A Bridge Too Far

  • Author Cornelius Ryan
  • Narrator Clive Chafer
  • Publisher Blackstone Publishing
  • Run Time 18 hours and 11 minutes
  • Format Audio
  • Genre Second World War.
Get in the xigxag app
This book is not purchasable in your country. Please select another book.
Pre-order Buy Now £{{ price }}
How does xigxag pricing work?

Listen to a sample

What to expect

The classic account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II

A Bridge Too Far is Cornelius Ryan’s masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshaled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-day.

In this compelling work of history, Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in Europe in 1944 by dropping the combined airborne forces of the American and British armies behind German lines to capture the crucial bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem. Focusing on a vast cast of characters—from Dutch civilians to British and American strategists to common soldiers and commanders—Ryan brings to life one of the most daring and ill-fated operations of the war. A Bridge Too Far superbly recreates the terror, suspense, heroism, and tragedy of this epic operation, which ended in bitter defeat for the Allies.

Critics Review

  • “I know of no other work of literature of World War II as moving, as awesome, and as accurate in its portrayal of human courage.”

    General James M. Gavin

  • “Originally
    published in 1974, this classic work of military history details the Battle of
    Arnhem in the Netherlands, a major Allied attack meant to end WWII in 1944. It’s
    a great book and deserves wide readership among the new generation. Narrator
    Clive Chafer has an elegant, silky smooth English accent that makes the book
    sound as if it’s straight out of the ‘World at War’ series from the BBC. Chafer
    does a creditable job reading the military details, and his crystal-clear
    diction makes the work understandable.”

    AudioFile

  • “Ryan masters a spare, strong style to deliver a battle that has much of the majesty and beauty of classic tragedy.”

    Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

More from the same

Author

Narrator

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up to get tailored content recommendations, product updates and info on new releases. Your data is your own: we commit to protect your data and respect your privacy.