The Battle of Arnhem : the deadliest airborne operation of World War II / Antony Beevor.
The Battle of Arnhem : the deadliest airborne operation of World War II / Antony Beevor.
The Battle of Arnhem : the deadliest airborne operation of World War II / Antony Beevor.
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New York : Viking, [2018]
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G 2020/5720
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English
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Physical content
xvii, 459 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The chase is on! -- 'Mad Tuesday' -- The first allied airborne army -- Doubts dismissed -- The day of the hatchet -- Final touches -- Eve of battle-Saturday 16 September -- Airborne invasion-Sunday morning 17 September -- The German reaction-Sunday 17 September -- The British landings-Sunday 17 Sept...
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New York : Viking, [2018]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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September 17, 1944, southern Holland. General Kurt Student, the founder of Nazi Germany's parachute forces, heard the groaning roar of airplane engines. From his balcony he watched an air armada of C-47 Skytrains and gliders, carrying the legendary American 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions and the British 1st Airborne Division. Operation Market Ga...
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The Battle of Arnhem : the deadliest airborne operation of World War II / Antony Beevor.
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"First published in Great Britain as Arnhem : the Battle for the Bridges, 1944"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-439) and index.
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G 2020/5720
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74VKadkEAB6y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKadkEAB6y
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ISBN
069840940X
9780525429821 (hardcover)
0525429824
9780698409408 (ebook)
DDC
940.54219218
MMS ID
991024321716302626
