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Osprey Campaign Series: Operation Market-Garden 1944 (2)
- Narrator
- Tom Alexander
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 7 May 2026
- Run Time
- 2 hours 46 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Osprey's trilogy on Operation Market-Garden continues with a fascinating account of the British airborne assault on the bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem.
With Germany being pushed back across Europe the Allied forces looked to press their advantage with Operation Market-Garden, a massive airborne assault that, if successful, could have shortened the war in the west considerably.
The ground advance consisted of an armoured thrust by the British XXX Corps, while the US 82nd and 101st US Airborne Divisions secured the bridges at Eindhoven and Nijmegen and the British 1st Airborne Division and Polish 1st Airborne Brigade were tasked with seizing the final bridge at Arnhem to secure the route. What they did not realise was that the 9. SS and 10. SS-Panzer Divisions were nearby, ready to reinforce the local garrison and fend off the Allied assault.
Focusing on the role played by these British and Polish troops, Ken Ford examines Operation Market-Garden in its entirety, from the early planning through to the early setbacks and eventual catastrophic conclusion.
This audio edition includes a complementary PDF download containing all the illustrations and visual materials from the book
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Details
- Author
- Ken Ford, illustrated by Graham Turner
- Narrator
- Tom Alexander
- Duration
- 2 hours 46 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 May 2026
- ISBN
- 9781472878694
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Second World War, Modern warfare, Battles / military campaigns, Air forces and warfare
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Operation Market-Garden 1944 (2): The British Airborne Missions by Ken Ford, read by Tom Alexander Osprey's trilogy on Operation Market-Garden continues with a fascinating account of the British airborne assault on the bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem.With Germany being pushed back across Europe the Allied forces looked to press their advantage with Operation Market-Garden, a massive airborne assault that, if successful, could have shortened the war in the west considerably.The ground advance consisted of an armoured thrust by the British XXX Corps, while the US 82nd and 101st US Airborne Divisions secured the bridges at Eindhoven and Nijmegen and the British 1st Airborne Division and Polish 1st Airborne Brigade were tasked with seizing the final bridge at Arnhem to secure the route. What they did not realise was that the 9. SS and 10. SS-Panzer Divisions were nearby, ready to reinforce the local garrison and fend off the Allied assault.Focusing on the role played by these British and Polish troops, Ken Ford examines Operation Market-Garden in its entirety, from the early planning through to the early setbacks and eventual catastrophic conclusion.This audio edition includes a complementary PDF download containing all the illustrations and visual materials from the book
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