A Bridge Too Far
- Author Cornelius Ryan
- Narrator Clive Chafer
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 18 June 2012
- Run Time 18 hours and 12 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Second World War.
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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.”
u201cOriginallynpublished in 1974, this classic work of military history details the Battle ofnArnhem in the Netherlands, a major Allied attack meant to end WWII in 1944. Itu2019sna great book and deserves wide readership among the new generation. NarratornClive Chafer has an elegant, silky smooth English accent that makes the booknsound as if itu2019s straight out of the u2018World at Waru2019 series from the BBC. Chaferndoes a creditable job reading the military details, and his crystal-clearndiction makes the work understandable.u201d
u201cRyan masters a spare, strong style to deliver a battle that has much of the majesty and beauty of classic tragedy.u201d
nUser Reviews
This operation had raised many concerns during planning and unfortunately those concerns proved correct.
Fantastic from start to finish.
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