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British Airborne Soldier versus Waffen-SS Soldier: Arnhem 1944

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#321929-XA24
Titel	British Airborne Soldier versus Waffen-SS Soldier: Arnhem 1944
Auteur	Greentree, David
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Oxford : Osprey Publishing
Jaar van uitgave	2019
ISBN10	1472825705
ISBN13	9781472825704
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrations in colour and b/w, 8vo. Combat 42.
Samenvatting	Operation Market Garden was an Allied plan to try and end the war before the end of 1944, and relied on landing airborne troops to secure bridges over the Rhine bridges in the Netherlands. Critical to this plan were the glider troops of Britain's 1st Airlanding Brigade. Short on heavy weapons and not trained in street fighting, the glider troops were meant to secure and defend the Allied perimeter around Arnhem as the parachute brigades fought their way into the city. Facing the airborne forces were understrength Waffen-SS units that were hastily formed into ad hoc battle groups, some supported by armour. The troops on both sides would have their tactical flexibility and powers of endurance tested to the limit in the bitter actions that ensued. Employing first-hand accounts and drawing u... (Lees verder)pon the latest research, David Greentree tells the story of the glider troops' dogged defence of the Allied perimeter at Arnhem, and the Waffen-SS forces' efforts to overcome them.
Pagina's	80
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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