largest airborne assault in history — with bold ambitions to end World War II before Christmas, and Cornelius Ryan's A Bridge Too Far chronicles every agonising moment of its catastrophic failure. Drawing on interviews with over a thousand survivors — soldiers and civilians alike — Ryan reconstructs the audacious plan conceived by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery to seize key bridges across the Netherlands and thrust deep into Germany, culminating in the doomed stand at Arnhem. Ryan's signature method of oral history transformed war writing, and this masterwork stands as the definitive account of a battle where courage and catastrophe were inseparable. Written with novelistic precision and relentless momentum, the narrative forces the reader to confront the tragic gap between military ambition and human cost. For those who wish to understand the true weight of command decisions made under fire, this is a book that refuses to let the dead be forgotten.